Making the most of a hometown musician’s gift
A country music star’s donation has given a shot in the arm to a once-struggling high school music program.
Workshop on KTIP available for first-year teachers
The Jesse Stuart Literacy Council is offering a workshop for first-year teachers Aug. 4 at Madison Central High School in Richmond. “Surviving KTIP and Your First Year” is for teachers about to enter the Kentucky Teacher Internship Program. The event is free for members of the Kentucky Reading Association, but open to all first-year teachers. Click here for more information.
Two receive Fayette County Education Association awards
Steven Riley, left, and Traci Gross Rust Two Fayette County teachers have received the 2016 FCEA Award for Teaching Excellence from the Fayette County Education Association. Steven Riley, a social studies teacher at Henry Clay High School, and Traci Gross Rust, a visual arts teacher at Arlington Elementary School, were chosen for the awards based on professional practice, [...]
Fayette teacher honored by Technology Student Association
Robin Johnson Robin Johnson, a business education teacher and Technology Student Association (TSA) adviser at Paul Laurence Dunbar High School (Fayette County), has received the Honorary Life Award, TSA’s highest recognition, for her service and dedication to the state and national organizations. Johnson was honored at TSA’s annual national conference June 28-July 2 in Nashville, Tenn.
Five teachers receive awards from KAPE
Five Kentucky teachers have received annual awards from the Kentucky Association of Professional Educators (KAPE). Two teachers from Henry Clay High School (Fayette County) shared KAPE Star Student and Teacher/Mentor Awards with students: Liberal Arts Academy Coordinator Jaquith Stephens won an award with student Eliza Jane Schaeffer, and mathematics teacher Linda Dewees won an award with student Cole Terrell. Three [...]
Northern Kentucky co-op to host PE/arts and humanities edcamp
The Northern Kentucky Cooperative for Educational Services will host its Regional Physical Education and Arts and Humanities Edcamp on July 18 at North Pointe Elementary School (Boone County) in Hebron. The edcamp is designed for P-12 physical education teachers and arts and humanities teachers. The event is free to teachers from member districts, but is open to all teachers. Six [...]
Louisville Writing Project to host mini-conference
The Louisville Writing Project will host a writing mini-conference Aug. 27 at the University of Louisville’s College of Education. Conference topics will include lessons and strategies for meeting the Kentucky Academic Standards in all grades and content areas, as well as sessions on argument and English learners. Participants who register by Aug. 25 will receive a free lunch. Email Linda [...]
Listening to what students have to say
A 9-year-old girl helps drive home the importance of student engagement.
Professional grant development workshop coming to Louisville
The Grant Training Center will host a professional grant development workshops July 21-22 at the University of Louisville Shelby Campus. The workshops are designed for those who want to strengthen their grant-writing skills and for beginners who want to acquire proven techniques of preparing and writing winning proposals. Participants will design an abstract, grant design and budget for their next [...]
Workshop on rural students coming to Nashville
Regional Educational Laboratory Appalachia is teaming with REL Mid-Atlantic and REL Northwest to host a workshop on preparing students in rural schools for colleges and careers July 25 at the Renaissance Nashville Hotel in Nashville, Tenn. The perspectives of researchers, practitioners and students will be integrated into sessions throughout the day. Specific topics include dual enrollment, measuring postsecondary readiness, career [...]