Join educators who are working to support teachers using the Literacy Design Collaborative framework at a two-day LDC Coaches Institute in Lexington. The session is intended for teacher leaders, instructional coaches, and administrators who are working with other teachers on implementing LDC tasks and modules in science, social studies and English/language arts classrooms. The institute will concentrate on effective communication and [...]
The schedule for the Kentucky Society for Technology in Education’s Fall Event is now available. Digital Transformation is the theme of the event, held in partnership with the University of Kentucky. Among the sessions: Why 1-1?/Leading in a 1:1 Environment What KASA Can do for the CIO/DTC: A Roundtable Discussion Kentucky Educators and Twitter: A Match Made in 140-Character Heaven [...]
A free Take Stock in Kentucky webinar at which educators can learn to use an abbreviated version of the Stock Market Game will be offered from 5 to 6:30 p.m. ET Tuesday. Game dates are Oct. 6 through Dec. 12. In the Take Stock in Kentucky Stock Market Game, student teams invest a virtual $100,000 in stocks using a real-world [...]
The implementation of new science standards has encouraged science education professionals to seek help from one another and science ed experts to make the transition as smooth and effective as possible. For 41 years, the Kentucky Science Teachers Association’s annual conference has provided a comprehensive array of professional development offerings packed into an intense three-day period. This year, the conference will [...]
The Kentucky Center for Mathematics has announced that registration is now open for the 2014-15 EERTI (Enacting Effective Response to Intervention) cohorts. The program is free to participating teachers thanks to support from the Kentucky Department of Education. EERTI cohorts are professional learning communities facilitated by experienced and highly trained Mathematics Intervention Teachers. Participation in EERTI will increase K-3 teachers’ understanding [...]
Register now for the 2014 Scott Trimble Workshop on Instruction and Assessment. Join the Kentucky Association of Assessment Coordinators at the Galt House in Louisville on Oct. 20-21. The theme this year is "Bridging the Achievement Gap: College and Career Readiness for All." This workshop is designed for teachers, building assessment coordinators, district assessment coordinators, school and district administrators and [...]
A free workshop on teaching economics through children’s literature will be held from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. CT Sept. 29 in Room 2003 of Gary Ransdell Hall at Western Kentucky University in Bowling Green. This workshop, offered by the WKU Center and the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis’ Louisville Branch, will introduce elementary school teachers to basic economic concepts. [...]
Registration for the 2nd annual Kentucky Continuous Improvement Summit: “Focusing on Best Practice to Close the Achievement Gap” that will be held Sept. 22-24 at the Lexington Convention Center closes on Sept. 16. Best practices from across the state will be highlighted and presented by Kentucky teachers and administrators. Principal Baruti Kafele, one of the most sought-after speakers for transforming the [...]
The fourth annual SPEAK (the Speech Professional Education Alliance of Kentucky) conference for middle and high school speech and debate educators will be held Sept. 26 at the University of Kentucky. Kentucky High School Speech League Hall of Fame coach Mark Etherton will speak on Kentucky Speech and Debate, Past and Future, which will lead into a conference-wide roundtable discussion about [...]
Steve Willis, professor of art education at Missouri State University, will lead a workshop on Sept. 13 called Mining the Museum: Using Art to Teach Across Curriculums. The workshop will run from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Art Museum at the University of Kentucky, 405 Rose Street, Lexington. It will focus on creating context for art. Afternoon break-out [...]