The Air Quality for Educators Workshop, a hands-on day of environmental education designed to make the abstract world of air quality more tangible, will be held June 12 at the Wolf Creek National Fish Hatchery near Jamestown. Participants will participate in activities and receive resources that can make air quality come alive for students. Teachers will receive materials geared toward [...]
The registration deadline for the Academy for the Integration of the Arts and Literacy, one of four arts academies and arts integration academies offered this summer by the Kentucky Center for the Performing Arts, has been extended. Teachers may now register through May 8 for the arts-literacy academy July 20-23 in Florence. The academy is open to teachers in grades [...]
The Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis Louisville Branch will host a one-day global economic forum for educators June 29 in Louisville. “Globalization and the U.S. Economy” will examine the phenomenon of globalization and its continual impact on the U.S. economy. It will feature St. Louis Fed economists discussing current trends in globalization and how the increase in global trade [...]
“Connecting the 4 C’s,” a conference sponsored by the Indiana Department of Education that focuses on the “4 C’s” of 21st century learning: communication, collaboration, critical thinking and creativity, will be held June 9-10 in Mount Vernon, Indiana, about 30 miles northwest of Henderson. The conference focuses on the need for students to have regular access to technology that enhances [...]
Texas Instruments is sponsoring a workshop, “Exploring Common Core Topics in Mathematics with TI-Nspire Technology,” June 16-18 in Frankfort. The workshop is designed for algebra, geometry and statistics teachers who need support in transitioning to state standards for mathematics. It addresses key topics across conceptual categories for mathematics and essential technology skills for the TI-Nspire handheld and TI-Nspire Teacher Software. [...]
Teams of two to three teachers are invited to participate in a mathematics training session presented by Kentucky Educational Television on June 19 in Lexington. The training will be led by nationally recognized mathematics educator and writer Linda Sheffield, who will lead a hands-on workshop on fraction multiplication and division and proportional reasoning. The day will include an introduction to [...]
Teachers can learn how to better integrate technology with literacy instruction at the Kentucky Writing Project Summer Tech Academies this summer. The three-day professional development workshops will allow teachers to learn about websites, apps and tools that will streamline management as well as engage students in ways to use technology that enhance literacy learning. The schedule of workshops: June 9-11, [...]
High school students interested in creative writing are invited to the inaugural Purchase Area Writing Workshop June 14-19 at Murray State University. Students will work on their own creative writing with MSU professors and working writers, while living on campus during the week of June 14. Residential workshop activities will include film screenings and opportunities to hear speakers talk about issues [...]
The Kentucky Writing Project’s summer workshop for teachers who work with English-language learners, “Addressing the Needs of ELLs in Mainstream Classrooms,” will be held this summer in Lexington and Louisville. The three-day workshop, which offers 18 hours of professional development credit, is designed especially for teachers who work with English-language learners but have had limited training in strategies that make [...]
GeoScience Adventures will host two educational workshops for geoscience teachers in grades K-12 and other geoscience enthusiasts in July near Shell, Wyoming. The workshops are conducted as a series of three-day short courses that explore the geological and paleontological record of northern Wyoming. Participants will learn geological and paleontological concepts from professional scientists. The workshops: “Introduction to Paleontology,” July 5-7: [...]
