Learning while teaching
Holly Bloodworth shares how she learned what teachers discover by traveling abroad can impact what they do in their own classrooms.
As, Bs, Cs and Not Yets
Kentucky’s 2016 Elementary School Teacher of the Year Joshua DeWar asks what would happen if schools stopped handing out failing grades.
Are great teachers replaceable?
Shelby County’s Kari Patrick shares her thoughts on how everyone can help new teachers go from good to great.
Rethinking student learning and the role of engagement
Henderson County's Amy Kellen shares how she learned that student engagement, by itself, doesn't necessarily mean students are learning more.
How classroom conversations grow learners
Jefferson County’s Jennifer Cox shares her thoughts about how getting students to talk more in class can be a good thing.
How do you measure the worth of a child?
Crystal Culp, a longtime alternative education teacher, urges educators to never write off a student as being beyond their reach.
Building capacity through co-teaching
Covington Independent’s Tiffany Gruen shares her story about how co-teaching made both her and a colleague better in the classroom.
Finding the courage to say, ‘I don’t know’
Ashley Lamb-Sinclair, 2016 Kentucky Teacher of the Year, asks what would happen if educators had the courage to rethink the way things have always been done.
Activating teaching leadership
Brandy Beasley shares how Second Street Elementary School in Frankfort empowered teachers to take a leadership role.
How Ballard County honored the memory of a beloved teacher
Ballard County’s Angie Woods explains how the staff and teachers of her elementary school decided how to honor a beloved teacher who was lost too soon.