Conferences & Workshops

Historical Society offers weeklong Civil War workshop

The application deadline for the Kentucky Historical Society’s (KHS) 2015 Summer Teacher Workshop, “Torn Within, Threatened Without: Kentucky and the Border States in the Civil War,” has been extended. The workshop, which will be offered June 21-27 in Frankfort, is being held in cooperation with historic sites and museums in Kentucky that will be visited during the week. Sessions on and [...]

By |2019-03-22T15:26:30-04:00March 3, 2015|

Kentucky Reading Project application period open

The deadline for applications to the Kentucky Reading Project (KRP), a yearlong, graduate-level course focused on research-based literacy instruction, has been extended. Faculty members at each of the eight state universities provide instruction at various sites across the state on topics such as Senate Bill 1 (2009), the Kentucky Core Academic Standards, formative assessments and college- and career-readiness. Teachers in [...]

By |2015-03-03T10:13:48-05:00March 3, 2015|

Kentucky Storytelling Conference seeks proposals

The Kentucky Storytelling Conference is accepting workshop proposals on any aspect of storytelling for the conference Nov. 6-7 at Dale Hollow State Resort Park near Burkesville. Workshop presenters will receive free conference registration and are paid a $175 honorarium for a 70-minute session or a $300 honorarium for a 135-minute session. All workshops will be presented on Nov. 7. The [...]

By |2015-02-24T15:40:20-05:00February 26, 2015|

Registration open for conference on energy education

Registration is open for the 2015 Kentucky NEED Conference for Educators, which will be held June 14-19 in Winchester. The conference brings together 24 educators who are passionate about bringing energy education to their classrooms and provides teachers with the most up-to-date information on all aspects of energy, including the science of energy, sources of energy, transportation, consumption, electricity, efficiency [...]

By |2015-02-19T09:11:50-05:00February 19, 2015|

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|
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