Bring history smArts to your school
The Kentucky Historical Society brings standards-based, art-infused history lessons to your classroom.
Southeastern Theatre Conference’s teachers institute delivers practicality
Southeastern Theatre Conference’s annual institute offers seminars for educators and artists, a full day of demonstrations, inspiration and hands-on learning to take back to the classroom or theater.
Artist-educators highlighted in recent exhibit
The “We Teach-We Create” exhibition emphasized that art teachers are not only educators, but also practicing artists.
Jessamine County art teacher explains why he teaches
Miles Johnson, president of the Kentucky Art Education Association and art teacher at Hattie C. Warner Elementary School (Jessamine County), recorded a short video explaining why he became an art teacher.
Arts initiative offers grants to eastern, western Kentucky schools
Schools in eastern and western Kentucky may request funding for arts in education programs through the Delta Dental Making Smiles Happen Arts in Education Initiative. The program, which provided enriching arts experiences for 17,500 students in eastern Kentucky and Jefferson County in its first year, has been expanded to provide arts in education programs for an estimated 10,000 additional students [...]
KDE announces new regional arts specialists
The Kentucky Department of Education has started a new program of regional arts specialists. Teachers, schools and districts will be able to utilize these individuals as an arts resource for their school and district.
New funding sources available for the arts
Within the Every Student Succeeds Act, terminology such as “well-rounded” is utilized to describe the expectations for a child’s educational needs. With both the arts and music being a part of this definition, new sources of funding have become available to support these content areas.
Performance earns a Blue Ribbon at SCAPA
Though the school is known for its performing arts, academics are also important at the Fayette County school.
Workshop spotlights summer program on female identity
Educators concerned about the effect of the media’s representation of young men and women have an opportunity to explore this idea through the arts at a workshop March 19 in Lexington sponsored by The Girl Project. The workshop offers both EILA and professional development hours. Click here for more information. Girls in central Kentucky have an opportunity to participate in [...]
Kentucky teachers going for Grammy gold
Two state teachers among 10 finalists up for the Music Educator Award.