The American Geosciences Institute/ExxonMobil Exploration Teacher Leadership Academies is recruiting teachers for its annual institute next summer in Houston. Two week-long academies – one June 19-24 for teachers in grades K-5 and one July 17-22 for middle school teachers – help prepare a cadre of teachers to share key ideas in the geosciences with their colleagues, students and others. Participants [...]
A free science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) consortium on making mathematics and science accessible for blind students will be held in conjunction with the American Printing House for the Blind’s annual meeting at 10 a.m. Oct. 6 at the Hyatt Regency Louisville. The meeting will feature a series of presentations on issues related to the development and delivery of [...]
The Kentucky Society for Technology in Education (KySTE) is accepting proposals for its annual conference, KySTE 2017, which will be March 8-10 at the Galt House Hotel in Louisville. Presentations may be in a basic or hands-on format and may cover various strands, including technical, instructional, leadership and library/media. Presenters also may choose to present on an introductory, intermediate or [...]
The Kentucky Association for Assessment Coordinators will host the Scott Trimble Workshop on Instruction and Assessment on Oct. 17-18 at the Galt House Hotel in Louisville. The conference focuses on using instruction and assessment data to guide classrooms, schools and districts toward continuous improvement and is open to teachers, administrators, district assessment coordinators, building assessment coordinators and superintendents. Click here [...]
The Eastern Kentucky University Department of Mathematics and Statistics is hosting its annual teacher workshop for K-12 mathematics teachers Sept. 29 at the Perkins Conference Center on the EKU campus in Richmond. The conference theme is “Bridging the Gap,” and presenters are invited to share their knowledge on that topic in 45-minute sessions. Sessions will be geared to elementary, middle [...]
Registration is open for the Understanding Language Professional Learning Workshop, which consist of a workshop Sept. 20-21 and a follow-up session Nov. 15-16, both at Western Kentucky University’s Knicely Conference Center in Bowling Green. The workshop is for English learner (EL) teachers and upper elementary, middle school or high school general education teachers who provide services to ELs in the [...]
The Kentucky World Language Association’s annual Fall Conference is set for Sept. 15-17 at the Crowne Plaza Hotel at the Louisville Airport.
The Kentucky Department of Education will host the Learning from Kentucky Classrooms Conference on Sept. 10 at the Embassy Suites Lexington. The conference will focus on lessons learned in forward-thinking instruction and instructional systems that make a difference for students. The conference is free, but advance registration is required. Click here to register or click here for more information.
Mark your calendars for the Kentucky Reading Conference, scheduled for Oct. 28-29 at the Galt House in Louisville.
School libraries will be the focus the last two days of this yearly event, with sessions covering a wide array of topics such as school library/public library collaborations, innovative makerspaces and the latest in new book releases for K-12 students.
