Commissioner extends deadline for JCPS to fill special education position
Kentucky Education Commissioner Wayne Lewis has extended the deadline for Jefferson County Public Schools to hire a chief for exceptional child education services.
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.
Jefferson teacher named KCEC Special Education Teacher of the Year
Marie Owens McNair, a special education teacher at Brooklawn School (Jefferson County), has been named the 2017 Special Education Teacher of the Year by the Kentucky Council for Exceptional Children (KCEC).
Louisville Writing Project plans mini-conference
The Louisville Writing Project will host a mini-conference on writing and reading strategies for K-12 teachers and college professors 16 and on writing college essays Sept. 9 at Davidson Hall on the University of Louisville campus. The workshop will include special strands on writing with special populations, such as special education and ESL students, and a writing workshop in elementary [...]
Two Fayette teaching teams hailed for excellence in co-teaching efforts
The Central Kentucky Educational Cooperative (CKEC) has recognized four Fayette County teachers for their excellence in co-teaching. Third-grade teacher Cara Harris and special education teacher Molly Anderson of Breckinridge Elementary School, and science teacher Kevin Crosby and special education teacher Erica Beegle of Tates Creek High School were named the CKEC Fayette County 2016-17 Outstanding Educators. The teams were selected [...]
Fayette teacher earns appreciation from Korean leadership
Heesung Choi, a special education teacher at The Learning Center at Linlee (Fayette County), recently received a certificate of appreciation at the Consulate General of the Republic of Korea in Chicago to thank her for her devotion and hard work in sharing about Korea with Fayette County students and the Lexington community. Choi teaches an exploratory class at The Learning [...]
KSB students show community ‘we care’
Kentucky School for the Blind students create 55 care packages for Louisville’s homeless.
Making coding more friendly
A Livingston County teacher is introducing special education students to the world of coding through an after-school program, and perhaps opening doors for them along the way.
Relationships key to learning
Kelly Teague of Muhlenberg North Middle School is Kentucky’s Special Education Teacher of the Year.
A special education teacher’s personal journey of discovery
Rowan County’s Allison Slone shares how her son’s diagnosis shaped her view of how teachers are being prepared.