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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Applications are being accepted for the PBS LearningMedia Digital Innovators program, which recognizes K-12 teachers and administrators who excel at using technology and digital media to support student learning and serve as leaders in educational technology. During the 2016-17 school year, Digital Innovators will receive year-long professional development opportunities, including virtual trainings on digital best practices, access to exclusive resources [...]
A U.S. Department of Energy webinar will help educators and administrators plan activities for their classrooms that integrate bioenergy topics with the life sciences, physical sciences, earth and space sciences, and engineering and technology. “Integrating Bioenergy into the 9th-12th Grade Classroom,” will be 4-4:45 p.m. ET Dec. 10. The webinar is part of the BioenergizeME Office Hours webinar series. Click [...]
The Kentucky School Counselor Association (KSCA) is seeking program proposals for three- and six-hour preconference workshops and 50-minute breakout sessions for its upcoming 2016 Leadership Conference. The conference will be Feb. 24-26 in Lexington, with workshops to be held Feb. 24 and breakout sessions Feb. 25-26. The theme is “Delivering Five-Star Counseling Services!” KSCA is seeking programs applicable to all [...]
The American Printing House for the Blind and Grant Writing USA will present a two-day grants workshop Nov. 19-20 in Louisville. This training is for grant-seekers across all disciplines, including educators. Participants will learn how to find grants and write winning grant proposals. Tuition is $455, and advance registration is required. Click here for more information.
The Danville Schools Education Foundation, in conjunction with the National School Foundation Association, is sponsoring an education foundation training Dec. 10-11 at the Danville-Boyle County Public Library in Danville. The meeting is open to any district or community member who wants to start a nonprofit education foundation and/or has a struggling education foundation and needs ideas and strategies to motivate [...]
The Kentucky Storytelling Conference will be Nov. 6-7 at Dale Hollow Lake State Resort Park in Burkesville. The Nov. 6 evening session includes featured storyteller Pat Nease, a three-time Florida champion liar, an open mic session and a Late Night Story Slam. The agenda for Nov. 7 includes workshops, open mic sessions and another evening concert. Advance registration discounts are [...]
“Statistical Content for the Common Core,” a workshop sponsored by the Northern Kentucky Council of Teachers of Mathematics, will be 4:30-6:30 p.m. Oct. 20 at Dixie Heights High School in Edgewood. The workshop – presented by Brooke Buckley, Jackie Wroughton and Northern Kentucky University student Danielle Hoffman – will present content, pedagogy and activities dealing with statistical concepts. Participants can learn [...]
