A Leader in Me Symposium is being held March 4-5 in Bowling Green, KY. Participants will see firsthand how two Kentucky schools are using Leader in Me to empower their students and infuse leadership into the culture and curriculum of each campus. Students in the Leader in Me process are learning the skills absolutely essential to successful and meaningful lives [...]
The Bluegrass Central branch of the American Association of University Women will host one of 10 national Tech Savvy programs, the association’s science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) program for young women. The hands-on workshop for middle school girls in grades 6-9 and their parents will be held at Kentucky State University on May 17. The Bluegrass Central branch includes [...]
Registration for the 2014 National Early Childhood Inclusion Institute May 20-22 in Chapel Hill, N.C., is now open. The Inclusion Institute, presented by the Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute (FPG) at the University of North Carolina, is the premier event for people from all early childhood sectors to come together to learn, share, and problem-solve about inclusion for young [...]
The Greater Louisville Council of Teachers of Mathematics (GLCTM) is welcoming Alan Schoenfeld as the keynote speaker for its winter meeting on Feb. 13. Schoenfeld's talk will be centered on the Common Core State Standards for mathematics and getting students to be mathematical thinkers. Two hours of PD credit is available. Also, please nominate a teacher or student for awards [...]
MidWinter Breakthrough (MWB) 2014 will offer educators an opportunity to explore a number of resources to help implement the Kentucky Core Academic Standards for science. The event will be Feb. 7-8. In association with the Louisville Water Company, the Friday evening social event will include a unique opportunity for educators to explore the new WaterWorks Museum at Louisville Water Tower [...]
Presented by the Partnership Institute for Math and Science Education Reform (PIMSER) at the University of Kentucky College of Education, these one-day short courses for elementary, middle and high school teachers focused on strengthening content understanding, developing and using models, and using mathematics and computational thinking. Teachers will leave with a deeper understanding of the NGSS, both content and practices, along [...]
The Kentucky Department of Education and the Louisville Writing Project are sponsoring a writing mini-conference on Saturday, January 24 at the University of Louisville. Topics include Meeting all P-12 Kentucky Core Academic Standards in all content areas and a special science writing strand. Click here for more information and a registration form.
Join nearly 2,000 information technology leaders, technicians, tech resource/integration specialists, classroom teachers, administrators/district leaders, library media specialists, vendors/exhibitors, and other education professionals at the largest education technology conference in the south central US at KySTE 2014, the conference of the Kentucky Society for Technology in Education, March 5-7, 2014 at the Galt House in Louisville. This year’s conference theme is [...]
The 34th Kentucky Association for Gifted Education’s Annual Conference will be Feb. 24-25, 2014 in Lexington. Keynote Speakers will include Kristie Speirs Neumeister, Virginia Burney and Jean Peterson. Special planned events include an Administrators Institute, Creativity Night, An Evening for Parents, Exhibitors and much more. Effective Instructional Leadership (EILA) Credit will be available. The KAGE Service and Advocacy Awards, which [...]
The Kentucky Center for Instructional Discipline (KYCID) will be conducting professional development for the Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS) framework this fall. District staff members interested in participating are encouraged to visit www.kycid.org for more information on the training process. For more information, contact Mike Waford at (502) 330-6651.