Students are invited to submit posters for the National Association for Pupil Transportation’s 2017 State School Bus Safety Poster Contest. The contest is open to all elementary and middle school students, and high school students in special education and computer-aided drawing programs. This year’s contest theme is, “My Driver – My Safety Hero!” Posters should be submitted to the local [...]
Students are invited to apply for scholarships offered by The Race for Education, which provides opportunities for educational success for young people with significant financial need and academic challenges. Available scholarships include: The Horsemen’s Scholarship, offering up to $5,000 per year to a student whose family is employed in the equine industry. It is intended primarily for children of horse [...]
The Hummel Planetarium at Eastern Kentucky University in Richmond offers several academic field trips for students of various ages. The planetarium is offering three new shows: “The Accidental Astronauts, an Earth, Sun, Moon Adventure,” for ages 3-8 “Earth, Moon and Sun – Hold on Tight!” for ages 5-11 “Two Small Pieces of Glass: The Amazing Telescope,” for ages 6 and [...]
A professional learning program for English/language arts teachers in grades 5-12 on using multimedia to engage students will be Feb. 28 at Somerset Community and Technical College, Laurel Campus, in London. “Using Multi-Media and LDC Mini-Tasks to Enhance Student Writing” will be presented by Kentucky Department of Education Instructional Specialists Jackie Rogers and Kelly Philbeck. Participants in the program will [...]
Nominations are being accepted for the 2017 Kentucky Outstanding Civic Education Leadership Award. Presented by the Kentucky Office of Secretary of State in conjunction with the Administrative Office of the Courts and the Kentucky Department of Education, the award recognizes efforts to promote civic engagement among Kentucky students. Teachers, school administrators, educational leaders, legislators and community organization leaders who have [...]
The Kentucky Association of School Councils (KASC) is offering a growth mindset tool kit suited both for schools and classrooms that are experienced in growth mindset and those that are just beginning the process. The tool kit features 41 KASC-created resources and 23 ready-to-use activities, including activities for: Building understanding of growth mindset; Teaching how the brain learns; Reinforcing growth [...]
Sayre School will host the F. Kevin Simon History Symposium on the theme, “War and Memory: American and European Perspectives on the Great War, 1914-1918,” on Feb. 25 at the school in Lexington. The featured speakers and their topics will be: Karen Petrone, University of Kentucky: “Remembering and Forgetting World War I: Contrasting Eastern and Western European Memory” Ashley Sorrell, [...]
The Kentucky Association of School Administrators (KASA) is offering a professional learning program on deeper learning March 2 at the Galt House Hotel in Louisville. Deeper learning develops competencies that enable graduating students to be college- and career-ready and make maximum use of their knowledge and skills. “Deeper Learning: Leadership from Accidental to Intentional” will introduce educators to the basic [...]
ACT is conducting surveys with Kentucky teachers, principals and district leaders through March to better understand how schools prioritize teaching science and history/social studies in grades K-3. There are separate surveys for teachers (traditional classroom teachers, ESL teachers, resources teachers and special education teachers), elementary school principals and superintendents. The surveys will take about 15 minutes to complete and all [...]
Students are invited to attend a taping of National Public Radio’s “From the Top with Host Christopher O’Riley,” a program showcasing America’s best young classical musicians, at 10 a.m. ET March 16 at Centre College’s Norton Center for the Arts in Danville. This episode of “From the Top” will feature performances and interviews of musicians ages 8-18 from across Kentucky. [...]