Early financial literacy a worthy investment
Learning how to teach young students economics pays off, educators say.
No wrong answers in ‘The Right Answer’
Teachers at two central Kentucky schools will use visual thinking strategies to help students learn social studies over the next couple of years.
Plenty to learn in Berea
Teachers were offered a cornucopia of art experiences during the 3rd annual Berea Festival of Learnshops in July. Over 100 workshops were offered to teachers and the public.
Mapping out more hands-on learning
Teachers learn how to bring GPS technology and mapping skills into wide range of classrooms.
GSE students get down to business
Innovative summer experience helps students on path to college- and career-readiness.
Capacity built: Teacher an example of leadership network benefits
A Spencer County mathematics intervention teacher shows the benefits of leadership network participation.
KET helps teachers bring technology into the classroom
By Amy Wallot amy.wallot@education.ky.gov Would you like to take your students to Zion National Park in Utah to study geography or Paris to study fine art? In the same day? For almost no cost? Teachers participating in KET’s Multimedia Professional Development Days, using green screen technology, learned how to make that happen. KET celebrated its 10th year of the event [...]
District pushes relevance, flexibility in ending dropouts
The Taylor County school district has raised the graduation age in the district and hasn’t had any dropouts in four years.
Civil War lessons in the summer
It’s funny how we often overlook the offerings of our own town. I have lived and worked in Frankfort for over 10 years. My job as a photographer takes me to all sorts of interesting places. But somehow, in all of that time and all of those photo assignments, I had yet to visit the Old State Capitol.
Boyd brings teacher, principal perspective to Kentucky Board of Education
Retired educator’s goal is for Kentucky to rank among top 10 states nationwide