Conferences & Workshops

Climate change workshop to be held in Frankfort

Project Learning Tree will host its Southeastern Forests and Climate Change workshop for educators March 6 at the Buckley Wildlife Sanctuary in Frankfort. The workshop will provide the latest and greatest curriculum regarding the effects of climate change for teachers and facilitators. The registration fee is $15, which includes lunch. The registration deadline is Feb. 27. Click here to register [...]

By |2015-02-19T09:10:13-05:00February 19, 2015|

Teachers invited to New York history workshops

The Rochester Reform Trail, a National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Landmarks of American History and Culture Workshop for K-12 teachers, will host two week-long workshops in July exploring the antebellum reform movement at the College at Brockport, State University of New York, in Brockport, New York. Landmark visits held during the workshops July 19-25 and July 26-Aug. 1 will [...]

By |2015-02-11T16:14:44-05:00February 12, 2015|

Educators, students may apply for China trips

The University of Kentucky Confucius Institute (UKCI) is offering its 2015 Summer China Trips for high school students and education decision-makers in June. The trip for students is a 14-day study tour June 8-21, while the trip for educators is an 11-day education trip June 20-30. Participants’ expenses within China will be paid by UKCI, while are responsible for round-trip [...]

By |2015-02-11T16:11:04-05:00February 12, 2015|

Library of Congress offers summer institutes

Teachers are invited to apply for the Library of Congress Summer Teacher Institutes, a series of week-long professional development opportunities this summer in Washington, D.C. During the week, participants will draw from sources in the library’s collections to design and refine a primary source activity to use with their students. In the following school year, they are expected to implement [...]

By |2015-02-04T13:53:37-05:00February 5, 2015|

Let’s TALK conference seeks proposals for presenters

Teachers are encouraged to submit proposals to be presenters at the Let’s TALK: Conversations About Effective Teaching conference June 15-16 in Louisville. The conference is designed to inform participants about effective strategies for improving professional practice through instructional strategies and new leadership roles. The conference will demonstrate ways in which classroom teachers contribute to ongoing education improvement and elevate the [...]

By |2020-11-10T15:28:49-05:00January 29, 2015|

Submit proposals for history education conference

A call for proposals has been issued for educator presentations at the Kentucky History Education Conference, which will be held July 9 at the Thomas D. Clark Center for Kentucky History in Frankfort. The theme of the conference is “Exploration, Encounter and Exchange in History,” which is based around the 2015-16 National History Day theme. Teachers who may have innovative [...]

By |2015-01-21T16:04:21-05:00January 22, 2015|

Workshops to examine Washington’s influence in West

George Washington’s Mount Vernon is offering workshops on Washington’s influence in what later became Kentucky on March 28 in Frankfort and March 30 in Bowling Green. These professional development opportunities can enable educators in grades K-12 to teach about Washington by applying 21st-century academic standards. Interactive sessions will explore Washington’s influence in the settlement of Kentucky and teaching U.S. history using [...]

By |2015-01-21T16:10:47-05:00January 22, 2015|

Counselors’ conference scheduled in Lexington

The Kentucky School Counselor Association (KSCA) will host its 2015 conference, “Dream Big,” on Feb. 25-27 in Lexington. This leadership training will allow counselors to network with other school counselors and earn up to 27 Effective Instructional Leadership Act (EILA) hours. Featured speakers include motivational speaker Steven Sroka and  author and certified school counselor Julia Taylor. There will also be [...]

By |2020-10-06T10:58:32-04:00January 15, 2015|

Mammoth Cave to host workshop on climate change

Mammoth Cave National Park and Western Kentucky University are offering a free teacher workshop focusing on climate change Feb. 19-20 at the park. Participants will learn how climate change might affect the unique ecosystem at Mammoth Cave, visit River Styx spring and receive materials for classroom use. Day one of the workshop will focus on the roles of water, weather [...]

By |2015-01-14T17:58:11-05:00January 15, 2015|

KySTE spring conference registration open

The Kentucky Society for Technology in Education (KySTE) will hold its annual spring conference March 4-6 in Louisville. Nearly 2,000 information technology leaders, technicians, tech resource/integration specialists, classroom teachers, administrators, library media specialists, exhibitors and other education professionals are expected to attend “Welcome to the Future! KySTE 2015,” which is billed as the largest education technology conference in the south-central United [...]

By |2016-11-16T09:25:29-05:00January 8, 2015|
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