Kentucky's public schools are increasingly shifting their focus to more practical learning experiences, engaging students in deeper lesson plans that build off prior knowledge and help students apply what they learn to real-world challenges.
Deeper learning. It is a current flashpoint in education. The term is misused and misunderstood, and often results in a focus on the learning experience itself rather than the learning. This is particularly interesting to me recently as I’ve been looking at “learning” in the context of how we use the word.
Beginning July 1, Carmen Coleman will serve as OVEC’s chief of transformational learning and leading. This role includes leading OVEC’s Deeper Learning initiative and other strategies to impact the more than 9,500 educators who serve the OVEC region.
Melanie Callahan was named the 2020 Elementary School Teacher of the Year and Matt Kaufmann was named the 2020 High School Teacher of the Year
The Kentucky Association of School Administrators (KASA) is offering a professional learning program on deeper learning March 2 at the Galt House Hotel in Louisville. Deeper learning develops competencies that enable graduating students to be college- and career-ready and make maximum use of their knowledge and skills. “Deeper Learning: Leadership from Accidental to Intentional” will introduce educators to the basic [...]