Taking college prep to another level
AP Capstone program help students learn to write and research topics as college students would.
Lessons based on Davis Bottom art available
The Kentucky Archaeological Survey and the Davis Bottom History Preservation Project have created an online resource of lessons linked to two murals featured in the award-winning documentary, “Davis Bottom, Rare History, Valuable Lives.” Developed with Kentucky teachers in mind, the 11 stand-alone lesson sets engage students in grades 4-8 in social studies while strengthening their visual, literacy and analytical thinking [...]
Hearing mission seeks to help those who need hearing aids
The Calipari Foundation, Hearing Solutions and The Starkey Foundation are organizing a hearing mission for needy children and adults who have a hearing loss but cannot afford hearing aids. School personnel are asked to help identify children in their schools who have a hearing loss but do not have hearing aids or who have hearing aids that are not working [...]
Louisville school to host two-day tech conference
Kentucky Country Day School will host Tech Teach Learn, a two-day conference offering an opportunity for K-12 educators to explore effective uses of technology in education, June 20-21 at its Louisville campus. The conference focuses on practical examples of technology used for collaboration, assessment, content delivery and creativity. Conference highlights include keynote presentations, breakout sessions and the “TTL Smackdown,” which [...]
Fayette superintendent launches community book club
Fayette County Superintendent Manny Caulk has launched a book club to help make education the center of public discourse, engage the community in critical conversations and support development of a community of readers. It starts with “The Smartest Kids in the World: And How They Got That Way” by Amanda Ripley, a former Time magazine reporter who chronicled the experiences [...]
Webinar to highlight benefits of nontraditional instruction programs
The Regional Educational Laboratory Appalachia, in partnership with the Kentucky Department of Education, will present a webinar March 15 that will give an overview of the research on learning loss during extended absences, followed by information on strategies for continuing instruction outside of school and key features of Kentucky’s Non-Traditional Instruction Program for continuing instruction during emergency school cancellations. Research [...]
Students can express their thoughts in poetry contest
U.S.A. Gold pencils and Scholastic are conducting a poetry contest for students in grades 1-6 in conjunction with National Poetry Month in April. The theme, “What Makes the USA Special to You?” will inspire students to learn more about the United States and express their thoughts through hand-written poetry. Students can win one of three $500 grand prizes, and teachers [...]
KET offers PD on Holocaust education
Kentucky Educational Television will host “Echoes and Reflections: Leaders in Holocaust Education,” a professional development program for middle and high school teachers, March 17 in Lexington. Echoes and Reflections is a comprehensive Holocaust education program that prepares educators to teach about the Holocaust in a way that stimulates engagement and critical thinking and allows students to see its relevance to [...]
KSD students managing stress, making friends at academic competition
School hosted teams from 11 states and the District of Columbia in a regional academic competition conducted by Gallaudet University.
Confucius Institute hosting PD on Chinese ink painting, calligraphy
The University of Kentucky Confucius Institute will host an art professional development event about Chinese ink painting and calligraphy March 12 on the UK campus in Lexington. This event – designed to promote culture exchange and to further enrich the content of art teaching – is open to all full-time art teachers of Kentucky public K-12 schools. Registration is limited [...]