Education Professional Standards Board welcomes two new members
Gov. Andy Beshear has appointed two new members to the Education Professional Standards Board (EPSB): Nicholas Pace of Lexington and Elizabeth Dinkins of Louisville.
EPSB begins series to spotlight Kentucky educator preparation programs
The Education Professional Standards Board (EPSB) has added a new standing item to its meetings to spotlight Kentucky’s educator preparation programs and highlight the innovative practices occurring within these programs across the commonwealth.
KDE’s Teachers Advisory Council discusses advocacy efforts for educator retention with 2023 Kentucky Teacher of the Year
2023 Kentucky Teacher of the Year Mandy Perez joined the Kentucky Department of Education’s (KDE) Teachers Advisory Council (TAC) on March 7 to discuss advocacy efforts related to teacher retention.
Work of Jefferson STEAM partnership to be showcased
Bellarmine University and the Jefferson County schools’ STEAM partnership will host a STEAM Maker Faire on April 21 on the Bellarmine campus in Louisville. The event will feature the work of students from five elementary schools involved in the two-year STEAM program. Mathematics teachers are specifically invited to attend, but the free event is open to all ages and will [...]
Bellarmine hosts free symposium on science behind climate change
Bellarmine University’s Center for Regional Environmental Studies is hosting a free public symposium on climate change Sept. 22. Advance registration, available online at http://buclimate.eventbrite.com/, is required. The symposium, funded by a grant from NASA Kentucky’s Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research, is open to anyone wishing to hear directly from scientists involved in climate change research. Teachers attending the event [...]