The Northwest Evaluation Association and The Council of Chief State School Officers has released a new podcast series, “Leading from the Classroom,” in which the 2016 state teachers of the year share personal stories from the classroom. Each episode contains an individual testimonial of moments that solidified the teachers’ belief in the teaching profession. Through their stories, the speakers emphasize [...]
The Southwest Dairy Museum Inc. and Southland Dairy Farmers is sponsoring the Mobile Dairy Classroom, which is available for free visits in Kentucky schools. The Mobile Dairy Classroom is a part of Southland Dairy Farmers’ agricultural and nutritional education program. The 32-foot traveling classroom features a fully operational milking parlor and carries a live milk cow to schools, fairs and [...]
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 Science Assessment System Through Course Task Resource Bank is now available with at least one task at each grade level (kindergarten through high school). Additional tasks will be added as they become available for at least two tasks per grade level. These tasks can be accessed through SharePoint here. These tasks are only available through SharePoint for Kentucky educators; login [...]
Schools in eastern and western Kentucky may request funding for arts in education programs through the Delta Dental Making Smiles Happen Arts in Education Initiative. The program, which provided enriching arts experiences for 17,500 students in eastern Kentucky and Jefferson County in its first year, has been expanded to provide arts in education programs for an estimated 10,000 additional students [...]
The Privacy Technical Assistance Center, a service of the U.S. Department of Education, has produced an informational video about sending student information by email. “Email and Student Privacy” provides technical and common sense advice to help keep student information safe.
The Kentucky Environmental Education Council (KEEC) has been awarded a $91,000 grant from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to train teachers about water-quality education and fund student water stewardship projects in the state through the Kentucky Green and Healthy Schools (KGHS) program. The grant will support teacher training in scientific concepts about water. It also will allow the KGHS program [...]
The Kentucky Educational Development Corporation (KEDC) has been awarded the Academies for American History and Civics grant for Project HEART (History Education through Advanced Research and Technology). This is the only history/civics grant funded by the U.S. Department of Education (USED), and KEDC was the only program in the country awarded this grant. The three-year award that will offer an [...]
Students can create their own interactive stories and games featuring their favorite characters from Odd Squad and Wild Kratts, to WordGirl and Ready Jet Go! with PBS KIDS ScratchJr, a creative coding app. The storytelling possibilities are endless with this free app, which is designed for children ages 5-8. Click here for more information or to download the app from [...]
SCALE and the Literacy Design Collaborative have released a set of Next Generation Science Standards-aligned student work rubrics for K-12.