Regional Educational Laboratory Appalachia is teaming with REL Mid-Atlantic and REL Northwest to host a workshop on preparing students in rural schools for colleges and careers July 25 at the Renaissance Nashville Hotel in Nashville, Tenn. The perspectives of researchers, practitioners and students will be integrated into sessions throughout the day. Specific topics include dual enrollment, measuring postsecondary readiness, career [...]
Research Skills for STEM Teachers & Librarians, a professional learning workshop aimed at middle school and high school teachers and librarians, will be held July 11 at Northern Kentucky University in Highland Heights. Information research experts from NKU’s Steely Library will provide hands-on guidance in the workshop for developing lesson plans, assignments and projects that teach students science and mathematics [...]
In celebration of 40 years of annual conferences, the Kentucky Association for Environmental Education (KAEE) will construct a timeline of important events and achievements in environmental education in Kentucky at its conference Sept. 23-24 at Lake Cumberland State Resort Park near Jamestown. Educators are invited to submit historical documentation that KAEE will use in constructing the timeline. Documentation may be [...]
Registration is open for the Appalachian Sustainable Agriculture Project’s Southeast Regional Farm to School Conference Sept. 23-24 in Greenville, S.C., which serves teachers, early childhood educators, parents, community health professionals and child nutrition staff from an eight-state region. These shareholders will work to strengthen existing programs and jump-start new farm-to-school efforts. The conference includes a day of field trips to [...]
Regional Educational Laboratory Appalachia is hosting four workshops in July across Kentucky on teaching literacy skills and academic content to English learners for individuals and teams of educators who work with ELs. The workshop is based on recommendations in the Institution of Education Sciences Practice Guide, “Teaching Academic Content and Literacy to English Learners in Elementary and Middle School,” and [...]
Build your global portfolio this summer through a series of webinars scheduled for 2-3 p.m. ET every Thursday through July.
The Bluegrass Community and Technical College Biotechnology Program is offering a professional learning workshop on stem cell technologies for high school and two-year college science and technical education teachers July 18-21 at the BCTC Cooper Drive campus in Lexington. The Emerging Stem Cell Technologies Academy, presented by Madison College, is a train-the-trainer event designed to provide hands-on experiences and instructional [...]
The Kentucky Educational Development Corporation (KEDC) will host a workshop on argument-driven inquiry June 28-29 at the KEDC Conference Center in Ashland. The workshop is designed for teachers and instructional leaders who are interested in providing more engaging laboratory experiences for their students and in using research-based instructional strategies to improve their students’ learning. The workshop focuses on ADI, an [...]
Join the Kentucky Environmental Education Council and dedicated environmental educators from across the state in the upcoming Professional Environmental Educator Certification course.
High school students interested in creative writing are invited to the Purchase Area Writing Workshop June 19-24 at Murray State University.