The Renaissance Theatre in downtown Mansfield, Ohio, will host the Mid-West Regionals for the Youth Silent Film Festival April 5-7, 2013. The festival challenges filmmakers 20 years old and younger to create a three-minute silent movie using original musical compositions provided by the festival organizers. Filmmakers log onto the Youth Silent Film Festival website, listen to the various musical themes, [...]
The University of Kentucky's College of Education Department will offer a professional learning opportunity this summer that includes a week-long “compressed” graduate level course designed specifically for K-8 reading and language arts teachers. It course will focus on improving professional practice in reading instruction, intervention and assessment. It will concentrate on developing skills to effectively use assessment to drive all phases of [...]
If you have questions about retaining educational records, the Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives’ Public Records Division has prepared a document that may help. The Public School Records Retention Schedule provides a list and retention schedule of all records created or received by a district’s central office, school board, school administration, school-based decision making councils and grades K through [...]
The exhibition “Civil War: My Brother, My Enemy” explores how the Civil War changed Kentucky forever. It opens June 2 at the Thomas D. Clark Center for Kentucky History in downtown Frankfort. The exhibit was designed with students in mind. It includes a number of interactive features, including elements created to work with smartphones, touch-screen stations that allow visitors to [...]
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. [...]
