Board, first couple celebrate graduation success
The Kentucky Board of Education meeting was emotional as members celebrated the raising of the dropout age with Gov. Steve Beshear and First Lady Jane Beshear.
120 School Districts Honored at “Graduate Kentucky” Celebration
Gov. Steve Beshear, First Lady Jane Beshear and Education Commissioner Terry Holliday honored school boards across Kentucky that raced to adopt the new “Graduate Kentucky” standard, keeping students in school until they earn a high school diploma or turn 18. To date, 120 Kentucky local boards of education have voted to raise the compulsory attendance age from 16 to 18. [...]
Plug into learning
Kristal Doolin By the time this article is posted online, I will have already welcomed my new students, established rules and routines, and set them up in our digital classroom on Edmodo, the first of many technology tools we will use this year. As summer slips away and you make plans for meeting Kentucky Core Academic Standards and Program [...]
Capacity built: Teacher an example of leadership network benefits
A Spencer County mathematics intervention teacher shows the benefits of leadership network participation.
Kentucky eTranscript to ease college admissions process
Kentucky high school seniors will soon be able to send electronic transcripts to Kentucky colleges and universities, as well as some out of state schools, using the free Kentucky eTranscript process, Lt. Gov. Jerry Abramson said today.
District pushes relevance, flexibility in ending dropouts
The Taylor County school district has raised the graduation age in the district and hasn’t had any dropouts in four years.
Combustion science-based grant available
The Central States Section of the Combustion Institute (CSS / CI) has issued a grant opportunity (up to $5000 award) to high school teachers for developing and introducing a combustion science-based (i.e., applied chemistry) learning module into their course curriculum. Combustion science deals with fast exothermic oxidizing reactions that occur in the majority of energy, industrial, transportation, and fire suppression-based applications. Combustion [...]
Professional learning needs to align with students’ specific needs
Heidi Givens Summer is a time for family fun, travel, and relaxation. Many of us look forward to these months of putting aside all our teaching responsibilities and focusing on our mental rejuvenation. Sadly, no matter how hard we try to focus on ourselves for a change, summer is also a time for completing professional development (PD) and [...]
Boyd brings teacher, principal perspective to Kentucky Board of Education
Retired educator’s goal is for Kentucky to rank among top 10 states nationwide
Making middle school mathematics more accessible for struggling students
The Kentucky Center for Mathematics is offering a three-day course on how to make middle school mathematics instruction more accessible to struggling students and students with disabilities. The emphasis is on promoting collaboration between mathematics teachers and special educators. This training is designed for teams of co-teachers (regular ed. teachers and special educators) who work in a collaborative classroom relationship. Participants [...]