The power of role-playing games for deeper learning experiences
Three Kentucky educators are using role-playing games, like Dungeons & Dragons, to enrich student learning experiences.
Bowling Green Independent Schools meets refugee, migrant families where they are with Teranga Academy
Teranga Academy (Bowling Green Independent Schools) is designed to support teens and their families who are new to the United States and to American schools. The academy is open to Bowling Green Junior High and Bowling Green High School students who have been in the United States for three years or less, are multilingual and have had their formal education interrupted.
‘Hope and action’: How UK and Fayette County Schools are building the Kentucky teacher workforce
By the time Brie Stalker graduated from the University of Kentucky (UK), she had already been working and learning at Picadome Elementary School (Fayette County) for two years. She couldn’t imagine teaching anywhere else.
KDE’s Commissioner’s Student Advisory Council discuss deeper learning experiences
During the Kentucky Department of Education’s (KDE’s) Commissioner’s Student Advisory Council meeting on Dec. 13, students spoke about their experiences with deeper learning and provided feedback to the department on those experiences.
KDE’s Teachers Advisory Council discuss 2022 Kentucky School Report Card
The Kentucky Department of Education’s (KDE’s) Teachers Advisory Council discussed how to use the Kentucky School Report Card data website during its Dec. 6 meeting.
Early intervention as a child was key for Kentucky Milken Educator Award winner Buskill
With Charlotte Buskill's mother, grandmother and two sisters all educators, she felt she was destined to join the “family business.” “My whole younger childhood was filled with the love of being in a school building,” she said. Now in her sixth year as an educator, Buskill has been at Newton Parrish Elementary School (Owensboro Independent) since 2016. Her ability to ensure the success of every student was recognized by the Milken Family Foundation, which honored her as a Milken Educator Award winner in a surprise ceremony on Nov. 10 at the school.
Kentucky United We Learn Council brings broad stakeholder voice to learning in the state
The Kentucky United We Learn Council, designed to support the state’s vision for the future of public education in Kentucky known as United We Learn, met for the first time in Frankfort on Nov. 29 as part of a two-day convening.
Kentucky Commissioner’s Student Advisory Council members discuss 2021 Youth Risk Behaviors Survey results
Students on the Kentucky Department of Education’s (KDE’s) Commissioner’s Student Advisory Council discussed the results of the 2021 Kentucky Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS) at their Nov. 22 meeting. The YRBS is part of a national effort by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to monitor students’ health-risk behaviors in six priority areas.
Work-based learning as option for postsecondary readiness in Kentucky discussed at SCAAC meeting
The Kentucky Department of Education’s (KDE’s) School Curriculum, Assessment and Accountability Council (SCAAC) discussed work-based learning as an option for showing students are postsecondary ready in Kentucky’s accountability system during its Nov. 15 regular meeting.
Owensboro Innovation Academy representing Kentucky in 2022 National Christmas Tree display
The Kentucky Department of Education has selected the Owensboro Innovation Academy (Owensboro Independent) to represent the Commonwealth in the 2022 National Christmas Tree display.