KDE working on new tests, classes and standards revision
It was a busy summer for social studies staff at the Kentucky Department of Education, with civics symposiums and planning for new classes, a new civics test and new standards.
Kentucky Junior Historical Society: Discovering history close to home
The Kentucky Junior Historical Society, as a program of the Kentucky Historical Society, has been serving Kentucky’s students and teachers since the 1960s.
Registration open for Kentucky Junior Historical Society conference
Registration is open for the Kentucky Junior Historical Society (KJHS) Conference Nov. 9-10 at the Thomas D. Clark Center for Kentucky History and the Old State Capitol in Frankfort.
Kentucky Council for the Social Studies to hold annual conference
The Kentucky Council for the Social Studies (KCSS) will hold its annual conference Sept. 14-15 at the Thomas D. Clark Center for Kentucky History in Frankfort. The conference theme is “Exploring Citizenship through Change, Conflict and Collaboration.” Events will include a keynote speech by Larry Paska, executive director for the National Council for the Social Studies; and sessions focusing on [...]
Bullitt teacher named Kentucky History Teacher of the Year
Jennifer Faith, a teacher at Eastside Middle School (Bullitt County), has been named the 2017 Kentucky History Teacher of the Year by the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History. The award is presented to a teacher who finds creative ways to bring history alive in the classroom and in his or her community. “This is such an unbelievable honor,” Faith [...]
History education conference registration open
Registration is open for the Kentucky Historical Society’s 2017 Kentucky History Education Conference for K-12 educators July 13-14 at the Thomas D. Clark Center for Kentucky History in Frankfort.
LaRue teacher named Kentucky’s James Madison Fellow
Kendrick Bryan, a social studies teacher at LaRue County High School, has been selected as Kentucky’s 2017 James Madison Fellow by the James Madison Memorial Fellowship Foundation. The foundation selects one fellow from each state annually. Fellows receive $24,000 to fund graduate education to become outstanding teachers of the United States Constitution at the secondary school level. “I applied for [...]
Incorporate students with disabilities into social studies classrooms
Jessamine County's Ellen Bloyd shares how her district's teachers work together to keep students with moderate to severe disabilities in general education classes with their same-age peers.
Learn about new citizenship test at KDE Civics Symposium
The Kentucky Department of Education will host the 2017 Kentucky Civics Symposium to promote best practices in civic education.
Cincinnati institute focuses on teaching the Holocaust
The Center for Holocaust and Humanity Education and Xavier University will offer the Roma and Sam Kaltman Holocaust Studies for Educators institute June 19-23 at the center in Cincinnati. The institute provides teachers with knowledge and resources to effectively teach the Holocaust in the classroom. The course features local, national and international scholars and experts in the fields of Holocaust, [...]