Lafayette High School teacher named Japanese Teacher of the Year
The Kentucky Association of Japanese Language Teachers selected Mariko Barnes of Lafayette High School (Fayette County) as the state’s Japanese Teacher of the Year.
Three Kentucky students move on to National Braille Challenge Competition
Three students competing in the Kentucky Regional Braille Challenge were named finalists and will be attending the virtual National Braille Challenge Competition. The national competitors are:
Kentucky students win National Security Language Initiative scholarships
Nine students at The Gatton Academy of Mathematics and Science at Western Kentucky University have received a nationally-competitive National Security Language Initiative for Youth (NSLI-Y) Scholarships for immersive, critical language study this summer and next academic year.
Grayson teacher named a PBS Digital Innovator All-Star
Dee Dee Webb, the technology integration specialist with the Grayson County schools, is one of 19 educators chosen from across the country for the PBS Digital Innovator All-Star Program.
Kentucky FCCLA recognized for statewide sepsis campaign
Sepsis Alliance, the nation’s leading sepsis organization, named Kentucky Family, Career and Community Leaders of American (FCCLA) and sepsis survivor Darrell Raikes as the 2019 Erin Kay Flatley Spirit Award winners.
Kentucky CTE professionals receive regional honors
Two Kentucky Career and Technical Education professionals were named regional award winners at the Association for Career and Technical Education Region 2 Conference in Raleigh, N.C., Oct. 5.
KWLA names Outstanding Teacher, Outstanding New Teacher
Elena Kamenetzky, a Japanese teacher at Eastern High School (Jefferson County), is the 2019 recipient of the Kentucky World Language Association Outstanding Teacher of the Year Award.
Jefferson County’s Kelly recognized by NSHSS
Dana Kelly, a business and career teacher at Central High School Magnet Career Academy (Jefferson County), was named a Top Ten 2018 Claes Nobel Educator of the Year by the National Society of High School Scholars (NSHSS) on Aug. 4.
KCTE presents annual awards to four educators
The Kentucky Council of Teachers of English and Language Arts (KCTE) recognized four public-school educators with its annual awards, which were presented during KCTE’s annual conference in February.
Jefferson teacher named KCEC Special Education Teacher of the Year
Marie Owens McNair, a special education teacher at Brooklawn School (Jefferson County), has been named the 2017 Special Education Teacher of the Year by the Kentucky Council for Exceptional Children (KCEC).