Conferences & Workshops

Registration open for regional farm-to-school conference

Registration is open for the Appalachian Sustainable Agriculture Project’s Southeast Regional Farm to School Conference Sept. 23-24 in Greenville, S.C., which serves teachers, early childhood educators, parents, community health professionals and child nutrition staff from an eight-state region. These shareholders will work to strengthen existing programs and jump-start new farm-to-school efforts. The conference includes a day of field trips to [...]

By |2016-06-15T14:20:25-04:00June 16, 2016|

REL Appalachia workshops focus on English learners

Regional Educational Laboratory Appalachia is hosting four workshops in July across Kentucky on teaching literacy skills and academic content to English learners for individuals and teams of educators who work with ELs. The workshop is based on recommendations in the Institution of Education Sciences Practice Guide, “Teaching Academic Content and Literacy to English Learners in Elementary and Middle School,” and [...]

By |2016-06-08T15:52:46-04:00June 9, 2016|

Build your global portfolio

Build your global portfolio this summer through a series of webinars scheduled for 2-3 p.m. ET every Thursday through July.

By |2016-06-07T11:41:51-04:00June 7, 2016|

BCTC offering workshop on stem cell technologies

The Bluegrass Community and Technical College Biotechnology Program is offering a professional learning workshop on stem cell technologies for high school and two-year college science and technical education teachers July 18-21 at the BCTC Cooper Drive campus in Lexington. The Emerging Stem Cell Technologies Academy, presented by Madison College, is a train-the-trainer event designed to provide hands-on experiences and instructional [...]

By |2016-06-02T08:17:03-04:00June 2, 2016|

KEDC offering argument-driven inquiry workshop

The Kentucky Educational Development Corporation (KEDC) will host a workshop on argument-driven inquiry June 28-29 at the KEDC Conference Center in Ashland. The workshop is designed for teachers and instructional leaders who are interested in providing more engaging laboratory experiences for their students and in using research-based instructional strategies to improve their students’ learning. The workshop focuses on ADI, an [...]

By |2016-05-25T16:06:50-04:00May 26, 2016|

Summer Teach to Lead summit set in Minneapolis

The next Teach to Lead Teacher Leadership Summit will be July 23-24 in Minneapolis. Educators from across the nation will work to collaborate, problem-solve and advance teacher leadership. Educators may apply to attend the summit by submitting ideas for the conference, either as individuals or as a team that can include teachers, principals, administrators, school board members and others. (At [...]

By |2016-05-11T16:28:53-04:00May 12, 2016|

Workshop showcases Inquiry Design Model

C3 Teachers and the University of Kentucky will host the Inquiry Design Model Summer Institute on June 27-29 at the Embassy Suites, Lexington. The event will showcase the Inquiry Design Model (IDM), an approach to creating curriculum and instructional materials while relying on teacher expertise and experience. The workshop will feature hands-on opportunities for teachers to develop material for use [...]

By |2016-05-12T10:40:48-04:00May 12, 2016|

KCM schedules mathematics professional learning programs

The Kentucky Center for Mathematics has scheduled seven professional learning programs for mathematics teachers over the coming months: EERTI June – Enacting Effective Response to Intervention (EERTI) cohort for teachers of special education students in grades K-3. June 20-23, Bowling Green Registration deadline: May 6 EERTI Summer Institute – Exploring new ways to develop elementary students’ number sense. For EERTI [...]

By |2016-05-04T16:22:14-04:00May 5, 2016|
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