May 2017
Achieving professional and personal growth through content integration
Shelby County's Kari Jesse shares how she learned to find her inner artist and enrich her Spanish classes by integrating art into her classroom.
Core practices: Teach grammar as a concept and use it in context
Lisa A. Harris, the Virginia Department of Education's specialist for foreign languages and international education and executive treasurer of the National Council of State Supervisors for Languages, delves into how learning grammar can help students make meaning in a foreign language.
A lasting Franco-American partnership between two schools
Jefferson County's Michele Randolph shares her tips on how to establish a lasting international partnership.
KWLA seeking nominations for World Language Teaching Awards
The Kentucky World Language Association is seeking nominations for several awards, which will be announced at the association’s annual conference in September.
KDE holding work sessions on through-course tasks
The Kentucky Department of Education will host two work sessions [...]
Ensuring a strong public education system is top priority
Commissioner Pruitt shares his thoughts about the implications of House Bill 520, which was signed into law in March and gives local school boards and the mayors of Lexington and Louisville the authority to authorize charter schools.
Improving the environment, one project at a time
Students' work was on display last week at the Kentucky Green and Healthy Schools and Kentucky National Energy Education Development Project Youth Summit and Awards Luncheon at Frankfort Convention Center.
April 2017
Aligning early grades to science standards
Washington County Elementary School staff are moving in a direction that will bring their school into alignment with the Kentucky Academic Standards for Science.
Scott County school seeing gains in the classroom with extra recess
The teachers at Lemons Mill Elementary (Scott County) have seen a big change in their students since they added an extra recess for the 2016-17 school year.
Real science for real life: Time
Help your students understand different measurements of time with these explanations and experiments from the Kentucky Academy of Science.