The second annual TALK (Teaching Advocates Leading Kentucky) Conference has been scheduled June 16-17 in Louisville. As a reminder, here is a flyer that can be printed and displayed. Please help get the word out about this gathering for, by and about teachers.
Applications for the Minority Superintendent Internship Program (MSIP) are now being accepted. The MSIP is designed to identify and train a pool of highly qualified and highly effective minority education leaders poised to transition into superintendent positions in Kentucky public school districts. The two-year program provides opportunities for leadership development and training as candidates are supported and mentored by Kentucky’s [...]
Bullitt Lick Middle School students get unique and interactive experience with programmable robot.
Leaders in education, business and civic causes were among the seven new members named recently to the Prichard Committee for Academic Excellence. Joining the statewide education advocacy group are: Andrew Brennen of Lexington is a senior at Paul Laurence Dunbar High School (Fayette County). Brennen is the committee’s first youth member. He is captain of his school’s speech and debate [...]
The next PGES webcast is scheduled for 3 p.m. ET on Wednesday, Jan. 15. This webcast, previously scheduled to air on Dec. 13, will provide specific information on scaling the PGES work to full implementation, a pilot implementation check-in, an overview of new features to be released in EDS, and addressing frequently asked questions from the field. The live webcast [...]
Hosted by the Kentucky National Energy Education Development (NEED) Project and the Kentucky Department for Energy Development and Independence, the High Performance Sustainable Schools Workshop: Affordable and Attainable will be March 12-13, 2014, in Bardstown. This workshop is for superintendents, finance officers and facilities directors whose district facilities plan calls for building renovation or new construction. Agenda and registration information [...]
The Kentucky Girls STEM Collaborative, a statewide initiative to encourage girls to pursue careers in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM), is currently offering mini-grants of up to $1,000. Teachers, community groups and other organizations committed to collaborating, informing and motivating girls are encouraged to apply. The grants are funded in collaboration with the Kentucky National Science Foundation (NSF) Experimental [...]
The Kentucky Department of Education and the Louisville Writing Project are sponsoring a writing mini-conference on Saturday, January 24 at the University of Louisville. Topics include Meeting all P-12 Kentucky Core Academic Standards in all content areas and a special science writing strand. Click here for more information and a registration form.
The Clean Tech Competition is a global research and design challenge for student ages 15-18 that promotes educational trends towards student-led, project-based learning. This year’s theme, “A Solution to Pollution”, challenges teams of student innovators to design a clean technology solution to this real-world problem. Students will work in teams to research a specific issue and design a solution. Finalist [...]
A call for proposals has been made for educator presentations at the 2014 Kentucky History Education Conference set for July 10, 2014 at the Thomas D. Clark Center for Kentucky History in Frankfort. This year’s conference will be based around the 2014-15 National History Day theme: Leadership and Legacy in History. Educators who have innovative classroom practices (especially involving primary [...]