Jacob Ball Jacob Ball, a teacher at Locust Trace AgriScience Center (Fayette County), has successfully completed the annual National Agriscience Teachers Ambassador Academy in Phoenix. He joins 369 other teachers from across the country who have earned the distinction of Agriscience Teacher Ambassador after the highly competitive process. The academy is a professional development institute managed by the [...]
Anna Sullinger, a family and consumer sciences teacher at Beaumont Middle School (Fayette County), has received the 2017 Spirit of Advising Award from the Family, Career and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA). The award, which is given to one FCCLA chapter adviser from each state, recognizes advisers who are constantly faithful and often working quietly behind the scenes to ensure [...]
Three Kentucky high school teachers are the winners of the 2017 Earle C. Clements Innovation in Education Awards from the National Archives and the University of Kentucky Libraries Wendell H. Ford Public Policy Research Center. Amy Madsen of George Rogers Clark High School (Clark County), Steven Riley of Henry Clay High School (Fayette County) and Whitney Walker of Lafayette High School (Fayette County) [...]
The Kentucky Council for the Social Studies (KCSS) will hold its annual conference Sept. 14-15 at the Thomas D. Clark Center for Kentucky History in Frankfort. The conference theme is “Exploring Citizenship through Change, Conflict and Collaboration.” Events will include a keynote speech by Larry Paska, executive director for the National Council for the Social Studies; and sessions focusing on [...]
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 [...]
Kathy Fryman, a custodian for Augusta Independent schools, is the winner of the 2017 Fred Award from the Kentucky Association of School Administrators (KASA). Inspired by Fred Shea, the subject of Mark Sanborn’s bestseller, “The Fred Factor,” the award honors critical non-administrative staff members who often aren’t recognized. It recognizes an individual who exudes a Fred-like spirit of service, innovation and [...]
A Nelson County teacher helps educators reclaim some of the up to 90 hours she says are lost to transitions during the school year.
Kalem Grasham, the former principal at Garrard County High School, and Jerry Gels, director of innovative programs for Boone County schools, have been chosen as 2017 Administrators of the Year by the Kentucky Association of School Administrators (KASA). Grasham was named the School-Level Administrator of the Year, while Gels was named the District-Level Administrator of the Year. They were recognized [...]
Bob Rogers, former superintendent of Murray Independent schools, has been given the 2017 Kentucky Association of School Administrators (KASA) Distinguished Service Award. The award has been presented annually since 1973 to a retired or retiring school administrator who has exhibited exemplary education leadership ability and has brought honor to his or her colleagues, his or her profession and to himself [...]
The National Science Teachers Association (NSTA) is offering a collection of free resources about the Aug. 21 solar eclipse, which can be seen as a total eclipse in 25 Kentucky counties and as a partial eclipse in the balance of the state. Among the items available is “An Observer’s Guide to Viewing the 2017 Total Solar Eclipse,” which provides information [...]