The Kentucky League of Cities (KLC) is offering a series of lesson plans targeted to elementary school students in conjunction with City Government Month in September, during which KLC hopes to educate the public about the importance of local government through an awareness campaign. The program consists of 15 lesson plans that are designed for grades 3-5, but can be [...]
Look to PBS for new ways to introduce science, social studies, art, math and health concepts to your youngest students.
The Kentucky Department of Education (KDE) is offering an opportunity for Kentucky public school districts to apply for grants that will fund mathematics intervention services for primary students who are struggling to meet grade level or benchmark expectations for mathematics. KDE expects to fund about 90 schools at an estimated $50,000 per year to support the hiring of one full-time [...]
The National Endowment for the Arts issued a report late last year that provides a gap analysis of young children’s social and emotional benefits through arts participation.
Trying to add global literature to your classroom or lesson plans? Two resources from Primary Source guide teachers in adding multiple viewpoints through literature and stories to avoid the danger of “a single story” about cultures.
With a million data points, the Asia Society’s interactive “Mapping the Nation” tool can help visually demonstrate for students the changing face of our country and our states in the face of globalization.
This blog series features the NEA Foundation’s Global Learning Fellows, a cohort of educators who participated in a year-long supported learning experience on the VIF International Global Gateway platform to build global competency skills.
Are you searching for an anchor phenomenon for a unit of study? Visit Phenomenon for NGSS!
Kentucky’s Summer Math Challenge is a free mathematics skills maintenance program based on grade-level standards that help prepare students for college and careers.
Kentucky’s Summer Math Challenge is a free math skills maintenance program based on grade-level standards that help prepare students for college and careers.