This year marks the 150th anniversary of the birth of Thomas Hunt Morgan, the most famous graduate of the University of Kentucky’s Department of Biology and Lexington’s Nobel Laureate. The UK Department of Biology is celebrating with “A Month of T.H. Morgan,” a series of events dedicated to spreading the word about Morgan’s life and scientific legacy and to exploring the [...]
The Kentucky Council for the Social Studies is accepting nominations for its 2016 Outstanding Social Studies Teacher Award. The award will be given to a high school social studies teacher. Candidates must have at least three years of teaching experience and must currently be teaching social studies in high school. The nomination deadline is Sept. 23. Click here for more [...]
Teachers are invited to watch a webinar on engaging their students in history through National History Day at 7 p.m. ET Sept. 7. The National History Day program cultivates student interest in a variety of topics, helps students develop research and critical thinking skills, helps them become experts in a topic they are passionate about and boosts their confidence in [...]
High schools are invited to participate in Poetry Out Loud, a national poetry recitation contest in which students recite poems at class, school, state and national levels. The contest gives students an opportunity to select, memorize and perform poems in front of peers and audiences, ultimately gaining a better understanding of poetry and themselves. Poetry Out Loud helps students master [...]
Students ages 6-18 are invited to participate in the Kentucky Personnel Cabinet’s 2016 Public Service Recognition Poster Contest, which is intended to increase awareness of the achievements and contributions of state employees in the workplace and their communities. The theme is “Public Employees – Great People Doing Great Jobs.” Entries will be judged in three age divisions; the top three [...]
Fab School Labs, an online contest in which five schools can win an “extreme makeover” for their science, math, engineering or technology laboratories, is open to public middle schools. The contest is designed to encourage students’ interest in STEM education by creating classrooms and labs that can inspire them. Winning schools will receive grants of up to $100,000 from the [...]
The Kentucky Youth Storytelling competition, a statewide effort to develop, encourage and highlight the talent of young storytellers, is open to children ages 7-17. Video entries of a solo storyteller or a tandem team telling a single story should be submitted on DVD or via an electronic link. Winners will receive a $100 cash prize, a one-year membership in the [...]
Students in grades K-5 are invited to celebrate the Kentucky Derby by showcasing their artwork in the Governor’s Downtown Derby Celebration. Students will create an 8 1/2-by-11 inch work of art from a template of a jockey’s silk. This is not a competition; all artworks will be displayed during the Governor’s Downtown Derby Celebration on May 7 in Frankfort. Entries [...]
Nominations are being accepted for the 2016 Sara Jaffarian School Library Program Award.
U.S.A. Gold pencils and Scholastic are conducting a poetry contest for students in grades 1-6 in conjunction with National Poetry Month in April. The theme, “What Makes the USA Special to You?” will inspire students to learn more about the United States and express their thoughts through hand-written poetry. Students can win one of three $500 grand prizes, and teachers [...]