Selected to take part in a professional development program, Kourtney Taylor, an educator from Stanford in Lincoln County, said she hopes her achievement will encourage students within her district to get excited about science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) education.
Lt. Gov. Jacqueline Coleman has announced that Holmes Middle School (Covington Independent) is a 2024 award recipient of the National Lieutenant Governors Association (NLGA) Lt. Governors’ STEM Scholarship Program.
Laura Smith, the Shelby County Public Schools engineering teacher, has been named Kentucky’s VEX Coach of the Year. She has been the team’s coach since 2016.
Fidget button jewelry, a project three juniors at Elkhorn Crossing School (Scott County) – Kate Schindler, Jayca Justice, and Sophie Risher – presented during the Samsung Solve for Tomorrow STEM State Competition, was created to help students relieve their anxiety.
To support STEM education, the National Lieutenant Governors Association (NLGA) Lt. Governors’ STEM Scholarship Program will award up to $1,000 to 12 schools in 12 states and territories to support STEM-related programming, projects, equipment, curriculum and other endeavors. The application period is open until March 15, and scholarship applications are welcome from pre-K – 12th grade.
Six schools in Kentucky have been named finalists in the 14th annual Samsung Solve for Tomorrow STEM competition.
Held at the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C., these professional development opportunities provide educators of all disciplines with resources and strategies to effectively integrate primary sources into K-12 classroom teaching.
Students from all over the state gathered at the Kentucky State Capitol on Sept. 19 for an opportunity to present their computer science projects to legislators.
Schools in Scott and Fayette counties and the Ignite Institute in Boone County will receive grants of up to $5.7 million from the Toyota USA Foundation to help prepare students for future science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) careers.
Three Kentucky teachers were selected as National STEM Scholars, a collaborative professional development opportunity for middle school science teachers.