The Kentucky State Fair, August 14-24, has a great way for you and your students to kick-off the 2014-15 school year. The KSF Education Program is presenting the following thematic exhibitions: Kentucky Pioneer Homestead, War of 1812 Bicentennial and Civil War Sesquicentennial and the return of Discovery Farm sponsored by Kentucky Pork Producers. A full schedule of activities, student worksheets [...]
High-performing education facilities enhance student achievement, promote health and safety, reap cost savings, and foster positive community engagement. The Education Facilities Clearinghouse (EFC) collects and disseminates resources on effective practices for safe, healthy and high-performing education facilities via a dedicated website, free technical assistance and training services. The EFC serves public schools throughout the United States with special emphasis on [...]
Global competence is critical for innovation in the 21st century. The next step for Kentucky’s commitment to college- and career-readiness is to ensure that global-readiness is a part of this strategy. To borrow from a National Education Association policy brief on the issue, this means that students acquire an in-depth knowledge and understanding of international issues and an appreciation of [...]
Book the Kentucky Historical Society HistoryMobile for a visit to your school and meet eight Kentuckians who faced tough choices during the Civil War era. Learn what they did and why, and ask yourself what you would have done in their shoes. The full-sized semitrailer contains the interactive learning lab – Torn Within and Threatened Without - Kentuckians in the [...]
The Autism Speaks Chapter, Regional and Neighborhood Grant programs accept grant applications from service providers around the country for awards of up to $5,000 addressing the areas of education/training, recreation and community activities, young adult/adult services and technology. The focus of family services local grants is threefold: • to promote local services that enhance the lives of those affected by [...]
The University of Kentucky Confucius Institute (UKCI) supplies all start-up and annual funds to help K-12 and post-secondary schools establish Chinese language and culture programs with a “Confucius Classroom.” Currently, schools in 27 states and the District of Columbia are participating in this program. Teacher salary is paid by Confucius Institute Headquarters. Materials provided include Multimedia equipment, teaching venue improvements, [...]
MetaMetrics is offering the Summer Math Challenge, a free six-week, e-mail-based, mathematics skills program based on the Common Core State Standards for students who have finished grades 2-5. The program is designed to help students retain mathematics skills learned during the previous school year. It runs June 23 – Aug. 1. Teachers may find this a beneficial resource to share [...]
The Kentucky Association of School Councils is offering a variety of toolkits to provide the resources you need for quality professional learning with follow-up experiences and materials in every kit. Many include delivery guides for their popular training sessions and allow you to customize the sessions to meet the needs of your staff. Whether you have 1 hour, 3 hours [...]
The U.S. Department of Education has released a framework for schools and their broader communities to use in order to build parent and community engagement. The Dual Capacity framework is a process used to teach staff to effectively engage parents and for parents to work successfully with the schools to increase student achievement. The framework provides a model that schools and districts [...]
With the help of the Professional Growth and Effectiveness System (PGES) pilot districts, the effectiveness coaches have assembled a month-by-month implementation guide with links to the resources that schools and districts may use to help implement PGES fully in 2014-15, as required by statute. Go to http://education.ky.gov/teachers/PGES/Pages/PGES.aspx; scroll to the bottom of the page and click on “Teacher Professional Growth [...]