Word nerds: Teachers help students grasp vocabulary
Two Jefferson County teachers are innovative in teaching vocabulary.
At 93 years old, Bourbon County bus dispatcher still shares his love of learning
Retired science teacher Doug Ahrens now dispatches buses for the district where he’s spent nearly six decades. And he has no plans to retire again.
Kentucky’s future educators continue to grow through Educators Rising
The Educators Rising curriculum, which can be offered through the Teaching and Learning pathway, gives students that are interested in education a hands-on teaching experience, sustains their interest in the profession and helps them develop the skills they need to be successful educators.
Kentucky’s 2020 Superintendent of the Year leads turnaround in Fleming County
Kentucky’s 2020 Superintendent of the Year Brian Creasman talks about the journey Fleming County has been on since state management.
‘It teaches you life’
A retired family and consumer sciences teacher from Bell County was honored by the Association for Career and Technical Education with a community service award.
Western Hills junior creating Moore Goodness
Olivia Moore, a junior at Western Hills High School in Franklin County, founded Moore Goodness for her supervised agricultural experience.
Old dwellings bring new understanding of world
A weeklong academy teaches educators how Project Archaeology’s Investigating Shelter curriculum can engage students by giving them the tools to become “nosy people.”
Keeping students with discipline problems in the classroom
A Pulaski County middle school teacher found a way to decrease referrals and increase student learning.
Testing the waters
Teachers went wading recently through Caney Fork Creek as part of a water quality testing workshop, overseen by Tabitha Owens, an environmental education specialist with the Kentucky Environmental Education Council.
Milken award winner helping students, colleagues excel
Laura Cole, a mathematics teacher in Kenton County who was the recipient of a Milken Educator Award, chose teaching over accounting and has impacted both students and fellow teachers.
