Number talks in the middle grades
Jefferson County's Stephanie Fields says number talks, which she once thought of as being used in elementary schools, can be a useful tool for the middle school grades.
How I became a student-centered science teacher
Boyd County's Carly Baldwin turned to an idea used by Google to get her students more involved in their own learning.
Four Kentucky teachers receive presidential honors
Four Kentucky mathematics and science teachers are among 213 recipients of the Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching (PAEMST), which is awarded to outstanding K-12 science and mathematics teachers from across the country. Winners are selected by a panel of distinguished scientists, mathematicians and educators following an initial selection process at the state level. The PAEMST winners [...]
Kentucky School for the Blind students author book
Seven students from the Kentucky School for the Blind are hoping to release the first-ever professionally published anthology written by blind and visually-impaired teenagers this fall.
Jefferson County educator studies at Library of Congress
Pam Coomer, library media specialist at Fairdale High School (Jefferson County), was selected from a pool of more than 300 applicants to participate in the Library of Congress Teaching with Primary Sources Summer Teacher Institute.
The Global Human Project offers a 3-2-1 path to global competency
More than 900 students participated in the Walk-A-Mile In My Shoes: A Mock Migration Simulation at Waterfront Park in Louisville last October. The event had a powerful effect on those students.
As, Bs, Cs and Not Yets
Kentucky’s 2016 Elementary School Teacher of the Year Joshua DeWar asks what would happen if schools stopped handing out failing grades.
ATC students help get summer program rolling
Students in Barren County played a key role in readying a bus for the district’s summer reading and meals program.
How classroom conversations grow learners
Jefferson County’s Jennifer Cox shares her thoughts about how getting students to talk more in class can be a good thing.
Japanese language association seeks to connect programs across Kentucky
The Kentucky Association of Japanese Language Teachers seeks to serve the interests and needs of all Japanese teachers in Kentucky at all levels of instruction.