Shericka Smith Shericka Smith, a social worker at Tates Creek High School (Fayette County), has been named Kentucky’s 2016 School Social Worker of the Year. Smith received the award Oct. 20 during the Kentucky Association of School Social Work (KASSW) conference in Frankfort and will be recognized at the Midwest School Social Work conference Oct. 27-28 in Lisle, [...]
Burgin Independent is partnering with a nearby Kentucky Utilities power generating station to help students study energy and power.
The Kentucky Storytelling Conference will be Nov. 4-5 at the Pike County Public Library District, Lee Avenue Branch, in Pikeville. The event includes featured storytellers Jonatha and Harold Wright, who specialize in Japanese, Ohio and Ohio Appalachian stories of all genres; as well as workshops on various aspects of storytelling, storytelling concerts, open-mic sessions and a competitive StorySlam. Advance registration [...]
The Office of the Secretary of State’s 2016-17 Essay and Slogan Contest is accepting student entries The contest helps students get engaged in the democratic process and demonstrate a commitment to active citizenship. The slogan contest is open to students in grades 6-8; the essay contest is for students in grades 9-12. Cash prizes will be awarded to students in [...]
The Steele-Reese Foundation is accepting applications for grant proposals from organizations benefiting Appalachian Kentucky in the areas of elementary, secondary and early childhood education. The foundation will consider applications ranging from $5,000 to $50,000. The application deadline is March 1. Click here for more information. A live webinar offering tips for submitting a successful application to the 2017 Kentucky program [...]
Kentucky Educational Television (KET) received two awards from the National Educational Telecommunications Association (NETA) at NETA’s recent annual professional development conference in Baltimore. “News Quiz,” KET’s long-running current events program aimed at students in grades 4-8, won a 2016 NETA award in the instructional media – broadcast program category. “Exploraciones,” KET’s new multimedia collection of online tools for teaching Spanish [...]
Lynn T. Poe, the principal at Julius Marks Elementary School (Fayette County) has been recognized by the National Association of Elementary School Principals (NAESP) as part of its 2016 Class of National Distinguished Principals during National Principals Month. Poe has 13 years of experience as a principal and has spent the past three years at Julius Marks Elementary. She was [...]
The National Center for Women and Information Technology (NCWIT) is accepting applications for its Award for Aspirations in Computing, which honors young women who are active and interested in computing and technology. The competition is open to girls in grades 9-12. Recipients are selected for their outstanding aptitude and interest in computing, proven leadership ability, academic performance and plans for [...]
The University of Kentucky’s Department of Biology and the Friends of the Lexington Public Library will present a panel discussion on genetics and genomics Oct. 19 at the Lexington Public Library Central Library. The discussion is designed to engage the general public in current topics in genetics and genomics, such as genome editing and manipulation, agricultural genetics, genetically modified organism [...]
The Kentucky Council of Teachers of English/Language Arts is accepting proposals for its annual conference Feb. 24-25 at Embassy Suites Lexington. The conference theme is “Amplified & Enriched: KY ELA Teachers as Change Agents.” Click here for more information.