Steve Meadows applauds a student's speech during his Speech 1 class at Danville High School (Danville Ind.) Aug. 16, 2011. For the first speech of the class students were to give an informative speech about one of their classmates. Photo by Amy Wallot
Dennis Millay, Marge Maxwell, Kathy Howells and Matthew Oates map out an area of Lost River Cave using GPS during the Kentucky Geographic Alliance Summer GIS Institute. They are teachers at East View Elementary School (Daviess County), Western Kentucky University, Jessie Clark Middle School (Fayette County) and Muhlenberg County High School respectively. Photo by Amy Wallot, June 18, 2013
Frankfort High School geography teacher Shane Hecker compares his coordinates from a GPS unit to the ones from the Map My Run app during the Kentucky Geographic Alliance Summer GIS Institute. Photo by Amy Wallot, June 18, 2013
Trigg County High School chemistry and physics teacher Charles Lee compares his readings from a GPS unit to the Map My Run app on his smartphone during the Kentucky Geographic Alliance Summer GIS Institute. Photo by Amy Wallot, June 18, 2013
Teachers use GPS to mark the boundary of the wetlands at Lost River Cave during the Kentucky Geographic Alliance Summer GIS Institute. Photo by Amy Wallot, June 18, 2013
Frankfort High School (Frankfort Independent) teacher Shane Hecker and Hopkinsville High School (Christian County) teacher Joe Parrino use GPS to mark the boundary of the wetlands at Lost River Cave during the Kentucky Geographic Alliance Summer GIS Institute.Photo by Amy Wallot, June 18, 2013
James Blevins discusses historical fiction with his 7th-grade language arts class at Page School Center (Bell County) and Bell County High School. Photo by Amy Wallot, April 18 , 2013
Third-grade teacher Ryan Williams hugs long-time friend and co-worker Karen Allinder after he receives the Milken Family Foundation National Educator Award at Mary Lee Cravens Elementary School (Owensboro Independent). Photo by Amy Wallot, Dec. 11, 2012
Third-grade students rush to hug their teacher Ryan Williams after an assembly were he was given the Milken Family Foundation National Educator Award at Mary Lee Cravens Elementary School (Owensboro Independent). Photo by Amy Wallot, Dec. 11, 2012
Suzanne McCowan helps Dustin Lewis with his English IV assignment at the McDaniel Learning Center (Laurel County). The students can work at their own pace through the program. Photo by Amy Wallot, Sept. 7, 2012
Math teacher Chris Williamson works on a circuit for biomedical purposes during the High School Teacher Fellowship Program at the University of Louisville.
Stephens Elementary School (Boone County) Principal James Detwiler, center, talks with Boone County Superintendent Randy Poe in the library at Longbranch Elementary School during instructional rounds, which involves faculty and staff members from other schools in the district visiting and observing instruction at different schools. Photo by Amy Wallot, Feb. 7, 2013
Mobile Science Activity Center program coordinator Jason Hodge instructs students on the ice cream making process before they begin the activity at Tollesboro Elementary School (Lewis County) May 24, 2011. Photo by Amy Wallot
King Middle School (Mercer County) 8th-grade student Mackenzie Ezell designed the shirt used for her school\'s fundraising efforts for the Kentucky National Guard Memorial. Social studies teachers Greg Warren, Connie Eades, Jason Bryant, Barry Moser and Mike Floro (and Tiffany Ison, not pictured) are helping with the project.
Joshua Underwood watches junior Hannah Jackson and Brittany Alley mix sodium with phenolphthalein to watch for a chemical reaction during his chemistry class at Mason County High School. Photo by Amy Wallot, Jan. 9, 2015​
Kentucky High School Teacher of the Year Joshua Underwood gives a piece of sodium to junior Justin Conrad, sophomore Braiden Hickman and junior Peter Maurer to perform an experiment on looking for signs of a chemical reaction. Photo by Amy Wallot, Jan. 9, 2015
Fifth-grade teacher Josh Feldmann clarifies information about the Plymouth Colony a group of students at Johnson Elementary School (Ft. Thomas Independent). They were creating a commercial encouraging settlers to choose their colony. Photo by Amy Wallot, Oct. 21, 2014
Joshua Underwood gives directions for the next experiment his chemistry class will be performing at Mason County High School. Photo by Amy Wallot, Jan. 9, 2015
Teachers try running with a tethered partner, like visually impaired athletes do, during the Adaptive Sports and Curriculum for Physical Education professional development. Photo by Amy Wallot, Feb. 25, 2015
Paris High School (Paris Independent) teacher Stephen McCauley ties on a blindfold before running with a tethered partner. Photo by Amy Wallot, Feb. 25, 2015

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