The U.S. Department of Education (USED) will be making personal calls Jan. 9-13 to educators around the country to let them know how much they are appreciated. Educators may be nominated by anyone to receive a call from USED’s educator engagement group. Click here to nominate an educator.
The Association for Women in Mathematics’ (AWM) annual essay contest is open to students in grades 6-12 and college undergraduates. The contest is designed to increase awareness of women’s ongoing contributions to the mathematical sciences. The essays should be based primarily on an interview with a woman currently working in a mathematical sciences career. Essays must be 500 to 1,000 [...]
The Epilepsy Foundation of Kentuckiana has received a grant from the national Epilepsy Foundation and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to provide free 40- to 45-minute epilepsy awareness programs to students in grades K-5 in Kentucky and southern Indiana. Students who complete the training should be able to demonstrate a basic understanding of epilepsy as a medical condition, [...]
The Kentucky Society for Technology in Education (KySTE) is accepting applications for its executive director position. This is a part-time position beginning July 1. The person chosen will be asked to shadow the current executive director during the KySTE spring conference March 8-10 and to attend a KySTE spring retreat in April or May. Click here for a full job [...]
Nominations are open for the inaugural Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Leadership Award, presented by the Martin Luther King Jr. State Commission to recognize adult and youth leaders in Kentucky who embody King’s life and work. Two youth and two adult recipients will be honored at the Martin Luther King Jr. celebration Jan. 12 in Frankfort. The nomination deadline is [...]
Two Kentucky schools are among 25 semifinalists in the Northrop Grumman Foundation’s Fab School Labs STEM laboratory makeover contest. Nearly 200 public middle schools entered the online contest to compete for one of five grants of up to $100,000 for an “extreme makeover” for their STEM labs that will give students access to the latest technology and learning tools. Bluegrass [...]
The University of Kentucky Confucius Institute (UKCI) will offer four one-day seminars in its China Studies for Kentucky Teachers program beginning in December. Topics will be Chinese religions and philosophies, Chinese art, Chinese literature and Chinese history. The seminars are designed to enrich social studies teachers’ knowledge of the topics so they can be integrated into their classrooms. The first [...]
Registration is open for the Kentucky Council of Teachers of English/Language Arts (KCTE) annual conference Feb. 24-25 at Embassy Suites Lexington. More than 200 English/language arts professionals are expected to attend the event. The theme is “Amplified & Enriched: KY ELA Teachers as Change Agents.” Click here for more information.
Four staff members from Pulaski County schools were recently given the district's PRISM Award, which recognizes staff members who have demonstrated innovative techniques and strategies that support student success and welfare. Recipients are (left to right) Kathy Molen, Oak Hill Elementary School; Doug Grider, Southwestern High School; Jeannie Smith, Northern Middle School; and Courtney Frye, Nancy Elementary School.Photo submitted [...]
Kim Sword Kim Sword, the STEM lab teacher at William Wells Brown Elementary School (Fayette County), has been named the 2016 Elementary School Science Teacher of the Year by the Kentucky Science Teachers Association. She was honored Nov. 11 at the KSTA annual conference in Lexington. Sword earned a bachelor’s degree from Midway College and a master’s degree [...]