Making connections that change lives
Fern Creek High School’s Ivy Plus Academy is helping students get into and pay for colleges that they never imagined they could attend.
Grant development workshops scheduled in Louisville
The Grant Training Center is offering workshops on writing proposals for National Science Foundation (NSF) and National Institutes of Health (NIH) grants March 27-28 at the University of Louisville. “Writing/Designing NSF Proposals” on March 27 and “Writing/Designing NIH Proposals” on March 28 are designed to help participants transform their ideas into fundable grants. The overall strategic plan for writing grants [...]
Clements award recognizes high school history, civics teachers
Applications are now being accepted for the Earle C. Clements Innovation in Education Award for Civics and History Teachers, which recognizes promising and innovative Kentucky high school history or civics teachers. Three teachers will be chosen by an independent review panel for the awards, which are presented by the National Archives and the University of Kentucky Wendell H. Ford Public [...]
Writing summer institute, workshop coming to Murray
The Purchase Area Writing Project is accepting applications for its summer institute for teachers and for its writing workshop for high school students this summer at Murray State University. PAWP Summer Institute The Purchase Area Writing Project (PAWP) Summer Institute, which gives teachers the opportunity to develop and hone their ability to improve students’ writing skills, will be June 5-23. [...]
Warren County ATC to receive national award
The Warren County Area Technology Center (ATC) has been named a winner of the Excellence in Action award from Advance CTE, a national nonprofit career and technical education organization. The school’s automotive technology program will be recognized in the transportation and logistics career cluster. The On Track car-building program, a partnership with the Bowling Green Area Chamber of Commerce in [...]
Kentucky Storytelling Conference seeks workshop proposals
The Kentucky Storytelling Conference is accepting workshop and pre-conference session proposals on any aspect of storytelling for the conference, scheduled for Nov. 3-4 at the Hotel Louisville. Workshop presenters will receive free conference registration and are paid an honorarium. The submission deadline is April 1. Click here for more information.
KSB accepting nominations for distinguished service award
The Kentucky School for the Blind is accepting nominations for the Paul J. Langan Distinguished Service Award, which is given to a Kentucky resident or former Kentuckian who displays qualities that have had a strong, positive influence on KSB and on the lives of persons who are blind or visually impaired. The award, established in 1992, honors Langan, who was [...]
Science award program encourages exploration in cancer research
High school students who are interested in cancer research may apply for the Emperor Science Award program, an initiative designed to empower high school students to become the next generation of cancer researchers. PBS LearningMedia and Stand Up To Cancer will choose 100 students each year for at least three years to work alongside an esteemed university-level research scientist on [...]
Fayette high school teacher receives service award
Kelly Mayes Kelly Mayes of Bryan Station High School (Fayette County) has received the 2017 Outstanding Service Award from the Kentucky chapter of the American String Teachers Association. Mayes has worked five years at Bryan Station, where she is assistant orchestra director and co-leader of the StationARTS program. She also teaches 4th- and 5th-grade orchestra at Cardinal Valley [...]
Fayette elementary teacher honored by KMEA
Lisse Lawson Lisse Lawson of Rosa Parks Elementary School (Fayette County) has been named the 2017 Elementary Teacher of the Year by the Kentucky Music Educators Association. Lawson is in her 13th year as general music teacher and chorus director at Rosa Parks. Overall, she has taught 24 years in Fayette, Bourbon and Jessamine counties. In addition to [...]