Pictures show that Kentucky kids can do anything
Fayette County middle school teacher and his students are trying to collect 1,000 pictures to remind children that people believe in them.
Fayette teacher honored by Kentucky Youth Assembly
Matt Helton, a social studies teacher at Henry Clay High School (Fayette County), is the Kentucky Youth Assembly’s 2015 Adviser Hall of Fame inductee. Helton was honored at a the KYA conferences last fall, where students from more than 250 middle and high schools participated in a three-day experiential learning program in which students serve as part of a model [...]
Fayette teachers’ association awards scholarship, classroom grants
The Fayette County Education Association (FCEA) has awarded a $500 American Education Week scholarship to Carlos Bess, a behavioral curriculum specialist at Martin Luther King Jr. Academy for Excellence. The award goes to an FCEA member who is pursuing a Rank 2, Rank 1, doctorate or National Board certification. The FCEA also presented five $250 classroom grants to teachers in [...]
Cracking the code
Thousands of students across Kentucky participated in the Hour of Code, a worldwide, hands-on experience in learning to write computer code held as part of Computer Science Education Week.
Fayette school filmmaking club seeks photos for project
Southern Films, the after-school filmmaking club at Southern Middle School (Fayette County), invites schools to participate in its project, “Kentucky Kids Can Do Anything,” by submitting photographs for a mosaic containing 1,000 pictures that will be made available to schools across Kentucky. Duane Keaton, a teacher at Southern Middle, is overseeing the project designed to encourage students and show them [...]
Fayette teacher wins Caring Coach award
Sam Simpson, the football coach and a health and physical education teacher at Henry Clay High School (Fayette County), has been named a recipient of the Caring Coach of the Year award presented by Dove Men+Care Deodorant and the College Football Hall of Fame.Photo submitted Sam Simpson, the football coach and a health and physical education teacher at [...]
Getting their hands on science
Teachers attending the Kentucky Science Teachers Association’s annual conference in Lexington used everything from foam balls and a giant Slinky to a syringe and bag of marshmallows to discover new ways to engage their students.
‘I was supposed to be an architecture major’
Fayette’s Laura Roché, the 2015 Kentucky World Language Association’s Outstanding Teacher, shares her love of French with her students and love of teaching with fellow educators.
Dunbar’s Henning tapped as Drama Teacher of the Year
Alicia Henning of Paul Laurence Dunbar High School (Fayette County) has been named Drama Teacher of the Year by the Kentucky Theatre Association. Henning was honored last week during the Kentucky Theatre Association’s high school festival in Bowling Green. Henning received a bachelor’s degree in theater from Western Kentucky University and worked professionally in theater around the country before becoming [...]
UK event shows high school girls it’s OK to love math
Students and their teachers learned about the possibilities for girls who are interested in mathematics with activities at the High School Mathematics Day for Women.