Applications are open for The National WWII Museum Summer Teacher Institute, a professional learning opportunity for high school social studies teachers that includes a week-long seminar at the museum in New Orleans in July 2017 and a trip to Normandy, France, in July 2018. The program focuses on strategies for teaching about World War II in Europe. The lead scholar [...]
A new year is fast approaching. Take a look at the professional learning available in December.
Trimble is one of 26 Carroll County School District teachers participating in a cutting-edge grant through the Kentucky Department of Education to increase student achievement in STEM subjects by increasing collaboration between postsecondary institutions and K-12 teachers and administrators.
The University of Kentucky Confucius Institute (UKCI) will offer four one-day seminars in its China Studies for Kentucky Teachers program beginning in December. Topics will be Chinese religions and philosophies, Chinese art, Chinese literature and Chinese history. The seminars are designed to enrich social studies teachers’ knowledge of the topics so they can be integrated into their classrooms. The first [...]
Primary Source – a global learning provider – is conducting a free, online book discussion for educators 7-8:15 p.m. ET on Jan. 10.
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Robert Kaplinsky’s, a mathematics teacher specialist in California, says teachers can open their classroom doors and inspire each other to build a culture of continuous improvement.
The Southeast/South Central Educational Cooperative (SESC) will hold two professional learning opportunities in November at The Corbin Center in Corbin: “Speed of Trust,” Nov. 10 – Stephen M.R. Covey will give a presentation on his best-selling book, “The Speed of Trust,” on the importance of trust in today’s leadership environment and offer suggested strategies for daily implementation. Click here for [...]
The Kentucky Educational Development Corporation (KEDC) has been awarded the Academies for American History and Civics grant for Project HEART (History Education through Advanced Research and Technology). This is the only history/civics grant funded by the U.S. Department of Education (USED), and KEDC was the only program in the country awarded this grant. The three-year award that will offer an [...]
The Kentucky Association of School Administrators, the Kentucky Association of School Councils and Houghton Mifflin Harcourt will host two professional learning opportunities Nov. 1-2 in Lexington and Hopkinsville featuring growth mindset speaker David Dockterman. Dockterman is a nationally recognized pioneer in the development and implementation of technology for classroom instruction. Mindsets are beliefs about yourself and your most basic qualities. [...]