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Workshop offered on instruction and assessment data

The Kentucky Association for Assessment Coordinators will host the Scott Trimble Workshop on Instruction and Assessment on Oct. 17-18 at the Galt House Hotel in Louisville. The conference focuses on using instruction and assessment data to guide classrooms, schools and districts toward continuous improvement and is open to teachers, administrators, district assessment coordinators, building assessment coordinators and superintendents. Click here [...]

By |2020-10-13T10:15:06-04:00September 15, 2016|

McCracken librarian a candidate for ALA president

Terri Grief, the school librarian at McCracken County High School, is a candidate for the 2018-19 presidency of the American Library Association (ALA). An ALA member for 19 years, Grief served as the 2013-14 president of the American Association for School Librarians (AASL) and has been a member of ALA Council as the Kentucky chapter councilor (2003-05), AASL division councilor (2010-13), [...]

By |2016-09-09T08:15:41-04:00September 8, 2016|

Oldham teacher selected for Global Classrooms program

Lori Foster, a world language teacher at Oldham County High School, has been selected to participate in the 2016-17 program cycle of the Teachers for Global Classrooms Program (TGC), a program of the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs of the U.S. Department of State administered by IREX. Foster is among 76 Teachers for Global Classrooms Fellows from 34 states [...]

By |2016-09-08T08:28:50-04:00September 8, 2016|

Free lesson plans focus on importance of local government

The Kentucky League of Cities (KLC) is offering a series of lesson plans targeted to elementary school students in conjunction with City Government Month in September, during which KLC hopes to educate the public about the importance of local government through an awareness campaign. The program consists of 15 lesson plans that are designed for grades 3-5, but can be [...]

By |2016-09-07T13:34:39-04:00September 8, 2016|

Kentucky Junior Historical Society welcoming new chapters

Registration is open for new chapters of the Kentucky Junior Historical Society (KJHS), a club-like program that can help teachers engage their students with Kentucky history. The KJHS program focuses on Kentucky history and offers a flexible format – after-school or curriculum-based – that can be tailored to the needs of schools and teachers. Teachers receive a handbook with activities [...]

By |2016-09-07T13:38:37-04:00September 8, 2016|

EKU hosting workshop for mathematics teachers

The Eastern Kentucky University Department of Mathematics and Statistics is hosting its annual teacher workshop for K-12 mathematics teachers Sept. 29 at the Perkins Conference Center on the EKU campus in Richmond. The conference theme is “Bridging the Gap,” and presenters are invited to share their knowledge on that topic in 45-minute sessions. Sessions will be geared to elementary, middle [...]

By |2016-09-08T08:32:26-04:00September 8, 2016|

Nominations open for KCSS outstanding teacher award

The Kentucky Council for the Social Studies is accepting nominations for its 2016 Outstanding Social Studies Teacher Award. The award will be given to a high school social studies teacher. Candidates must have at least three years of teaching experience and must currently be teaching social studies in high school. The nomination deadline is Sept. 23. Click here for more [...]

By |2016-08-31T09:04:47-04:00September 1, 2016|

Fayette science teacher receives Mensa award

Susan McLaughlin-Jones, a science teacher at Lafayette High School (Fayette County), has received the 2016 Copper Black Award for Creative Achievement from the Mensa Foundation. The Mensa Foundation judges were impressed with McLaughlin-Jones’ development of Culturally Engaging Instruction (CEI) – a successful teaching strategy to address pervasive achievement gaps among students from diverse backgrounds. CEI, a model that emerged from [...]

By |2016-08-31T09:52:51-04:00September 1, 2016|
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