Contests & Other Events

Prescription Drug Abuse Prevention PSA Contest

High school students are invited to produce a 30-second public service announcement (PSA) about the perils of prescription drug abuse for the Prescription Drug Abuse Prevention PSA contest sponsored by the Kentucky Office of the Attorney General. The contest is part of the Keep Kentucky Kids Safe statewide public awareness and education initiative. The first-place winner of the contest will [...]

By |2020-09-23T15:58:20-04:00October 27, 2011|

Award recognizes environmental educators

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has launched an award program aimed at recognizing outstanding environmental education teachers. The Presidential Innovation Award for Environmental Educators Program, which will be implemented through a partnership between the White House Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) and EPA, recognizes outstanding K-12 teachers who employ innovative approaches to environmental education and use the environment as [...]

By |2020-09-22T10:56:15-04:00October 20, 2011|

Art contest for deaf and hard of hearing students

The Kentucky Commission on the Deaf and Hard of Hearing (KCDHH) and the Knowledge Center on Deafness are sponsoring an art contest for all deaf and hard of hearing K-12 students in Kentucky. Students can design a visual image or write poetry that will be connected to a fiberglass horse, similar to the ones done at DeaFestival 2002 and 2010. [...]

By |2011-11-02T09:27:25-04:00October 20, 2011|

Students invited to participate in mock election, contests this fall

Kentucky students can participate in three programs offered by the Office of the Secretary of State this fall, including statewide mock elections, a slogan contest for grades 6-8 and an essay contest for grades 9-12. Winners of the slogan and essay contests receive special recognition and cash prizes. The mock election will feature all statewide candidates appearing on the Nov. [...]

By |2019-03-05T09:22:22-05:00October 13, 2011|

High school 2012 mock trial case to be released

The Kentucky Court of Justice will host the annual Kentucky High School Mock Trial Tournament March 16-18, 2012. High school teams will participate in at least four rounds of competition over two days with an additional round between the finalists to determine the state champion. The winning team will then advance to the national tournament in May. The 2012 mock [...]

By |2020-09-24T11:05:38-04:00October 13, 2011|

Bowling Green High School junior wins scholarship, photo shoot

Ethan Holaday, a junior at Bowling Green High School (Bowling Green Independent), is the winner of the “Promote Your School” essay contest, sponsored by the Kentucky Higher Education Assistance Authority (KHEAA). He earned a $500 college scholarship and the opportunity for his school to be featured in future college planning materials published by KHEAA. The essay contest — which asked [...]

By |2011-10-11T07:55:29-04:00October 13, 2011|

Health and wellness partners offer grant opportunities

Discovery Education and the Healthy Weight Commitment Foundation are challenging teachers to be involved in the fight against childhood obesity. The Find Your Balance Challenge brings grades K-5 teachers and students together to create an action plan that addresses energy balance needs in their school community. Designed to reward student teams for taking steps to achieve energy balance, the challenge’s [...]

By |2020-09-22T08:52:05-04:00September 29, 2011|

Teacher Initiated Program for the arts

The Kentucky Arts Council’s Teacher Initiated Program (TIP) grant is for K-12 public or private schools. Teachers work with professional artists to apply for a residency that they create together based on the needs of their school/classroom. It is a match grant where the arts council pays two-thirds of the artist fee, and the school or district provides the remaining [...]

By |2020-09-23T11:18:55-04:00September 8, 2011|

Teacher video contest

USA TODAY and Samsung are partnering together for this year’s Samsung Solve for Tomorrow Contest. This program is open to all teachers in grades 6-12. Selected teachers will create a video answering the question: “How can you use STEM to improve the environment in your community?” Teachers must apply online prior to Oct. 31. Teachers can complete an online application [...]

By |2020-09-23T11:13:42-04:00September 8, 2011|

ETS Seeks Raters who have a Mathematics Ed Background

The Educational Testing Service is looking for raters with a mathematics education background to help code more than 6,700 mathematics lessons as part of the Measures of Effective Teaching (Gates) study. Raters will be trained on the Mathematical Quality of Instruction instrument, certified, and then paid to watch and code mathematics lessons. This job has proven appealing to graduate students, [...]

By |2020-09-23T15:50:21-04:00September 8, 2011|
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