Educators attend inaugural Kentucky English Learner Leadership Summit
The Kentucky English Learner Leadership Summit is a new, full-day conference for district English learner directors, coordinators and other leaders.
Bowling Green Independent Schools meets refugee, migrant families where they are with Teranga Academy
Teranga Academy (Bowling Green Independent Schools) is designed to support teens and their families who are new to the United States and to American schools. The academy is open to Bowling Green Junior High and Bowling Green High School students who have been in the United States for three years or less, are multilingual and have had their formal education interrupted.
Growing teacher shortages will affect Kentucky students
Thousands of teaching positions in Kentucky schools remain unfilled as the start of a new school year approaches, and the Kentucky Department of Education is working to address the shortage through high school career pathways, college recruitment and alternative certifications
Applications being accepted for 2016 Visiting Teachers from Spain Program
Since 2000, KDE has worked with the Spanish Ministry of Education to help local school districts fill vacant P-12 Spanish and ESL teacher positions, as well as positions for other content areas.
Kentucky Writing Project helping teachers go the extra mile for ELLs
A Kentucky Writing Project workshop provided hands-on ideas, reading and writing strategies and a dose of confidence to teachers working with ELL students.
Visiting Teachers Program bring Spanish/ESL teachers to Kentucky
If your school will need a Spanish or ESL teacher next year, or if you are looking to internationalize your faculty, the Kentucky Department of Education (KDE) can assist you in finding a teacher through our Visiting Teacher from Spain Program. Since 2000, KDE has worked with the Spanish Ministry of Education to help local school districts fill vacant P-12 Spanish [...]
Self-contained classes help English learners learn in English
Intensive language classrooms provide students a safe place to transition to learning in English.