Teaching teamwork through TV
Boyle County's Kate Fryar helped her 9th-grade students learn how to communicate and work together by getting them to create and film a TV pilot.
What Statistics in Schools can do for teachers
Teachers looking for meaningful assignments that include statistics across a wide range of subjects can find all of that and more by using activities from the Statistics in Schools program.
Inquiring minds
Boyle County schools have expanded inquiry-based learning to multiple subjects and grade levels as part of a pilot project that educators hope will help students develop critical thinking skills.
Reading the music
Making connections between music and literacy can benefit students’ understanding of both, teachers learn at Arts Integration Academy.
English 2 and Algebra 2 teachers sought to help develop EOC field tests
The kick off for developing new End of Course Assessments for English 2 and Algebra 2 – which will be field tested in the spring of 2018 – will take place in July.
Murray State accepting applications for doctorate program
Murray State University is accepting applications for its doctor of arts in English pedagogy program, a degree that fosters the development of master English educators from elementary through college levels. The program may be completed in as few as three years and is available on campus or online. The degree is a 48-hour, practice-based degree that embeds advanced coursework in [...]
Proposals sought for English teachers’ conference
The Kentucky Council of Teachers of English/Language Arts is accepting proposals for its annual conference Feb. 24-25 at Embassy Suites Lexington. The conference theme is “Amplified & Enriched: KY ELA Teachers as Change Agents.” Click here for more information.
Law and order attracts students to program at Scott County school
Scott County students get an in-depth look at law and justice in a unique three-course program.
High expectations are met at Blue Ribbon School
Beechwood uses vertical alignment to foster ACT and overall success.
Transitional courses paying off at East Carter High School
Students missing benchmarks are getting extra help with transitional courses.