Conferences & Workshops

Let’s TALK conference seeks proposals for presenters

Teachers are encouraged to submit proposals to be presenters at the Let’s TALK: Conversations About Effective Teaching conference June 13-14 in Covington. The conference is designed to inform participants about effective strategies for improving professional practice through instructional strategies and new leadership roles. Proposals should demonstrate ways in which classroom teachers contribute to ongoing education improvement and elevate the profession [...]

By Mike Marsee|2016-02-10T15:47:09-05:00February 11, 2016|

GAFE Certification Boot Camp scheduled in Bardstown

The first EdTech Team Google Apps for Education (GAFE) Certification Boot Camp in Kentucky will be April 16 at Thomas Nelson High School in Bardstown. The workshop will educate teachers about Google tools in the classroom while preparing them to become Google Certified Educators. Teachers will learn how to connect with other educators by creating a personal learning network, discover [...]

By Mike Marsee|2016-02-10T15:35:20-05:00February 11, 2016|

KHS seeks proposals for history education conference

The Kentucky Historical Society is accepting proposals for its Kentucky History Education Conference (KHEC) June 23 in Frankfort. Educators who have a lesson or activity – especially involving primary sources – that would benefit other social studies teachers are invited to submit proposals, which should be loosely tied to the conference theme, “Taking a Stand in History.” The deadline for [...]

By Mike Marsee|2016-02-10T15:26:22-05:00February 11, 2016|

Henry Clay Center expands Student Congress program

The Henry Clay Center for Statesmanship is expanding its National Student Congress events to both high school and college-level students for the first time, in partnership with The Council of State Governments and the University of Kentucky’s Martin School of Public Policy and Administration. The week-long programs in Lexington gives students the opportunity to meet with lawmakers, academics, journalists and [...]

By Mike Marsee|2016-02-03T16:36:51-05:00February 4, 2016|

Workshop on Industrial Revolution offered in Mass.

The Tsongas Industrial History Center in Lowell, Mass., invites educators to attend a week-long workshop, “Inventing America: Lowell and the Industrial Revolution” this summer at the center. The workshop combines scholarly presentations with investigations of the canals, mills, worker housing and exhibits of Lowell National Historical Park. In addition to Lowell’s landmark resources, drama, hands-on simulations, historical fiction and field [...]

By Mike Marsee|2016-02-03T16:40:22-05:00February 4, 2016|

Cumberlands offers free PD on federalism

The University of the Cumberlands’ history and political science department will host a free professional development program, “Understanding Federalism: From the Founding to Modern America,” on Feb. 27 in Williamsburg. The program will consist of lectures and seminar discussions of primary source materials related to the topic. The source materials and recorded lectures on a variety of topics and how [...]

By Mike Marsee|2016-01-27T15:16:15-05:00January 28, 2016|

Kentucky Reading Project applications available

Applications are available for the 2016-17 Kentucky Reading Project, an initiative sponsored by the Collaborative Center for Literacy Development that has trained about 3,300 teachers throughout the state since it began in 1999. The free program is targeted to teachers in grades K-5, who will receive a stipend, professional resources and three hours of graduate credit upon completion of the [...]

By Mike Marsee|2016-01-27T15:21:45-05:00January 28, 2016|

Teachers can study rainforest ecology and conservation

Save the Rainforest Inc. and Fundacion Neotropica are offering a professional development program that gives high school biology and environmental science teachers the opportunity to travel to Costa Rica this summer to study rainforest ecology and conservation. Participants spend 11 days in Costa Rica’s rainforests, where they will learn about topics such as sustainability. All food, travel and lodging expenses [...]

By Mike Marsee|2016-01-20T16:01:41-05:00January 21, 2016|

Mount Vernon offering four-day residential programs

George Washington’s Mount Vernon is offering the George Washington Institute Summer Residential Programs - a four-day immersive professional development experiences - this summer. The program is designed to support K-12 educators who teach about the life, leadership and legacy of George Washington and the 18th-century world in which he lived. There will be six different sessions that allows teachers to [...]

By Mike Marsee|2016-01-20T15:59:42-05:00January 21, 2016|

Let’s TALK conference seeking presenters

Teachers are encouraged to submit proposals to be presenters at the Let’s TALK: Conversations About Effective Teaching conference June 13-14 in Covington. The conference is designed to inform participants about effective strategies for improving professional practice through instructional strategies and new leadership roles. Presentations should demonstrate ways in which classroom teachers contribute to ongoing improvement in education by sharing examples [...]

By Mike Marsee|2020-09-22T10:39:58-04:00January 7, 2016|