In an effort to spice up a check presentation assembly, the staff at Southern Elementary School (Fayette County) came up with an idea that was one of the most fun activities I photographed all year -- live action Angry Birds.
By Amy Wallot amy.wallot@education.ky.gov Members of the third installment of the Next-Generation Student Council recently visited the offices of the Kentucky Department of Education (KDE) for a day of learning and sharing. They met with Commissioner Terry Holliday and state Rep. Derrick Graham, D-Frankfort, and learned about the Professional Growth and Effectiveness System and the LYNC Toolkit from members of the KDE staff. [...]
When Ronnie Martin became principal at Caldwell County Elementary School this year, there was a program started the year before he was sure he wanted to keep. Student athletes from nearby Caldwell County High School visit the elementary school to mentor the younger students.
For the ninth year, members of the Kentucky Construction Career Choice Council (K4C) hosted the annual Construction Career Days event at the Shelby County Fairgrounds in Shelbyville. K4C is a trade education affiliate to Kentucky’s construction industry.
Don’t share too much information, only play online games with people you know and let an adult know if someone is making strange comments to you online. These are some of the tips Garrard County High School Student Technology Leadership Program students shared with Beth Trimble’s 4th-grade class at Lancaster Elementary School (Garrard County).
The Kentucky State Fair is one of my favorite assignments every year. I really enjoy seeing the students working with the animals in the barns. It’s always something I focus my photography on while I’m at the fair. After the barns, I wander the fair to see what else students are engaged in.
Nineteen high school girls spent a week this summer at the University of Kentucky exploring the world of underwater robotics at an aquabots day camp. The aquabots are similar to the ones found in many Kentucky LEGO robotics programs, except they work in a pool of water instead of on land.
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.
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 [...]
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.