Law and order attracts students to program at Scott County school
Scott County students get an in-depth look at law and justice in a unique three-course program.
Stock Market Game late spring session open
Registration is open for the late spring session of the Stock Market Game through April 18. Students in grades 4-12 are invited to participate in the eight-week interactive, educational simulation and competition that teaches personal finance, economics, technology and team-building skills. Teachers use the program to enhance mathematics, social studies, economics, business and technology classes by reinforcing economic and investing [...]
Epilepsy foundation offers seizure training for students
The Epilepsy Foundation of Kentuckiana (EFK) has received a grant from the national Epilepsy Foundation and the Centers for Disease Control to provide seizure training to Kentucky students. The one-hour lesson is in the “flipped classroom” format, which provides students with a video lesson to watch the day before the actual classroom presentation. Teachers familiar with the flipped classroom format [...]
Workshop trains teachers of English-language learners
The Kentucky Writing Project’s summer workshop for teachers who work with English-language learners, “Addressing the Needs of ELLs in Mainstream Classrooms,” will be held this summer in Lexington and Louisville. The three-day workshop, which offers 18 hours of professional development credit, is designed especially for teachers who work with English-language learners but have had limited training in strategies that make [...]
Old Fort Harrod hosts exhibit on John Hunt Morgan
Old Fort Harrod State Park in Harrodsburg is hosting a traveling exhibit on General John Hunt Morgan, a Confederate general and cavalry officer in the Civil War best known for Morgan’s Raid. The exhibit, which will be at the park through July, includes informational panels and personal artifacts and centers around an actual door from the cell block he was [...]
Geoscience teachers invited to Wyoming workshops
GeoScience Adventures will host two educational workshops for geoscience teachers in grades K-12 and other geoscience enthusiasts in July near Shell, Wyoming. The workshops are conducted as a series of three-day short courses that explore the geological and paleontological record of northern Wyoming. Participants will learn geological and paleontological concepts from professional scientists. The workshops: “Introduction to Paleontology,” July 5-7: [...]
KET to air program on Kentucky Core Academic Standards
Kentucky Educational Television has rescheduled its episode of Education Matters, "Inside the Common Core," for 9 p.m. ET April 13. The program -- which will feature panelists joining host Bill Goodman to discuss the state's adoption and implementation of the Kentucky Core Academic Standards (KCAS) -- was originally scheduled to air in February, but production was delayed due to inclement weather. Panelists [...]
Murray State NCTE chapter holds student poetry contest
Students in grades 6-12 are invited to celebrate National Poetry Month by entering a poetry contest sponsored by the Murray State University chapter of the National Council of Teachers of English. Three winners per school and three winners per grade will be chosen, and one grand prize winner will be featured on MSU’s website. Poems must be typed and submitted [...]
Online timeline traces Kentucky’s energy history
The Kentucky Department for Energy Development and Independence (DEDI) has released a virtual tour of Kentucky’s energy history that can be used as a classroom tool for students to explore and discover energy topics. The timeline features videos and pictures that allow viewers to explore Kentucky’s historical energy events beginning in 1750 with the first discovery and use of coal [...]
EKU offers STEM-H camp for gifted and talented
Eastern Kentucky University will host its eighth annual “Soar to New Heights” STEM-H Summer Camp for Gifted and Talented students June 15-19 in Richmond. The camp, open to gifted and talented students entering grades 6-8, will emphasize the STEM-H disciplines: science, technology, engineering, mathematics and health. It will feature courses taught by EKU graduate students and STEM-H faculty. Camp experiences [...]