The Kentucky Association for Environmental Education will host at Outdoor Learning Symposium June 15 at Kit Carson Elementary School in Richmond. The free event for K-12 teacher-administrator teams will examine whether school grounds can serve a broad function as interdisciplinary educational resources to extend the classroom outdoors. The registration deadline is June 9. Click here for more information.
The Office of Instructional Technology at Fayette County schools will host the Innovations for Learning Conference June 1 at Bryan Station High School in Lexington. The free conference will focus on innovative instructional strategies that engage students. It is open to teachers, technology specialists, administrators and others interested in using technology to improve student learning. A special strand for leaders [...]
The Kentucky Center for Mathematics will offer a SNAP (Student Numeracy Assessment Progressions) training session June 1-2 in Bowling Green. The two-day course for K-2 teachers, teaching assistants and parent volunteers is an introduction to the assessment and advancement of early learning of numbers and arithmetic. The registration deadline is April 28. Click here for more information or to register.
Kentucky Country Day School will host Tech Teach Learn – the Technology for Teaching and Learning Conference – June 15 at its Louisville campus. The conference offers an opportunity for K-12 educators to explore effective uses of technology in education. It focuses on practical examples of technology used for collaboration, assessment, content delivery and creativity. There will be sessions for [...]
Kentucky Department of Education literacy consultants Jamee Barton and Teresa Rogers are offering a new professional learning series that dives into current research about the critical elements of feedback in June at nine locations across Kentucky. Participants can engage with peers in deep conversations about the content of feedback – like focus, specificity and tone – that will have a positive [...]
Education Closet will host its Connectivity Arts Integration and STEAM Conference live and online beginning July 20. The conference provides a flexible and affordable learning option for K-12 classroom and arts educators seeking practical tips, resources and ideas for integrating the arts into any classroom. It will feature more than 20 sessions showcasing best practices in arts integration and STEAM [...]
The Louisville Writing Project will host several summer workshops for teachers in all grade levels June 12-15 at Waggener High School in Louisville. The workshops will cover a variety of genres, including poetry, story writing, playwriting, article writing and grammar. Participants may attend one or all of the sessions. The registration deadline is May 15. Email Linda Satterlee-McFadin for more [...]
Students who will enter grades 11-12 in fall 2017 may apply for the McConnell Center’s Young Leaders Academy, a summer residential leadership conference June 14-17 at the University of Louisville. The program is designed to help outstanding high school students hone their leadership skills and further their understanding of American history. The application deadline is May 1. Click here to [...]
The Kentucky Department of Education and the Kentucky Center for Mathematics are offering the Middle School Mathematics Summer Institute for middle school mathematics teachers, special educators, intervention teachers and instructional coaches June 13-15 at the University of Louisville. The institute includes two free professional learning opportunities for middle school educators – both featuring master teacher Anne Burgunder – that are [...]
The University of Kentucky will host the Expanding Your Horizons Conference for middle school girls April 29 at UK’s Jacobs Science Building in Lexington. The conference will give girls the chance to meet STEM role models and gain exposure to opportunities in STEM fields. Parents and guardians who attend will get information on important topics such as planning for college. [...]