Trimble County senior wins STLP award for travel map that helps preserve history
A Trimble County senior has won a state award for a digital travel map that helps preserve her rural county’s history.
Portable weather station for pilots wins Atherton High School students STLP prize
A portable weather station to help pilots won Atherton High School students the Best Technical Project in Kentucky Award at the 2023 Kentucky Student Technology Leadership Program state championship. The STLP championship was held on April 19 at Central Bank Center in Lexington.
STLP encourages students to find answers to real-life challenges
In April, I had the privilege of seeing student learning in action at the 2023 Student Technology Leadership Program (STLP) State Championship.
2023 Kentucky STLP event breaks records, recognizes student achievement in technology
A record-breaking crowd attended Kentucky's Student Technology Leadership Program (STLP) State Championship on April 19.
STLP projects bring 21st century skills to Kentucky family farms
Trimble County High School students Luke Mullins and Zach Burkhardt were raised on family farms in rural north central Kentucky just like the generations before them. Their school’s student technology leadership program (STLP) gave them the opportunity to explore how to improve their farm operations.
Ashland Middle School students use STLP state championship project to help Alzheimer’s patients
Caroline Yates, an 8th grade student at Ashland Middle School (Ashland Independent), wanted to use her student technology leadership program (STLP) project to explore an issue close to her family - Alzheimer’s.
State championship STLP project helps Russell-McDowell students connect to their community
Fifth-grade student Zander Everman from Russell-McDowell Intermediate School (Russell Independent) felt like a lot of his peers used the Greenup County War Memorial as a playground, with no real context on the history or significance of the memorial. Everman, alongside classmates Zaina Razak and Jimmylee Mullins, wanted to change that.
State champions recognized during 2022 Kentucky STLP championship
Kentucky’s Student Technology Leadership Program (STLP) State Championship was held in person last month for the first time in three years. Four state champions were named in elementary, middle and high school, as well as an overall winner.
KBE holds regular meeting at the Kentucky Student Technology Leadership Program State Championship
The Kentucky Board of Education held its April regular meeting at the Kentucky Student Technology Leadership Program (STLP) state championship on April 20. The board members toured the STLP projects and challenges and also received an update on the Lt. Governor’s student mental health work.
Interim Commissioner Kevin C. Brown’s May 15 letter to families
As this school year draws to a close, I’d like to thank you on behalf of KDE staff and the education profession for your assistance in ensuring Kentucky students continued to learn during the extraordinary circumstances brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic. We understand the pressures you are facing as you balance caring for children, helping them learn and, in many cases, continuing your own work.