Registration open for second annual Arts Education Summit
Register now for the 2nd annual Arts Education Summit, scheduled for June 14-15 at the Galt House in Louisville.
Owen County teacher connects visual art to Leader in Me
Andrew Perry and his daughter Alexandria, a 7th-grade student at Maurice Bowling Middle School (Owen County) work on the Leader in Me mosaic created by students and family members during a family night at the school.Submitted photo by Anderson Sunda By Anderson C. Sunda anderson.sunda@owen.kyschools.us “Set your course by the stars, not by the lights of every passing [...]
Core practices: Backward design of world language curriculum
Kathy Shelton, world language education program specialist at the Ohio Department of Education, shares how backward planning can help teachers implement a proficiency-based curriculum.
School libraries rock!
When we talk about how rapidly education is changing, I think we often overlook the thing that is at the heart of every school – the library.
Berea Festival of Learnshops registration open
Registration is open for the Berea Festival of Learnshops, scheduled for July 7-23. The event includes workshops lasting from two hours to two days on topics ranging from glass blowing to oil painting, as well as professional development for educators. Two-day arts education and arts in education packages include both hands-on sessions and arts education updates and applications, which include [...]
Mammoth Cave hosting climate change workshop
Mammoth Cave National Park, Western Kentucky University and the Kentucky University Partnership in Environmental Education (KUPEE) will offer a climate change workshop for middle school and high school teachers April 15 at Mammoth Cave. Participants will examine the roles of water, weather and climate and global systems as they relate to a changing climate. Participants will practice new classroom activities [...]
Call Frankfort Cemetery to schedule your field trip to Boone’s grave
While a visit to Kentucky’s capital city isn’t complete without going to Frankfort Cemetery to see the burial site of Rebecca and Daniel Boone, cemetery officials are asking educators to let them know when a visit is scheduled to help ease traffic issues.
Poetry, loud and proud
Students from across the state traveled to the Grand Theatre in Frankfort March 7 to take part in the state finals of Poetry Out Loud.
Professional learning opportunities for mathematics
Increase your mathematical knowledge with these professional learning opportunities.
Math Design Collaborative: Madison County’s story
When Madison County mathematics educators asked themselves what they needed to do to improve, they decided that the work of the Math Design Collaborative would be a great fit for their district's teachers and students.