Agriculture Commissioner James Comer visited six Kentucky schools recently to encourage child nutrition and healthier school lunches. Commissioner Comer said fresh produce from local farms should be on the menu in Kentucky’s schools. “Children who are overweight and obese are at greater risk of chronic ailments that can damage their quality of life and even shorten their lives,” he said. [...]
The Kentucky Directors of Pupil Personnel (KDPP) Fall Institute will be Sept. 12-14 in Lexington. This year’s theme, The Growth Factor, celebrates the continuation of that mission. Keynote speakers will be Education Commissioner Terry Holliday and motivational speaker Gary Griesser. For more information, go to http://www.kasa.org/KDPP/KDPP_2012_Fall_Institute.html or contact Wanda Darland at (800) 928-5272.
More than 200 students recently showcased their environmental projects at the Kentucky Green and Healthy Schools (KGHS) and Kentucky National Energy Education Development (NEED) Project Youth Summit and Awards luncheon. “With all of our school districts facing budget cuts, every penny matters,” said First Lady Jane Beshear. “I am impressed at the initiative shown by so many students and teachers. [...]
Asbury University’s graduate education program is currently taking applications for this fall’s education leadership cohorts. For more information, visit www.asbury.edu or call enrollment coordinator Gabe Gibitz at (859) 858-3511, ext. 2502.
The Kentucky Arts Council provides operating support to many nonprofit arts organizations in Kentucky. A chronological listing of summer camps hosted by these organizations can be found here.
Northern Kentucky University’s Center for Applied Informatics (CAI) is offering students in grades 10-12 the opportunity to develop Android apps this summer. This four- day course, scheduled for July 23-26, will teach students how to write their first apps for Android devices. The camp will stress logic, creativity, collaboration and fun, and be led by CAI staff who have developed several Android apps. [...]
Students between the ages of 13 and 21 who sing well and are members of 4-H or FFA are invited to submit videos of themselves singing the Star-Spangled Banner. Videos will be posted online for popular voting to determine four finalists. The four finalists will be interviewed, and their performances will be recorded for airing on national TV. Online voting [...]
The Arts Education Partnership is announcing the release of ArtsEdSearch.org - the nation’s first online research and policy clearinghouse that documents the educational outcomes of arts learning for students and teachers. ArtsEdSearch grew out of a need for high quality, centrally located and user-friendly information on the essential role the arts play in developing students’ creative thinking, problem solving, communication [...]
The National Center for Earth and Space Science Education, in partnership with NanoRacks, LLC, announces Mission 3 to the International Space Station. This opportunity gives students across a community the ability to design real experiments to fly in low earth orbit on the Space Station. The program is open to students in grades 5-14. Each participating community will be provided [...]
NASA's DIY Podcast offers resources for educators and students to use to create podcasts using free NASA images, video footage and audio clips. Various topic modules are available on the site, including:
