The Kentucky Department of Education (KDE) is seeking biology teachers to work on the development of new end-of-course assessments for biology that align with the Kentucky Academic Standards for Science. Applicants must be available for meetings Aug. 24-26 in Frankfort. They will receive a $250 stipend plus travel expenses; the cost of a substitute teacher for Aug. 24-25 will be [...]
Shelby County's Katie Strange shares her experience with Design Thinking, which is a way for students to identify a problem in their lives and work collaboratively to solve it.
Kentucky science teachers tried something new this year, and there is little doubt that the through-course task component of the new Science Assessment System can make a big difference in science education across the Commonwealth.
Washington County Elementary School staff are moving in a direction that will bring their school into alignment with the Kentucky Academic Standards for Science.
Washington County science teachers work to improve instruction and assessment across the state and nation with formative assessment practices.
Help your students understand winter weather with these explanations and experiments from the Kentucky Academy of Science.
Kentucky’s new science assessment system will go beyond a summative test to measure students’ understanding of the standards.
The Kentucky Science Assessment System Through Course Task Resource Bank is now available with at least one task at each grade level (kindergarten through high school). Additional tasks will be added as they become available for at least two tasks per grade level. These tasks can be accessed through SharePoint here. These tasks are only available through SharePoint for Kentucky educators; login [...]
A Warren County teacher is participating in a program that will help develop materials and resources for STEM classrooms.
In order to provide common messaging related to the Science Assessment System, KDE has scheduled orientation sessions across the Commonwealth. Each of the sessions is comprised of a half day orientation for administrators and a full day of learning for teachers.