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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
The Louisville Writing Project will host a writing conference Jan. 17 at the University of Louisville for educators of all content areas in grades K-12. Participants can learn about new strategies and lesson ideas that can help students lift the quality of their writing and can receive six hours of professional development credit. The conference includes lessons and strategies for [...]
Murray State University will offer a course on teaching literature online during the 2015 spring semester. “ENG 602: Teaching Literature in Schools” can be applied toward a master’s degree or toward the 30-and-above requirement in an English or education degree. Dystopian literature is quite the fad right now, but should a teacher add this to the CCSS curriculum? This class looks [...]
A professional development webinar that can provide science teachers a look at three-dimensional learning will be held from 4 to 5 p.m. EST on Dec. 9. The interactive, one-hour event will offer participants a concrete example of how Framework for K-12 Science Education Dimensions of the Next Generation Science Standards could be taught. The lesson is hosted by the Genesee [...]
The Kentucky Center for Mathematics (KCM) is seeking speaker proposals relevant to middle and high school mathematics content for the 2015 KCM Conference, "Engage!" which will be held March 9-10 in Lexington. The KCM conference provides an opportunity for educators to connect statewide, to develop their professional networks and to nourish their passions for teaching mathematics. The 2015 conference, which will [...]
The third annual Let's TALK: Conversations About Effective Teaching conference has been scheduled for June 15-16 in Louisville. Registration will open soon for the conference at which attendees may: gain practical strategies for implementing the Kentucky Core Academic Standards, especially science, social studies and arts and humanities standards. improve teaching through the new Professional Growth and Effectiveness System and Program [...]
The Southeast/South-Central Education Cooperative (SESC) will host a leadership workshop for administrative and teacher leaders Dec. 2 in Corbin. Dr. Anthony Muhammad, a leading speaker on school culture, will present “Transformational Leadership: Creating Responsive Learning Environments,” which is aimed at the role of leadership in creating a culture in which all students can learn. The workshop will be held from [...]
A conference on teaching children with emotional and behavioral problems will be held Dec. 13 in Georgetown. HSC Workshops is offering the conference for teachers, administrators, social workers, counselors and psychologists. “Classroom Management and Effective Teaching of Children and Adolescents with Emotional and Behavioral Problems” will provide educators with strategies to enhance learning, build self-esteem and control disruptive and otherwise [...]
