On Feb. 28 from 1:30-3:00 p.m. ET, the U.S. Department of Education, with Jobs for the Future, is sponsoring a webinar on rural dropout prevention and recovery, Utilizing the Village: Effective Reengagement and Recovery Programming in Rural Communities. Presenters will highlight lessons learned about effective use of curriculum, building partnerships, and helping students transition to postsecondary opportunities or careers. These [...]
ILP hits a milestone with this year’s graduating class.
The deadline has been extended to Feb. 15 for mini-grants to increase girls' interest in science, engineering and technology. 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 [...]
The Chicago Metro History Education Center, University of Illinois at Chicago, and Loyola University Chicago would like to invite K-12 teachers to apply for the National Endowment for the Humanities Summer Institute “Rethinking the Gilded Age and Progressive Era: Capitalism, Democracy, and Progressivisms, 1877 to 1920.” NEH Summer Scholars will spend four weeks in Chicago (July 8-August 2, 2013), a [...]
The Kentucky Center, in partnership with the Kentucky Department of Education (KDE), has announced the 2013 Institute for ECE & Arts Integration. The Institute is for Kentucky public school teachers of ECE (Exceptional Child Education) and Arts & Humanities in grades 3-8 and consists of three components: a six-hour Professional Development workshop on March 2 at Hardin County Schools Performing [...]
Trainings help health/PE teachers make sure lessons align with national standards.
The National Coalition for Core Arts Standards (NCCAS), a partnership of organizations and states leading the revision of the 1994 National Standards for Arts Education, has released a narrative framework that details the rationale, goals, and strategy of the new National Standards for Arts Education. The National Core Arts Standards: A Conceptual Framework for Arts Learning is available online. Five arts [...]
The Social Studies Assessment, Curriculum, and Instruction (SSACI) collaborative, a consortium of 22 states and organizations, including Kentucky, convened by the Council of Chief State School Officers, is working to publish a new Framework for Social Studies in preparation for new standards. SSACI is working to explicitly ensure that the Framework for Social Studies will support the Common Core English/language [...]
Doodle 4 Google is an annual competition for students, grades K-12, and is now open for submissions. Students are asked to use their artistic talents to think big and redesign the Google homepage logo for millions to see. This year the theme is “My Best Day Ever…” Fifty talented state finalists (one from each state) will be selected and travel [...]
The 51st Annual Kentucky Junior Historical Society Conference (KJHS) will be held April 26-27, at the University of Louisville. To attend the KJHS Conference, students must be registered KJHS members. The state History Day contest will be held in conjunction with the conference. Students planning to compete at the state level must first compete at a district level contest. District [...]