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Lauren Gallicchio is the new social studies consultant for the Kentucky Department of Education.
Lauren Gallicchio is the new social studies consultant for the Kentucky Department of Education.
The University of the Cumberlands is offering a professional learning opportunity for social studies teachers on the 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution on Nov. 12 at its Hutton School of Business in Williamsburg. “The Fourteenth Amendment in American History” will focus on the amendment addressing citizenship rights and equal protection of the laws. The registration deadline is Nov. 4. [...]
Ron Skillern, who has been teaching social studies for more than 30 years, tried to retire in 2014 but he just couldn’t stay away from the classroom.
Marion County English teacher uses content from a social studies class to improve her students’ literacy skills.
The Kentucky Council for the Social Studies is accepting nominations for its 2016 Outstanding Social Studies Teacher Award. The award will be given to a high school social studies teacher. Candidates must have at least three years of teaching experience and must currently be teaching social studies in high school. The nomination deadline is Sept. 23. Click here for more [...]
Kentucky social studies teachers are invited to apply for the University of Louisville McConnell Center Civics Education Program’s 2016-17 Teacher Scholars Program. Participants will debate the legacies of John Adams and Alexander Hamilton, study Shakespeare’s lessons in statesmanship and follow the inauguration of a new president during the nine-month program. A fully funded travel immersion program is scheduled for summer [...]
Bullitt County teacher Doug Henry’s students learn about the past by imagining what could have happened.
Teachers learn how giving up some control prepares students to live and participate in a democratic society.
Henderson County's Amy Kellen shares how she learned that student engagement, by itself, doesn't necessarily mean students are learning more.
Sam Northern was selected as one of the 2016 Lindblad Expeditions and National Geographic Grosvenor Teacher Fellows. Northern, who is a library media specialist at Simpson Elementary School, is one of 35 educators from the United States and Canada to receive this honor.