Tag: leadership
Nominate a student for the Billy Michal Student Leadership Award
Educators are invited to nominate a student in grades 8-12 for the chance to win a trip to the National WWII Museum’s American Spirit Awards. The award ceremony will be held on June 9-10 in New Orleans.
Check out two free leadership programs
Lead2Feed is a leadership program that nurtures a new generation of leaders – the ones sitting in your classroom and school – while working to meet a community need through project management, decision-making and teamwork.
Preparing to build relationships and character
Jessica Dueñas, the 2019 Kentucky Teacher of the Year, shares how she spent her summer preparing herself to be the type of leader she wants her students to be at the new W.E.B. DuBois Academy.
A different way to get students to buy in
Fleming County's Amy Bolar said when you are trying to get student buy-in, it might be best to focus your efforts on a particular small set of students.
MLK commission offers leadership awards, student contests
Nominations are open for the inaugural Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Adult and Youth Leadership Awards, presented by the Martin Luther King Jr. State Commission to recognize adult and youth leaders in Kentucky who embody King’s life and work.
How KDE is staying busy during the summer months
As an educator, the one question I hear more than almost any other is, “Do you get the summers off?” In a word, no.
McConnell Center hosts Young Leaders Academy for students
Students who will enter grades 11-12 in fall 2017 may apply for the McConnell Center’s Young Leaders Academy, a summer residential leadership conference June...
Nominations accepted for Martin Luther King Jr. Leadership Award
Nominations are open for the inaugural Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Leadership Award, presented by the Martin Luther King Jr. State Commission to recognize...
Applications open for CTEPS leadership program
Applications are being accepted for the Kentucky Network to Transform Teaching’s Classroom Teachers Enacting Positive Solutions (CTEPS) program. The program is a year-long, compensated...
All teachers can be leaders
Sarah Reed, Kentucky's 2015 Teacher of the Year, says teachers' voices matter -- both in the classroom and in shaping public policy.
