The University of Kentucky is offering an online physics courses for teachers. This is for elementary and middle school teachers who want to learn more about physical science, either for course credit or professional development. Course topics include light; electricity and magnetism; temperature and heat; and force motion and energy. For more information, contact Joseph P. Straley at (859) 257-3197.
Georgetown College’s new blended Advanced Teacher Leader Rank One cohort program will offer courses in a mostly online format, but students will still receive individualized faculty attention and strong peer support. The emphasis of this program is to extend teacher leadership to the school level. Students who enroll in the fall Advanced Teacher Leader Rank One program also will earn [...]
The Summer Career Discovery Program, an intensive two-week program held at the University of Kentucky College of Design from July 10-22, is open to high school students who will be juniors and seniors this fall. The program will introduce students to design education, including the study of architecture and interior design. The centerpiece of the program will be an intensive [...]
The Kentucky Council of Teachers of Mathematics (KCTM) is seeking nominations for the positions of treasurer, elementary vice-president and college vice-president. Teachers elected to these positions will serve for two years beginning in January 2012, and they will be invited to the fall 2011 meeting in November to become oriented with their new positions. Persons holding these positions also will [...]
The Kentucky Historical Society (KHS) will host Food for Thought: Every Seed has a Story with Deborah Larkin June 15 at the Thomas D. Clark Center for Kentucky History in Frankfort. The heirloom vegetables, herbs and flowers that people eat, savor and enjoy each come with unique histories. Larkin, a specialist in heirloom plants and their traditional uses, will share [...]
Is there a teacher who has made a profound difference in the life of a child? Scholastic.com is collecting stories or tributes about favorite teachers with its Nominate Your Favorite Teacher Contest. The winning family and the nominated teacher each will win a trip for up to four people to the 2011 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, provided by Homewood Suites [...]
This fall, graduate students in Georgetown College’s new online Teacher Leader Master’s (TLMA) Cohorts program will be able to take courses in their homes while receiving individualized faculty attention and access to a peer support network. This program provides the option of completing the program as a member of a small online professional community (cohort) with a maximum of 20 students. [...]