In celebration of its 10th anniversary, the Asia Center at the University of Kentucky is hosting a symposium focused on incorporating Asian Studies into K-12, postsecondary, and community-based education. Learning and Teaching About Asia will be held at the William T. Young library on the UK campus on April 13 from 10-4:30 p.m. ET. Workshops are free and open to [...]
For the third consecutive summer KDE is partnering with The Kentucky Center for the Performing Arts to offer Next Generation Academies for the Integration of Arts and World Languages. June 17-21 Integrating the Arts and World Languages Languages: Spanish and Japanese Location: Jesse Stewart Elementary School, Madisonville June 24-28 Integrating the Arts and World Languages Languages: Spanish and French Location: [...]
A call for proposals is currently underway for educator presentations at the 2013 Kentucky History Education Conference, which will be held on Thursday, July 11 at the Thomas D. Clark Center for Kentucky History in Frankfort. This year’s conference will be based around the 2013-14 National History Day theme: Rights and Responsibilities in History. Any educator who may use innovative [...]
The 51st Annual Kentucky Junior Historical Society Conference (KJHS) will be held April 26-27, at the University of Louisville. To attend the KJHS Conference, students must be registered KJHS members. The state History Day contest will be held in conjunction with the conference. Students planning to compete at the state level must first compete at a district level contest. District [...]
The Kentucky Historical Society (KHS) offers museum skills workshops that help teachers turn a standard field trip into an experience of creativity, collaboration, communication and critical thinking for their students. Field Trips 101 will focus on booking transportation, scheduling a visit and engaging students. Participants will also have the opportunity to learn about the many field trip options the Kentucky [...]
Campbellsville University is sponsoring the Beulah Campbell Children’s Literature Conference for P-8 teachers on Saturday, March 16. Among the authors presenting and conducting sessions are: •Tim Callahan (Kentucky Summer Series) •Leigh Ann Florence (the Woody Series) •Heather Henson (award-winning author) Pre-registration is at a reduced rate until Jan. 31. Beulah Campbell is a native of Campbellsville who taught in a [...]
The Regional Educational Laboratory (REL) Appalachia is sponsoring a Kentucky Bridging event on Oct. 23 at Berea College. Bridging Research to Practice: Helping Students Navigate the Path to College is a partnership between the REL Appalachia, Kentucky Department of Education, the Collaborative for Teaching and Learning (CTL), the CCR Alliance at Eastern Kentucky University, the Kentucky Association of School Administrators [...]
The Kentucky ACT State Organization, a group of educators and business leaders throughout Kentucky, is sponsoring a one-day summit focusing on the academic preparation of high school students, and the programs and support needed to prepare them for success in college and the workplace. The summit will take place Friday, Nov. 16, at the Marriott Louisville East. For questions regarding [...]
School innovation will be the focus of a special summit planned for Louisville later this month. The Kentucky Department of Education and the eight regional education cooperatives – led by the Ohio Valley Educational Cooperative – have scheduled a two-day discussion of ways to champion innovation, efficiency and creativity in the state’s public education system. “Kentucky Leads the Nation – [...]
The Council for Economic Education (CEE) has launched an election video contest for K-12 classroom teachers. This contest has students ask, via their teachers, for the best economic advice they can give our new president. Teachers should record one student, or a group of students, answering the question “What should the next president do to improve the economy?” This contest [...]