By Amy Wallot amy.wallot@education.ky.gov Where can you go to get a haircut, dental screening and a new pair of shoes? For parents and students in Mercer County, Readi Fest provides an opportunity to check of many back-to-school needs in one place. This was the fourth year for the event, held at Mercer County High School. The goal is to remove [...]
Incoming 1st -graders get intensive literacy intervention at Oldham County’s Camp Literacy Live.
The state’s top alternative programs are doing all they can to help students graduate college- and career-ready and to change the perception of alternative programs.
A science-writing camp helps the Madison County schools’ migrant program to meet the educational needs of its students throughout the summer.
Math Teachers’ Circle seeks to connect middle school math educators with mathematicians from academia and industry.
More than 120 teachers attended this year’s Berea Festival of Learnshops where they made art, learned about program reviews and the new National Core Arts Standards.
A social justice education retreat equipped teachers on how better to teach the lessons Holocaust and more recent genocides and how to apply them to current social justice issues.
By Amy Wallot amy.wallot@education.ky.gov I have covered many professional development opportunities this summer. What I heard over and over from the hosts and presenters was, “please contact me if you have any questions.” Please contact me. Over and over. Presenters offered their email address and phone numbers. They repeated that teachers could contact their universities or organizations for help, classroom [...]
Teachers and administrators at one Wayne County elementary school say a system of shared leadership is working.
A Kentucky Writing Project workshop provided hands-on ideas, reading and writing strategies and a dose of confidence to teachers working with ELL students.