Conferences & Workshops

Applications open for PBS Digital Innovators program

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 [...]

By Mike Marsee|2015-12-14T15:54:51-05:00December 15, 2015|

Webinar on integrating bioenergy topics offered

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 [...]

By Mike Marsee|2015-12-02T14:10:31-05:00December 3, 2015|

Counselors’ association seeks program proposals

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 [...]

By Mike Marsee|2015-11-18T14:16:11-05:00November 19, 2015|

Grant-writing workshop scheduled in Louisville

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.

By Mike Marsee|2015-11-10T15:48:41-05:00November 12, 2015|

Education foundation training scheduled in Danville

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 [...]

By Mike Marsee|2015-11-10T15:56:52-05:00November 12, 2015|

Kentucky Storytelling Conference set at Dale Hollow

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 [...]

By Mike Marsee|2015-10-22T14:12:38-04:00October 22, 2015|

Statistical concepts workshop offered in Edgewood

“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 [...]

By Mike Marsee|2015-10-08T09:44:26-04:00October 8, 2015|

Teachers can study medieval history in London, Dublin

Teachers are invited to study the myths and reality of medieval history in London and Dublin as part of a course led by Eastern Kentucky University professor Cynthia Resor during the winter term. “Medieval Civilization: Modern Myths and Historical Reality,” a three-hour upper division or graduate level class from Dec. 26-Jan. 8, will compare modern conceptions to the reality of [...]

By Mike Marsee|2020-09-28T10:38:00-04:00September 10, 2015|

Kentucky NEED Project workshops scheduled

The Kentucky NEED Project has scheduled 13 free workshops for teachers on energy education for this fall across Kentucky. The Kentucky NEED Project is the state program of the National Energy Education Development, which focuses on K-12 energy education. Its workshops include grade-level appropriate energy activities and curricula that support the Kentucky Academic Standards in science and other disciplines, as [...]

By Mike Marsee|2015-09-10T08:25:42-04:00September 10, 2015|

Kentucky World Language Association conference set

Registration is open for the Kentucky World Language Association’s annual conference Sept. 24-26 at the Ramada Plaza Louisville Hotel and Conference Center in Louisville. The conference will include professional development sessions and keynote speaker Nicole Naditz, the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages’ 2015 Teacher of the Year. Click here for more information.

By Mike Marsee|2015-09-02T11:28:42-04:00September 3, 2015|