Conferences & Workshops

Environmental education conference seeking proposals

The Kentucky Association for Environmental Education is seeking proposals for its annual conference Sept. 7-9 at Kentucky Dam Village State Resort Park in Gilbertsville. Submissions for concurrent sessions or posters must be reflective of at least one of these strands: Connecting to nature Skills and professional development for organizations Technology and innovation in environmental education Problem-solving and partnerships The submission [...]

By Mike Marsee|2017-04-17T12:14:50-04:00April 13, 2017|

Kentucky Reading Association Conference registration open

The Kentucky Reading Association is seeking proposals for its annual conference Oct. 26-28 at the Galt House Hotel in Louisville. The conference theme is, “Open the World of Literacy: Uncover Endless Treasures.” Proposals may be for content relevant to the K-12 general literacy strands or the newly developing early childhood strand and Read to Achieve educators. The submission deadline is [...]

By Mike Marsee|2017-04-13T09:09:55-04:00April 13, 2017|

White House History Teacher Institute accepting applications

Applications are being accepted for the 2017 White House History Teacher Institute, scheduled for July 17-21 in Washington, D.C. The workshop allows educators to discover the history behind the White House and explore how stories from the building can be used to enhance social studies classrooms. The institute is open to all middle school and high school educators, including library media [...]

By Mike Marsee|2017-04-27T15:39:31-04:00April 13, 2017|

WKU’s AP Summer Institute offers 27 courses

The Advanced Placement Summer Institute at Western Kentucky University’s Center for Gifted Studies offers 27 one-week courses for AP teachers June 26-30 in Bowling Green. The College Board-certified workshops help beginning or experienced AP teachers provide a quality learning environment for their students by challenging themselves to become better educators. Instructors are College Board consultants who write and grade AP [...]

By Mike Marsee|2017-04-05T15:10:10-04:00April 6, 2017|

Registration open for second annual Arts Education Summit

Register now for the 2nd annual Arts Education Summit, scheduled for June 14-15 at the Galt House in Louisville.

By Staff|2017-04-06T10:17:30-04:00April 6, 2017|

Berea Festival of Learnshops registration open

Registration is open for the Berea Festival of Learnshops, scheduled for July 7-23. The event includes workshops lasting from two hours to two days on topics ranging from glass blowing to oil painting, as well as professional development for educators. Two-day arts education and arts in education packages include both hands-on sessions and arts education updates and applications, which include [...]

By Mike Marsee|2020-11-04T14:31:51-05:00March 30, 2017|

Mammoth Cave hosting climate change workshop

Mammoth Cave National Park, Western Kentucky University and the Kentucky University Partnership in Environmental Education (KUPEE) will offer a climate change workshop for middle school and high school teachers April 15 at Mammoth Cave. Participants will examine the roles of water, weather and climate and global systems as they relate to a changing climate. Participants will practice new classroom activities [...]

By Mike Marsee|2017-03-30T08:56:33-04:00March 30, 2017|

Kentucky History Education Conference looking for proposals

Do you have an innovative classroom practice or an engaging history topic to share with educators? Consider submitting your session proposal for the Kentucky History Education Conference (KHEC) July 13 at the Thomas D. Clark Center for Kentucky History in Frankfort. Each summer, KHEC gathers K-12 educators from across the state for a daylong conference to explore content, obtain resources, [...]

By Mike Marsee|2017-03-22T14:30:53-04:00March 23, 2017|

KET offering training in developing media arts programs

Kentucky Educational Television (KET) is offering a professional learning experience focused on developing a media arts program for schools offering grades K-8. Media arts incorporates elements from drama, dance, music and visual arts, but also must include technology in the creation and distribution of the product. Media arts projects involve interactivity between the art and the audience through the use [...]

By Mike Marsee|2017-03-16T08:35:48-04:00March 16, 2017|

Grant development workshops scheduled in Louisville

The Grant Training Center is offering workshops on writing proposals for National Science Foundation (NSF) and National Institutes of Health (NIH) grants March 27-28 at the University of Louisville. “Writing/Designing NSF Proposals” on March 27 and “Writing/Designing NIH Proposals” on March 28 are designed to help participants transform their ideas into fundable grants. The overall strategic plan for writing grants [...]

By Mike Marsee|2017-03-08T12:04:47-05:00March 9, 2017|