Educators concerned about the effect of the media’s representation of young men and women have an opportunity to explore this idea through the arts at a workshop March 19 in Lexington sponsored by The Girl Project. The workshop offers both EILA and professional development hours. Click here for more information. Girls in central Kentucky have an opportunity to participate in [...]
Educators are invited to submit workshop proposals for the Southeast Regional Farm to School Conference Sept. 23-24 in Greenville, S.C. Proposals should focus on one of the following topics: community connections, local procurement and cafeteria connections, school gardens, farm to preschool/ECE, getting started and messaging and communications. Teachers, early childhood educators, parents, community health professionals and child nutrition staff members [...]
The Rural Trust's Global Teacher Fellowship program is awarding up to 25 fellowships – up to $5,000 for individual teachers and $10,000 for a team of two or more teachers – to support the professional and personal development of teachers in rural school districts through international travel to research and bring lessons back to their classrooms. These funds support teachers’ [...]
The Shelby County schools’ Edtech Share Fair will be March 23 in Shelbyville. Sixteen teachers from around the district will set up booths and give short presentations on various tools, as well as lead mini-discussions with audience members on how they have integrated education technology into their classrooms and impacted student learning. The event is open to educators from any [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
