The Kentucky Writing Project Network will host its annual fall conference on literacy at Eastern Kentucky University on Sept. 10. Kentucky Department of Education Program Review Specialist Rae McEntyre will deliver the keynote speech on the new state assessment expectations. Concurrent sessions will focus on the new Kentucky Core Academic Standards; teaching argument; literacy in content areas; visual and media [...]
The School for the Creative and Performing Arts (SCAPA) (Fayette County) has been named winner of the Governor’s Awards in the Arts’ Education Award. The Kentucky Arts Council and Gov. Steve Beshear will present the award to SCAPA at a public ceremony Oct. 20 in the Capitol Rotunda. The Education Award is handed out for significant contributions to the arts [...]
The 2011 Annual Kentucky Council of Teachers of Mathematics (KCTM) Conference will be Oct. 8 at South Warren High School in Bowling Green. With the implementation of the Kentucky Core Academic Standards, the theme this year is Driving the Standards: Content and Practices. Several sessions will be addressing both the content and practice standards. Those registered by Sept. 1 are [...]
ACT’s new video contest is calling on students to tell their friends why they should take the ACT. Winning entries could win thousands of dollars in scholarship money. The contest encourages students to think creatively as they make plans to attend college. Participants must be U.S. high school students who plan to apply for admission to a U.S. two-year or [...]
Nancy Rodriguez will join Kentucky Department of Education’s Division of Communications and Community Engagement staff as the new editor of Kentucky Teacher. Rodriguez has served as P-12 and higher education reporter for the Courier-Journal for nearly 10 years. She holds a master’s degree in communications and has extensive skills in editing, writing and information-gathering. Rodriguez will begin her new duties [...]
The annual Kentucky Association for Psychology in the Schools (KAPS) will be Sept. 21-23 in Lexington. The registration packets will be posted on the KAPS website and distributed by e-mail. Hotel reservations can be made at www.thecampbellhouse.net, using the block code KAF until Aug 23. The nightly rate for KAPS is $89.
The Kentucky Council for the Social Studies annual conference will be in Bowling Green on Sept. 21-22. The theme this year is “Social Studies for the Citizens of Tomorrow.” The keynote speaker will be Berry Craig, a local historian and journalist. For more information about the conference and registration, go to www.kcss.org.
Faculty from several Kentucky colleges and universities are organizing a Mathematics Circle this fall. The Mathematics Circle is an enrichment program for middle or high school students with an interest in mathematics. This program will allow students to learn mathematics beyond what is covered in traditional course work with an emphasis on developing mathematical reasoning and problem-solving skills. Topics are [...]
The Kentucky State Police (KSP) is accepting applications for its ninth annual Drive To Stay Alive teen driving academy Sept. 7 - 11 at KSP Headquarters in Frankfort. Drive to Stay Alive is an innovative program targeted directly at teenage drivers. Participants will spend four days learning potential life-saving skills including hands-on skills in actual motor vehicle situations combined with [...]
The Kentucky Association for Environmental Education and Grant Writing USA will present a two-day grants workshop in Louisville, Aug.29-30. This training is for grant seekers across all disciplines. Beginning and experienced grant writers from city, county and state agencies as well as nonprofits, K-12, colleges and universities are encouraged to attend. Seating is limited, and online reservations are necessary. Those [...]