Tricia Shelton By Tricia Shelton tricia.shelton@boone.kyschools.us The Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) and the Framework for K-12 Science Education articulate a beautiful vision for our students. The overarching goal of the standards is a coherent and rigorous science education for all students that enables them to be critical consumers of science and attain the scientific literacy necessary to [...]
Small school finds ways to collaborate, provide appropriate interventions and prepare students for success.
Grant helps teachers bring in those who live art to share art with students.
More classrooms are turning to co-teaching to improve instruction.
Recently I was asked to be a part of a discussion panel on teacher leadership, and in an attempt to prepare for the panel, I’ve spent this past week reflecting on the idea of leadership itself. I used to think of leadership as a solitary act – that some stand-out individual must somehow transcend the crowd in [...]
Districts ready for new school year following spring tornados.
Districts are getting younger students better prepared for school by working with outside agencies.
Kentucky education leaders are joining state and district school chiefs, union leaders and school board leaders from 41 states and more than 100 school districts in Cincinnati this week to share innovative ideas and successful policies that strengthen the teaching profession, from recruiting new candidates to retaining talent already in the classroom. The U.S. Department of Education, in partnership with the American [...]
Plenary session videos from the Council on Postsecondary Education’s national forum on the Common Core State Standards are now available via the Council’s channel on YouTube. The videos highlight implementation successes, challenges and next steps by state and national speakers, and are accessible from the links below. Fireside Chat with Kentucky’s Education Leaders What Would Statewide Collaboration Look Like in a [...]