Ky. History Teacher of the Year brings past to life
Sharon Graves, Kentucky’s History Teacher of Year 2014, engages all her students’ senses to make 8th-grade social studies fun.
Other school professionals test-drive PGES
Hundreds of library media specialists, counselors, speech pathologists, psychologists and instructional coaches are piloting the Other Professional Growth and Effectiveness System before it’s fully implemented for the 2015-16 school year.
Old dwellings bring new understanding of world
A weeklong academy teaches educators how Project Archaeology’s Investigating Shelter curriculum can engage students by giving them the tools to become “nosy people.”
New core standards emphasize ‘doing art’
New National Core Arts Standards, which are making their way through the state’s approval process, could change the way the subject is taught in Kentucky.
Military history lessons go beyond the battle
Six teachers developed 12 lessons using the Kentucky Military History Museum this summer. The lessons, which strive to get students thinking about the military’s role in the state’s history, will be available statewide this fall.
Creating a world-class system of career and technical education
State education leaders consider study recommendations as they focus on how to move Kentucky’s career and technical education into the 21st Century.
History comes alive in arts infused field trips
This summer 45 teachers from across the state spent a week in Frankfort learning how to infuse arts into field trips. By early next year the lesson plans they developed will be available for teachers statewide.
Science education goes outdoors
Classroom science concepts are put into action in the outdoor classroom at Glenn Marshall Elementary (Madison County).
Kentucky Global Schools Network: Learn and launch grants available
Global competence is critical for innovation in the 21st century. The next step for Kentucky’s commitment to college- and career-readiness is to ensure that global-readiness is a part of this strategy. To borrow from a National Education Association policy brief on the issue, this means that students acquire an in-depth knowledge and understanding of international issues and an appreciation of [...]
Creating global minds, cultural competency through high-tech classroom connections
Randy Barrette, a Spanish teacher at Menifee County High School, strives to make his students globally aware by participating in a virtual exchange program with a school in Kabul, Afghanistan.