From Pre-K to On Our Way is a day-long training to promote and support transitions from preschool to public school. The training will be May 31 in Lexington. This event is for preschool or early care teachers, staff and directors, kindergarten and 1st-grade teachers. In this workshop, participants will: review the research on the impact of preschool and parent involvement on [...]
The Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education has awarded $1.5 million to fund model clinical programs for teacher preparation in Kentucky. The three programs seek to improve the effectiveness of how universities provide teacher training. The recipients include: •Eastern Kentucky University, in partnership with Corbin Independent school district •University of Louisville, in partnership with Jefferson County school district •Western Kentucky University [...]
The 2013 Academically Proficient High School Junior and Senior Diversity Conference, sponsored by the Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education, will be June 28-29 at Eastern Kentucky University. The conference programs will: inform and expose juniors and seniors of the various educational opportunities available at colleges throughout the state provide information to assist juniors and seniors to make the adjustments necessary for [...]
Madsen excited to show her students there’s so much more to black history than just the slavery era.
Recent Federal legislation, Public Law 110-234, The Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008, authorized funds for expansion of the Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program (FFVP) to all 50 States, the District of Columbia and Guam, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. Elementary schools that represent a State’s highest free and reduced price enrollment are eligible to participate in the [...]
The Kentucky Association of School Administrators (KASA) announced its list of finalists for the 2013 Fred Award. The Fred Award is designated for non-administrative staff, students and volunteers statewide. It was inspired by Fred Shea, a postman who became the subject of Mark Sanborn’s national bestseller, The Fred Factor. The finalists include: Danny Henderson, bus driver and maintenance worker for [...]
The Kentucky Department of Education invites teachers, administrators, district staff, parents, students and other education stakeholders to submit questions for Commissioner Terry Holliday's Twitter Town Hall Wednesday, May 15, 4-5 p.m. ET. Questions can be tweeted both before May 15 and during the live event. Use the hash tag #AskDocH to send questions. If you don’t have a Twitter account [...]
It’s more important to write than be right sometimes, especially in grades K-2, educators say.
The season finale of KET’s Education Matters will focus on early childhood learning and kindergarten readiness. Host Bill Goodman and guests explore the Brigance Kindergarten Screen and take a look at how preschools, parents, and informal learning experiences can help young children arrive at kindergarten ready to succeed and thrive. “Kindergarten Readiness,” will air Monday evening, May 6 and then [...]
KEA president-elect Stephanie Winkler The Kentucky Education Association recently elected a new president and vice president. Stephanie Winkler, 4th- and 5th-grade science teacher at Mayfield Elementary School (Madison County), was chosen as KEA’s president-elect, and Lisa Petrey-Kirk was elected vice president-elect. Winkler and Petry-Kirk will assume their new positions on June 15, each serving three-year terms. Winkler said [...]