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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
