Seeing students engaged in what they are learning is one of the highlights for any educator, because when students are engaged in the classroom, they are learning more and figuring out how to apply that knowledge to their own world.
Schools around Kentucky focused on agriculture during the spring All in for Ag Education Week, which was held March 16-20.
The hallmarks of All In for Ag Education Week are clear: broadening access to agriculture education, supporting educators, and connecting agriculture to real-life skills.
Superintendents learned more about the Kentucky Department of Education’s (KDE’s) growing list of resources about artificial intelligence (AI) during the Superintendents Webcast on Feb. 10, including a proposed coaching model to assist districts with implementing AI.
Several schools in the Boyle County school district hosted special events on Sept. 15 for All In for Ag Education Week.
Kentucky’s second statewide Agriculture Education Week will be more than teaching students where their food, fuel, and fiber come from. Like the first All In for Ag Education Week last spring, the fall version will also introduce them to career opportunities that agriculture offers and will seek to inspire them to be a part of its future.
Students from across the Commonwealth gathered at the Kentucky State Fair on Aug. 18 to compete in the first-ever School Garden Salsa Challenge.
Leaders with the Kentucky Department of Education (KDE) provided insight into Senate Bill 181, legislation passed in 2025 that governs how school district employees and volunteers can communicate with students, during the Superintendents Webcast on July 15.
The agriculture program at Creekside Elementary allows students in grades K-5 to participate in a variety of different agriculture-related activities.
The school’s elementary and middle school students are getting hands-on experience with growing plants and food such as lettuce, herbs, radishes and microgreens.