Tag: Kentucky Education Association
Student drawings show why teacher diversity matters in Kentucky
About a year ago, someone from the Kentucky Education Association reached out to our office and asked if we would like to display the drawings our public school students did as part of their Difference Makers Art Contest. As those drawings were recently being taken down, it got me thinking about how they connect to the department’s efforts on teacher diversity and teacher recruitment.
Paducah paraeducator named 2021 Educational Support Professional of the Year
Chiffon Winston, a paraeducator who teaches digital literacy to 1st- through 5th-graders at McNabb Elementary (Paducah Independent), has been awarded the 2021 Educational Support Professional of the Year Award presented by the Kentucky Education Association (KEA).
Kenton County educator named 2021 Kentucky Education Association’s Teacher of the...
Leann Lewis, a 9th-grade English teacher at Simon Kenton High School (Kenton County), has been awarded the 2021 Kentucky Education Association (KEA) Teacher of the Year Award.
Kentucky celebrates 82 new National Board Certified Teachers during virtual ceremony
Kentucky recognized 82 teachers newly certified by the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards during a Feb. 11 virtual ceremony. Another group of NBCTs is expected to be announced in late February, adding to Kentucky’s total.
KDE’s Education Continuation Task Force looks at re-opening guidance document
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues, members of the Education Continuation Task force met virtually May 18 to discuss the guidance document released by the Kentucky Department of Education (KDE) about questions schools and districts should consider when they are making plans for how to restart school for the 2020-2021 school year.
CARES Act funding, student re-entry for next school year discussed by...
At its May 4 virtual meeting, the Education Continuation Task Force discussed ways that Kentucky educational partners can assist school districts in pandemic recovery efforts as they receive Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act funding.
Let’s TALK conference to be held in Lexington
Registration is open for the Let’s TALK: Conversations About Effective Teaching conference June 12-13 at Edythe J. Hayes Middle School in Lexington. The conference...
Underdog – My pathway to teacher leadership
Knox County's Beth Lovett shares her story of how she became a teacher leader and how other teachers can find their own leadership path.
Let’s TALK conference seeking presenters
Teachers are encouraged to submit proposals to be presenters at the Kentucky Education Association's Let’s TALK: Conversations About Effective Teaching conference June 12-13 at...
Fitting in
Elementary teachers learn how to fit science instruction into a pencil box and the school day.
