The 2013 Annual Conference for the Kentucky Council for the Social Studies is Oct. 9-10 in Bowling Green at the Sloane Convention Center/Holiday Inn University Plaza. The theme for this year’s conference “Social Studies: Charting a Course for the Future” reflects the many disciplines and routes that teachers take as they prepare students for life after graduation. The conference offers 35+ sessions covering many [...]
The Kentucky Center for Mathematics and the Kentucky Department of Education have partnered to offer a free professional learning opportunity for middle school mathematics teacher leaders and administrators. Building mathematics content-focused coaching is a long-range educational practice in which mathematics teacher leaders work collaboratively with principals and classroom teachers to design, implement and reflect on rigorous, standards-based lessons that promote [...]
The Kentucky Center for Mathematics is offering a three-day course on how to make middle school mathematics instruction more accessible to struggling students and students with disabilities. The emphasis is on promoting collaboration between mathematics teachers and special educators. This training is designed for teams of co-teachers (regular ed. teachers and special educators) who work in a collaborative classroom relationship. Participants [...]
The Kentucky Division of Water will host an upcoming Project WET Educator Workshop Aug. 10 at Wolf Creek National Fish Hatchery. Pre-registration is required. Visit water.ky.gov/ProjectWET to learn more about the Project WET program, how it can enhance learning in a classroom and to see dates for upcoming workshops.
Bourbon County school district is conducting an Elementary STEM professional learning opportunity July 8-10 at Bourbon County Middle School. The STEM Academy is partnering in this workshop. Several spots still are available. Those interested should contact Tom Mills to register for training or for more information. The cost of the three day training is $100, and participants will receive multiple [...]
The 2013 Kentucky History Education Conference, “Rights and Responsibilities in History,” will be July 11 at the Thomas D. Clark Center for Kentucky History in Frankfort. Presenters include: Thomas Mackey, University of Louisville Edward Smith from Georgetown College as “The Great Dissenter,” Justice John Marshall Harlan Carol Crowe-Carraco, Western Kentucky University Gerald Smith, associate professor of African American and civil rights history at the [...]
The Professional Grant Development Workshop will be June 26-28 at the University of Louisville. Participants can learn how to master the techniques of writing superior and winning proposals. This intensive three-day grant proposal workshop is geared for those who wish to strengthen their grant writing skills and for beginners who wish to acquire and master the techniques of preparing, writing [...]
The Protection and Advocacy for Individuals with Mental Illness (PAIMI) Advisory Council will host the “Knowledge is Power” Healthy Minds Conference on Aug. 22 at the Elizabethtown Tourism and Convention Bureau from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Registration begins at 8:30 a.m. and lunch will be provided. Topics will include: The Ticket to Work Program, Bullying, Spirituality, Psychiatric Advanced Directives, [...]
The Kentucky Continuous Improvement Summit: Focusing on Best Practice, a professional gathering co-sponsored by the Kentucky Department of Education and AdvancED Kentucky, is scheduled for September 30 at the Marriott East Hotel in Louisville. Participants will: receive help to build school and district capacity to effectively plan and implement improvement initiatives targeting student achievement and the conditions that support learning. learn from Kentucky school [...]
Registration is now underway for Let's TALK: Conversations about Effective Teaching, a conference for, by and about Kentucky teachers. The conference will be held Wednesday, June 19-21 at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Louisville The conference will focus on teaching the Kentucky Core Academic Standards (KCAS) and will provide good information and opportunities for feedback on the new Professional Growth [...]
