A new Kentucky Educational Television School Video Project (KETSVP) Challenge focuses on the 2016 election. Student-produced videos related to the election may be submitted. Suggested formats for videos include mock debates, a history of the election process, famous presidents, candidate biographies, an explanation of the electoral college, important election issues and student/teacher interviews. The challenge is open through Nov. 18, [...]
Kentucky Educational Television recently announced the creation of the John R. Hall Endowment for Education, which will raise $2 million to support education in Kentucky. Named in honor of John R. Hall, former CEO of Ashland Oil (now Ashland Inc.) and a longtime supporter of KET, the endowment already has raised $1.3 million. In future years, annual proceeds from the [...]
While the legislature was focused this session on how to deal with the state’s underfunded pension systems, a few education bills made it into law.
Kentucky Educational Television is partnering with the Kentucky Department of Education to create and provide resources to meet the needs of Kentucky teachers and students.
Thirteen Kentucky public school teachers have been selected to participate in the 2016 PBS LearningMedia Digital Innovators program. The program, which is in its fourth year, honors tech-savvy K-12 educators from across the country who serve as leaders in the use of educational technology and incorporation of digital media into their classrooms. Educators were selected based on videos and written essays [...]
Kentucky Educational Television will host “Echoes and Reflections: Leaders in Holocaust Education,” a professional development program for middle and high school teachers, March 17 in Lexington. Echoes and Reflections is a comprehensive Holocaust education program that prepares educators to teach about the Holocaust in a way that stimulates engagement and critical thinking and allows students to see its relevance to [...]
Kentucky Educational Television has introduced an online professional development course that provides teachers with the tools to facilitate student video production at all levels across the curriculum. “Classroom Video Production” is an introductory course in which participants will learn about video production techniques, basic equipment needs, production roles and careers. Teachers and the KET production team will guide and inspire [...]
Kentucky Educational Television will present “College Financial Aid Call-In 2016,” a live, one-hour special edition of “Education Matters” to offer help in navigating the college financial aid process. The program will air at 9 p.m. ET Jan. 11 on KET and will stream live online at KET.org/live. The program will be hosted by Bill Goodman and will feature a panel [...]
Applications are being accepted for the PBS LearningMedia Digital Innovators program, which recognizes K-12 teachers and administrators who excel at using technology and digital media to support student learning and serve as leaders in educational technology. During the 2016-17 school year, Digital Innovators will receive year-long professional development opportunities, including virtual trainings on digital best practices, access to exclusive resources [...]
Teams of two to three teachers are invited to participate in a mathematics training session presented by Kentucky Educational Television on June 19 in Lexington. The training will be led by nationally recognized mathematics educator and writer Linda Sheffield, who will lead a hands-on workshop on fraction multiplication and division and proportional reasoning. The day will include an introduction to [...]