Proposals sought for environmental education conference
The Kentucky Association for Environmental Education is seeking proposals for its annual conference Sept. 17-19 at Jenny Wiley State Resort Park in Prestonsburg.
Louisville Zoo offers project-based learning conservation competition
The Louisville Zoo invites students to join its mission to improve the bond between people and the planet by participating in the Conservation Campaign Challenge. This project-based learning opportunity will give students a chance to win a special field trip experience for students in their grade.
Four Kentucky teachers receive PAEMST honors
Four Kentucky mathematics and science teachers are among 213 recipients of the Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching, which is awarded to outstanding K-12 science and mathematics teachers from across the country.
Louisville Zoo offers educational programs as part of field trips
The Louisville Zoo offers educational experiences that provide an opportunity for students to discover natural phenomena in an immersive learning environment.
Raven Run Nature Sanctuary offers free field trips, travel grants
Raven Run Nature Sanctuary near Lexington offers free field trips for classes and transportation grants for Fayette County educators.
How environmental education can lead to novice reduction
The Kentucky Association for Environmental Education's Leigh Cocanougher explains how environmental education may be a tool to help reduce the number of students scoring Novice on statewide testing.
Fayette science teacher named KEA’s 2020 Teacher of the Year
Melanie Trowel, a 7th-grade science teacher at Leestown Middle School (Fayette County), has been named the 2020 Teacher of the Year by the Kentucky Education Association.
KAEE offers teaching resources for environmental educators
The KAEE TREE has been developed as a means to connect educators with professionals who can assist with the integration of environmental concepts into all content areas.
The Arboretum offers classroom experience on ecosystems
The Arboretum, State Botanical Garden of Kentucky is offering a classroom experience in which students can explore connections between plants, other organisms and their environments by designing miniature ecosystems contained within terrariums.
Two Fayette teachers selected for NASA’s airborne astronomy program
Two Fayette County teachers, Heidi Anderson of Locust Trace AgriScience Center and Ashley Rosen of the STEAM Academy, are among 28 teachers chosen for the 2019 NASA Airborne Astronomy Ambassadors program, a professional development for high school science teachers.
