Kentucky Education Commissioner Terry Holiday will conduct the next superintendents’ webcast on Dec. 16 from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. ET. The webcast will include updates on the budget and the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) waiver request. Those who have topics that should be included in this broadcast should e-mail them to Mary Ann Miller. The links for the broadcast [...]
The National Center for Earth and Space Science Education, in partnership with NanoRacks, invites communities across the U.S. to participate in the Student Spaceflight Experiments Program (SSEP) Fourth Flight Opportunity – SSEP Mission 2 to the International Space Station (ISS). Each participating community will be provided all launch services to fly a real microgravity research mini-laboratory on ISS from September [...]
To celebrate the 59th governor’s inauguration, First Lady Jane Beshear is sponsoring an essay contest for middle school students. The theme of the contest is “Kentucky Forward – I Can Help.” In 250 words or less, students are asked to describe what they can do to help move Kentucky toward a better and brighter future. Students in grades 6-8 are [...]
The Kentucky Department for Environmental Protection (DEP) is seeking nominations for the 2011–12 Eco-Art Contest, formerly known as the Green Art Contest. Multiple awards will be presented to eligible Kentucky high school students who create art using the contest themes or categories of conservation, pollution prevention and environmental protection. Students may submit artwork using the media types of drawing/painting/print, mixed [...]
Cindy Bramble, a 5th-grade teacher at Second Street School (Frankfort Independent), has been awarded the Bruce Stone Educational Merit Award by the U.S. Tennis Association Southern Region. This award recognizes an individual who has developed an outstanding tennis program that provides leadership and inspiration in junior programs for schools, colleges, parks and playgrounds, and benefits the growth of tennis. Bramble [...]
Quest Education Systems is hosting one-day, anti-bullying workshops Feb. 27 through March 1, 2012 in four Kentucky cities: Owensboro (Feb. 27), Bowling Green (Feb. 28), Corbin (Feb. 29) and Frankfort (March 1). K-12 teachers and administrators will learn about the five types of bullying, how to identify each type, what to do when they occur, and how to prevent them [...]
The Kentucky Association for Environmental Education (KAEE) is looking for a regional coordinator for the Kentucky NEED project. This is a full-time contractor position to coordinate regional energy education program and to provide teacher/school district support in central Kentucky. The position closes Nov. 30. Send cover letter and resume tomailto:jobs@need.org. For more information, contact Ashley Hoffman.
The Kentucky Department of Education (KDE) is seeking qualified individuals to review mathematics and science partnerships applications. Partnerships involving science, technology, engineering and/or mathematics faculty from institutions of higher education and high needs schools/districts are eligible to apply for these funds. KDE anticipates funding approximately five applications. For this review, KDE is seeking people with an in-depth understanding of research-based [...]
A listserv dedicated to discussions about autism has been started for the benefit of parents, educators and therapists who are concerned with autism spectrum disorders. Those interested can find the subscription page at www.coe.uky.edu/lists/kylists.php.
The Martin Luther King, Jr. State Commission is seeking essays and artwork for the King Award for 2012 with the theme “Exploring the ‘King’ in You.” Kindergarten to 12th-grade students may submit an essay or two-dimensional artwork that reflects the students’ most inspired Dr. King moment or speech, correlated with the theme and indicating how they are using that inspiration [...]