Conferences & Workshops

Kentucky History Education Conference

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 [...]

By Susan Riddell|2020-11-09T15:33:03-05:00July 4, 2013|

Grant writing workshop at U of L

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 [...]

By Susan Riddell|2020-09-23T12:30:09-04:00June 13, 2013|

Healthy Minds Conference

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, [...]

By Susan Riddell|2013-06-04T11:23:36-04:00June 6, 2013|

Best Practice Summit

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 [...]

By Susan Riddell|2013-05-29T09:56:27-04:00May 30, 2013|

Effective teaching conference registration is underway

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 [...]

By Susan Riddell|2013-05-21T09:19:46-04:00May 23, 2013|

College/career-readiness conference

Bridges to Readiness for College and Careers, a professional development conference related to college readiness and success, core academic standards, and multi-disciplinary literacies will be held June 12 at the Adron Doran University Center at Morehead State University. Although it is designed to be multi-disciplinary, the conference should be of particular interest to those in literacy and writing. In addition [...]

By Susan Riddell|2013-05-21T10:56:00-04:00May 23, 2013|

Free training for science teachers

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is offering free training for up to 500 high school science teachers in July 2013. The training will be conducted fully online over the first three weeks of July. Teacher may work at their own time and pace, supplemented by optional live events to earn a NOAA teacher badge. When finished, teachers then can [...]

By Susan Riddell|2013-05-15T11:38:54-04:00May 16, 2013|

Diversity Conference for juniors and seniors

The 2013 Academically Proficient High School Junior and Senior Diversity Conference, sponsored by the Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education, will be June 28-29 at Eastern Kentucky University. The conference programs will: inform and expose juniors and seniors of the various educational opportunities available at colleges throughout the state provide information to assist juniors and seniors to make the adjustments necessary for [...]

By Susan Riddell|2013-05-15T11:48:11-04:00May 16, 2013|

PIMSER opportunities

The University of Kentucky and the Partnership Institute for Math and Science Education Reform (PIMSER) will host several workshops this summer. Get Ready! Introduction to the Next Generation Science Standards – two sessions this summer to assist teachers with implementing the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) in the fall. Infusing the Practices into Units of Study Integrating Engineering into Units [...]

By Susan Riddell|2020-09-23T08:52:33-04:00April 25, 2013|

Frazier History Museum hosts holocaust education training

The Frazier History Museum will host the professional development session, “Echoes and Reflections: Holocaust Education for 21st Century Classrooms,” on Saturday, April 13, from 9 a.m. to noon. Teachers will be trained on how to teach the Holocaust education program, “Echoes and Reflections,” and receive course materials ready for use in the classroom. After the workshop, teachers may explore the [...]

By Susan Riddell|2013-04-03T10:37:09-04:00April 4, 2013|