Are your mathematics scores where you would like them to be? Instructional leaders are invited to explore tools designed to determine the extent of implementation of the Kentucky Core Academic Standards and the Standards for Mathematical Practice within the whole school mathematics program. At a daylong workshop on Nov. 19, become familiar with the Instructional Implementation Sequence: Attaining the CCSS [...]
Based on independent research and results from more than 750,000 students, the most challenging reading standards for students have been identified. A free Education Week webinar from 2 to 3 p.m. ET on Oct. 29 will discuss practical instructional ideas to help teachers and administrators conquer the rigor needed to master these standards. The discussion will specifically relate to determining [...]
The Kentucky Geographic Alliance will sponsor at a Teacher Leader Institute on Nov. 7-9 in Bowling Green. The institute, which will be limited to eight people, is intended to create a cadre of teachers to conduct professional learning and leadership activities for the alliance. All travel, food and lodging will be paid for, and there is a $400 stipend. For more [...]
The 2014 Opportunity Youth Summit, hosted by the Kentucky Department of Workforce Investment, will be held Nov. 17 and 18 in Louisville. First Lady Jane Beshear will give the keynote address; other speakers will include Lt. Gov. Jerry Abramson and Miss Kentucky Ramsey Carpenter. The first day of the summit will include an overview of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity [...]
How can teachers ensure that all children, including millions affected by dyslexia, the most common type of reading disability, learn to read and write proficiently? To close the literacy achievement gap, support measures must be embedded in schools and include all stakeholders – administrators, teachers, parents and children. Educator and researcher Margie Gillis, president of Literacy How Inc., will share [...]
The 39th annual meeting of the Kentucky Association of Teachers of History (KATH) will be held Oct. 17-18 in Louisville. KATH is celebrating the 50th anniversary of the U.S. Civil Rights Act. Saturday’s keynote speaker will be Cate Fosl of the Anne Braden Institute for Social Justice Research, University of Louisville (see more at our website). In addition to the [...]
Twice each year, the Kentucky Bread Loaf Teacher Network meets to discuss and plan innovative, student-led collaborative projects. The next meeting is from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Nov. 1 at Lafayette High School, 401 Reed Lane, Lexington. For information, contact Christopher McCurry or visit http://www.middlebury.edu/blse/bltn. The Bread Loaf Teacher Network (BLTN) is a network of teachers educated at Bread [...]
The Common Core State Standards in English/Language arts, as well as other college-and career-ready standards, place strong emphases on critical literacy, cross-curricular learning, and cultural understanding. A free Education Week webinar will explore how some educators are using those levers to create interdisciplinary units that integrate a variety of texts and learning methods to help students delve into social issues, [...]
The Appalachian Renaissance Initiative (ARI) will hold a Promising Practices Summit from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. on Oct. 24 at the Eastern Kentucky Expo Center in Pikeville. ARI, funded by a federal grant, is working to bring new technology to 17 districts and 99 schools in the Kentucky Valley Educational Cooperative. Event highlights will include: Authentic demonstrations of teaching [...]
The assessment field in K-12 education is in a period of transition — sparked by widespread dissatisfaction with conventional testing formats, changes in technology and developments in the learning sciences. In an Education Week webinar from 3 to 4 p.m. Oct. 20, two highly regarded experts in assessment innovation will discuss promising new and developing approaches to testing (both formative [...]
