The Northern Kentucky Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NKCTM) will hold its fall mini-conference Nov. 17 at Dixie Heights High School in Crestview Hills. NKCTM board members will present at the conference on K-2 numeracy; Desmos in the K-12 mathematics classroom; focus, coherence and rigor in the K-6 mathematics classroom; and implanting your own K-16 Amazing Mathematical Race. The registration [...]
Dennis Minnis Dennis Minnis, a physical education teacher at North Bullitt High School (Bullitt County), has been named the 2016 Elementary School Physical Education Teacher of the Year by the Kentucky Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance (KAHPERD). Minnis spent 12 years at Bullitt County’s Maryville Elementary School before moving to North Bullitt High this summer. [...]
The Southeast/South Central Educational Cooperative (SESC) will hold two professional learning opportunities in November at The Corbin Center in Corbin: “Speed of Trust,” Nov. 10 – Stephen M.R. Covey will give a presentation on his best-selling book, “The Speed of Trust,” on the importance of trust in today’s leadership environment and offer suggested strategies for daily implementation. Click here for [...]
Fittous is offering a scholarship for high school and college students who create an infographic about health, fitness or nutrition with a short essay explaining it or research and create an essay on fitness, health or well-being. The winner will receive a $500 scholarship. The application deadline is July 31. Click here for more information.
The Kentucky Educational Development Corporation (KEDC) has been awarded the Academies for American History and Civics grant for Project HEART (History Education through Advanced Research and Technology). This is the only history/civics grant funded by the U.S. Department of Education (USED), and KEDC was the only program in the country awarded this grant. The three-year award that will offer an [...]
The Kentucky Association of School Administrators, the Kentucky Association of School Councils and Houghton Mifflin Harcourt will host two professional learning opportunities Nov. 1-2 in Lexington and Hopkinsville featuring growth mindset speaker David Dockterman. Dockterman is a nationally recognized pioneer in the development and implementation of technology for classroom instruction. Mindsets are beliefs about yourself and your most basic qualities. [...]
In November, the Kentucky Department of Education will hold seven regional dual credit training sessions designed for guidance counselors, high school principals, instructional supervisors, superintendents and other district decision makers involved with dual credit. Participants can learn more about implementation of dual credit programming in their schools and districts alongside partners from their region. The free sessions will cover several [...]
Nominations are open for LifeChanger of the Year, an award sponsored by the National Life Group Foundation that honors K-12 public and private school educators and employees from around the country who are making a difference in the lives of students by exemplifying excellence, positive influence and leadership. Anyone may nominate any full-time K-12 school employee for the award. Winners [...]
LawnStarter is offering a scholarship geared toward promotion of entrepreneurship to current or incoming college students enrolled in two-year, four-year or graduate programs. Students must send a transcript, resume and essay with their application. A $1,000 scholarship is awarded twice each year during the fall and spring semesters. The application deadline is Dec. 31 for the spring semester scholarship; the [...]
The University of the Cumberlands is offering a professional learning opportunity for social studies teachers on the 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution on Nov. 12 at its Hutton School of Business in Williamsburg. “The Fourteenth Amendment in American History” will focus on the amendment addressing citizenship rights and equal protection of the laws. The registration deadline is Nov. 4. [...]