Michelle Tudor, a Professional Growth and Effectiveness System (PGES) coach in the Fayette County schools, has been named the 2015 recipient of the Kentucky Association of School Administrators’ Tomorrow’s Leader Scholarship. Michelle Tudor Tudor was chosen by a statewide judging panel from among her peers. All candidates must be employed as full-time teachers or administrators, KASA members and [...]
Timothy Peterson, right, a social studies teacher at Taylor County High School, receives the inaugural Earle C. Clements Innovation in Education Award for Civics and History Teachers from Bess Clements Abell, left, the daughter of the late Earle C. Clements, and Archivist of the United States David S. Ferriero, center, during a ceremony at the University of Kentucky. Photo [...]
Nominations are open for the 2016 class of inductees into the Gov. Louie B. Nunn Kentucky Teacher Hall of Fame. The Kentucky Teacher Hall of Fame recognizes the vital role that P-12 teachers play in the education of young people, ultimately leading to positive impacts throughout the state’s economy. Twenty-four educators have been recognized in the hall since the first [...]
Ana Castro, a Spanish teacher at duPont Manual High School (Jefferson County), has been named a 2014 Claes Nobel Educator of the Year by the National Society of High School Scholars (NSHSS). Castro is one of 10 educators chosen for the annual awards from among NSHSS’s student-nominated Claes Nobel Educators of Distinction program, which recognizes educators who model best practices [...]
Laura Raganas, of the Kentucky Department of Education’s Division of Student Success, has been selected as an attendee at the next Google Teacher Academy in Austin, Texas, on Dec. 2-3. The Google Teacher Academy is an intensive program that recognizes educators who are doing innovative and exciting things with technology. The 50 participants will get hands-on experience with Google's products and [...]
Heidi Anderson, a biology teacher at Paul Laurence Dunbar High School (Fayette County), co-authored the cover story in the September edition of The Science Teacher, a national journal. The article, “Lights and Larvae,” describes using optogenetics to teach recombinant DNA and neurobiology.
Karen West Corbin Independent School District educator Karen West participated in a briefing for the United States Senate in Washington, D.C., on May 22. She was part of a three-person panel who shared research, results, and programming information regarding the benefits of expanded school time during afterschool and summer programs in the public school setting. West is an [...]
David Sandlin, a teacher at Walton Verona (Independent) High School, recently was named the 2013 Financial Literacy Teacher of the Year by the Kentucky Jump$tart Coalition for Personal Financial Literacy. Sandlin teaches entrepreneurship, economics, financial literacy and Web design. His award included a $250 grand prize that can be used for financial literacy classroom materials or training. This is the [...]
More than 200 students recently showcased their environmental projects at the Kentucky Green and Healthy Schools (KGHS) and Kentucky National Energy Education Development (NEED) Project Youth Summit and Awards luncheon. “With all of our school districts facing budget cuts, every penny matters,” said First Lady Jane Beshear. “I am impressed at the initiative shown by so many students and teachers. [...]
Three outstanding educators have been selected for the fifth class of the Gov. Louie B. Nunn Kentucky Teacher Hall of Fame. The three, chosen by a statewide selection committee, are Estelle Bayer and Sharon Graves of Madison County and the late Helen P. Raby of Logan County. They will be inducted during a ceremony at 1 p.m. Feb. 14 at [...]