The Outdoor Foundation and the Outdoor Industry Association have launched a campaign to support the White House’s Every Kid in a Park youth initiative, which gives 4th-grade students the chance to visit federally managed lands and waters. The campaign is seeking donations of any amount to help individual 4th-graders, a 4th-grade class or an entire school of 4th-graders visit a [...]
Kentucky Educational Television has introduced an online professional development course that provides teachers with the tools to facilitate student video production at all levels across the curriculum. “Classroom Video Production” is an introductory course in which participants will learn about video production techniques, basic equipment needs, production roles and careers. Teachers and the KET production team will guide and inspire [...]
The Kentucky Historical Society HistoryMobile is being scheduled for spring visits at Kentucky schools. The full-size trailer contains the interactive exhibit, “Torn Within and Threatened Without: Kentuckians in the Civil War Era.” The exhibit uses touch-screen activities, bold illustrations, authentic artifacts, personal recollections and other components to allow students to meet eight Kentuckians who faced difficult choices during the Civil [...]
The Kentucky College & Career Connection coalition invites middle and high school students to create 30-second public service announcements promoting the idea that there is more than one way to pay for college. The competition is part of the Kentucky Department of Education’s Student Technology Leadership Program (STLP) and its Digital Products Online Judging competition. Challenge winners will have their [...]
Kentucky Educational Television will present “College Financial Aid Call-In 2016,” a live, one-hour special edition of “Education Matters” to offer help in navigating the college financial aid process. The program will air at 9 p.m. ET Jan. 11 on KET and will stream live online at KET.org/live. The program will be hosted by Bill Goodman and will feature a panel [...]
Doug Grider, a guidance counselor at Southwestern High School (Pulaski County) is presented with the Kentucky Counseling Association's 2015 Outstanding High School Counselor Award by KCA President Naomi BrahimPhoto submitted Doug Grider, the guidance counselor at Southwestern High School (Pulaski County) was named the 2015 Outstanding High School Counselor by the Kentucky Counseling Association at its annual conference [...]
Three Kentucky secondary school hospitality programs have been named to the 2016 Elite 50, an annual selection of the top 50 secondary school hospitality programs nationwide by the National Center for Hospitality Studies at Sullivan University. The programs recognized, along with their instructors: Arvin Education Center (Oldham County), Garrett Sanborn Bourbon County High School, Jill Hurt Whitley County High School, [...]
The Fayette County Education Association (FCEA) has awarded a $500 American Education Week scholarship to Carlos Bess, a behavioral curriculum specialist at Martin Luther King Jr. Academy for Excellence. The award goes to an FCEA member who is pursuing a Rank 2, Rank 1, doctorate or National Board certification. The FCEA also presented five $250 classroom grants to teachers in [...]
Applications are being accepted for the PBS LearningMedia Digital Innovators program, which recognizes K-12 teachers and administrators who excel at using technology and digital media to support student learning and serve as leaders in educational technology. During the 2016-17 school year, Digital Innovators will receive year-long professional development opportunities, including virtual trainings on digital best practices, access to exclusive resources [...]
The Next Generation Science Standards were a focal point at the Kentucky Science Teachers Association’s annual conference.