If your school will need a Spanish or ESL teacher next year, or if you are looking to internationalize your faculty, the Kentucky Department of Education (KDE) can assist you in finding a teacher through our Visiting Teacher from Spain Program. Since 2000, KDE has worked with the Spanish Ministry of Education to help local school districts fill vacant P-12 Spanish [...]
Congratulations to the four Kentucky teachers who have been named to the LearnZillion 2014 Dream Team. Dr. Kimberly Johnson, Waggener High School, Jefferson Co. Holly Milam-Bush, Greenwood High School, Warren Co. Kelly Boles, Betsy Layne High School, Floyd Co. Leslie Lloyd, Bullitt East High School, Bullitt Co. Together, they represent 29 years of classroom experience. These Kentucky teachers join a [...]
The Kentucky Society for Technology in Education (KySTE) recently announced several 2014 award winners for their service in education. Here’s a look at the winners and what KySTE staff says about each of them. •Outstanding Leader: Jana Hickey (Jefferson County school district). Hickey is the eLearning specialist for the district and works to improve the quality of learning through the [...]
Jim Frank The Green County School District is a small rural district with a tradition of excellence from academics to athletics. The district is proud to be a part of the Race to the Top Kid-FRIENDly (Kids Focused, Responsible, Imaginative, Engaged and Determined to Learn) Grant through the Green River Regional Educational Cooperative consortium. The grant focuses on developing [...]
On Tuesday, Oct. 7 Secretary Duncan and the U.S. Department of Education will welcome a selected group of the nation's 14,000+ superintendents to Washington, D.C., to attend a summit on digital learning. This first ever Connected Superintendents' Summit will provide opportunities for leaders from district, charter, and private schools to share lessons learned with each other and with the Department to [...]
The Kentucky Department of Education’s Coordinated School Health Team is partnering with four different educational cooperatives to provide professional learning to schools and districts to improve aspects of their practical living/consumer sciences Program Review. The intended audience includes health and physical education teachers, Family Resources and Youth Services Center and school nutrition staff and administrators. All events will occur from 8 a.m. – 3:30 [...]
Middle and high school teachers are invited to join KET for Echoes and Reflections, a special professional development program focusing on the Holocaust on Tuesday, June 24 from 9 a.m. to noon ET at the KET studios in Lexington. The program: promotes an interdisciplinary approach to teaching about the Holocaust to today's students addresses academic standards, including the Kentucky Core [...]
Daviess County High School recently was recognized by Working in Support of Education, a New York City-based educational nonprofit, as one of the top 100 schools in the nation for financial literacy. Winners of the second annual “100 Best High Schools Teaching Personal Finance” were announced recently in a ceremony at the New York Stock Exchange. Renee Perkins, who teaches [...]
The Fund for Transforming Education in Kentucky (The Fund) is helping educators, administrators and other leaders understand and create a culture of innovation across the Commonwealth. Their efforts include training, consulting and other supports; however, the main component of this initiative is the Innovation Fund. The Innovation Fund will support grants to teachers, school leaders, and administrators to encourage the [...]
The Partnership Institute for Math and Science Education Reform (PIMSER) presents Meeting the Challenge: Implementing Standards and Assessments, July 22-24 at the Embassy Suites in Lexington. If you are working on implementing standards in your classroom, school or district – then this conference is for you! Distinct strands designed around what educators need now will deepen the level of understanding [...]