Tag: Ohio Valley Educational Cooperative
Commissioner celebrates innovation in education; emphasizes student readiness
In the 2019 State of Education address Dec. 3, Kentucky Education Commissioner Wayne Lewis issued a call to action to the state’s education community and encouraged education leaders, educators, policymakers and families to work together to ensure each and every student is well-prepared for life and the opportunities of the 21st century economy.
OVEC hosts summit on early childhood education
Educators and others are invited to the Kentucky Leads the Nation Summit on Innovations in Early Childhood, which is scheduled for Oct. 20 at the Muhammad Ali Center in Louisville.
Counselors become too valuable to lose
Most of the college and career readiness counselors hired in 22 districts through a federal grant are still in place, even though the grant has ended.
Kid-FRIENDLy shifts districts, teachers to personalized learning for all
Kentucky is now one of the national leaders in student empowerment due to a $41 million Race-to-the Top-District grant the U.S. Department of Education awarded in 2013 for a project between the Green River Regional Educational Cooperative and the Ohio Valley Educational Cooperative.
It’s time to take a second look at CTE
Too often in the past we’ve thought of career and technical education as being an alternative pathway for students who, for one reason or another, weren’t going to attend a college or a university. It is time for all of us in the Commonwealth to realize that CTE is for everyone.
KY first regional career academy offers students a competitive advantage in...
Incoming high school freshmen from Carroll, Gallatin, Henry, Owen and Trimble Counties now have a groundbreaking choice about where to go to high school.
The...
Call for presenters for learning conference now open
The “Where Ideas Take FLIGHT (Future Lesson Ideas Gathered Here Today)” Institute, sponsored by Bullitt County Public Schools and the Ohio Valley Educational Cooperative,...
Creating a Culture of Innovation Summit planned for Oct. 26-27
School innovation will be the focus of a special summit planned for Louisville later this month.
The Kentucky Department of Education and the eight regional...
Beyond books
Becky Nelson says that, while she’s a library media specialist (LMS), she also considers herself a resource.
“Though I work individually and in groups directly with students, I can teach many more of them through teamwork with their classroom teachers,” said the veteran LMS at Hearn Elementary School (Franklin County). “The library and librarian are resources for all instruction.”
