Middle and high school teachers are invited to join KET for Echoes and Reflections, a special professional development program focusing on the Holocaust on Tuesday, June 24 from 9 a.m. to noon ET at the KET studios in Lexington. The program: promotes an interdisciplinary approach to teaching about the Holocaust to today's students addresses academic standards, including the Kentucky Core [...]
The Partnership Institute for Math and Science Education Reform (PIMSER) presents Meeting the Challenge: Implementing Standards and Assessments, July 22-24 at the Embassy Suites in Lexington. If you are working on implementing standards in your classroom, school or district – then this conference is for you! Distinct strands designed around what educators need now will deepen the level of understanding [...]
“Hands on Learning” is the theme for the 2014 Gateways to Independence, a professional learning opportunity for Kentucky teachers, orientation and mobility specialists and other service providers who work with students who are blind and visually impaired. It will be held July 21-23 on the Kentucky School for the Blind campus in Louisville. Gateways registration is due by June 1. A [...]
Interested in a deep, entertaining exploration of literacy? Join KET education staff as they guide you through the Inspiring Middle School Literacy collection and other literacy topics during a professional learning experience on Thursday, June 12 from 9:30 a.m.-2 p.m. ET at the KET studios in Lexington During this time explore Inspiring Middle School Literacy, a collection made up of [...]
Students who are actively engaged in their classrooms have greater learning gains than students who “opt-out” or do not participate at all. Student engagement is an ongoing challenge for teachers. Engaging Students Using Participation Techniques, presented by the Partnership Institute for Math and Science Education Reform (PIMSER) will be held June 19-20 in Lexington. In this two-day session, K-12 teachers [...]
The Kentucky Center for Mathematics (KCM) is offering several trainings and course offerings during this summer and throughout the 2014-15 school year. The offerings include training for preschool and kindergarten teachers as well as elementary and middle school teachers. For more about the courses, locations and times, check the KCM website or contact KCM at kcm@nku.edu.
The 2014 Instructional Support Leadership Network (ISLN)/Kentucky Leadership Academy (KLA) joint summer conference will be June 26 at the Lexington Center. The day will focus on three theme areas: teacher effectiveness highly effective teaching and learning of Kentucky Core Academic Standards principal/administrator effectiveness An optional day is planned on June 27 to engage in facilitated work sessions on a number of [...]
The Kentucky Educational Development Corporation is sponsoring its second Teaching American History (TAH) Network Summit, June 17-18 (8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. ET each day), at Eastern Kentucky University. These two days will contain vast information with a focus on instructional strategies, student engagement, technology and historical content. We also are supporting the Kentucky Social Studies Networks from each cooperative [...]
On July 16, KET will host its annual KET Multimedia PD Event with six hours of professional development provided for the 2014-15 academic year.
The Teaching Advocates Leading Kentucky (TALK) conference will be June 16-17 at the Crowne Plaza in Louisville. At Let's TALK: Conversations about Effective Teaching and Learning, educators will have the opportunity to hear from Kentucky’s Teacher of the Year Holly Bloodworth, select from several breakout sessions and connect and learn from colleagues from across the state. This event is sponsored [...]