The annual Kentucky History Education Conference will be held at the Thomas D. Clark Center for Kentucky History in Frankfort on July 12 from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. ET. This year’s theme is Turning Points in History. Women’s and Civil War historian Caroline Janney will present the keynote speech. Among others, presenters will include Eric Jackson and Burke Miller [...]
The 2011-12 school year marks the 50th anniversary of the Kentucky Junior Historical Society (KJHS). Since 1961, KJHS has been positively impacting the lives of Kentucky’s students. KJHS is a membership program administered by the Kentucky Historical Society that connects Kentucky students in kindergarten through grade 12 to Kentucky’s rich history. In KJHS, members have the opportunity to participate in [...]
The September 11: Teaching Contemporary History online conference will be Aug. 3-4. This conference is free to all teachers and school administrators. Educators will be able to view the online conference live and interact with panelists and other teachers who are online. Each session of the conference will last 50-75 minutes. All sessions will be recorded and posted for teachers [...]
The Kentucky Historical Society (KHS) announced recently that Donnie Wilkerson, a teacher at Jamestown Elementary School (Russell County) has been named the 2011 Kentucky History Teacher of the Year. Wilkerson has been teaching at Jamestown Elementary for seven years after a diverse career that included owning several businesses and serving as the mayor of Jamestown from 1993-98. […]
The Kentucky State Parks Recreation, Environment and Cultural History (REACH) Camp is an overnight educational program for school groups. Trained naturalists and recreational staff design custom programs to help encourage student interest in nature, history and outdoor activities. This offers an innovative way to teach students about Kentucky’s cultural, natural and historical resources. The camps can be tailored to a [...]
Kentucky Chautauqua programs allow students to experience Kentucky and U.S. history brought to life in the classroom and offers interaction between the character and students during the program that not only enhances the learning experience, but engages students. While they learn about the past they can apply what they learn to present-day topics and issues. Included in this experience are: [...]
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