The annual Kentucky History Education Conference for K-12 teachers will be held at the Thomas D. Clark Center for Kentucky History in Frankfort on July 12. This year’s topic is Turning Points in History. Among others, presenters will include: Eric Jackson and Burke Miller from Northern Kentucky University; David Hamilton from the University of Kentucky; and Scott New as Daniel [...]
Elkhorn Crossing School (Scott County) will host a free professional development Game Design Jam July 9-11 presented by the Learning Games Network, a non-profit spin-off of the MIT Education Arcade that seeks to bridge the gap between research and practice in game-based education. The Game Design Jam will introduce teachers to new instructional resources and work with them to develop [...]
The Kentucky Department of Education has partnered with the Kentucky Center for the Performing Arts since 2000 to provide Arts Academies. This year, the partnership continues with two Next Generation Academies (NGA): NGA for Integration of the Arts and World Languages (Spanish, Chinese and NEW this year – French) NGA for Integration of the Arts and Emergent & Early Literacy (NEW [...]
The workshop, "Navigating Wildcat Turf: Conducting Research at the University of Kentucky," will be held this Saturday, March 10, from 10:30 a.m. to 1: 30 p.m. ET at the Thomas D. Clark Center for Kentucky History in Frankfort. The workshop will be led by Kentucky Historical Society senior librarian and reference specialist Cheri Daniels. Daniels will review resources available to [...]
Teachers or administrators in school district planning a new construction or renovation project can attend the High Performance Sustainable School Buildings Workshop providing site visits, case studies and design guidelines. The workshop will be March 14-15 at the Galt House in Louisville. To view workshop details and agenda or to register, click here.
The Carnegie Center for Literacy and Learning has several writing workshops slated for February. Go to http://www.carnegiecenterlex.org/or call (859) 254-4175 to learn more.
The Kentucky Reading Project (KRP) is a professional development program that focuses on Senate Bill 1 mandates; Kentucky Core Academic Standards; college and career readiness preparation; and formative assessments. KRP is a yearlong graduate-level course centered on research-based reading instruction. It is taught by literacy faculty at each of the eight state universities. Teachers in grades K-5 may participate in [...]
The Kentucky Department of Education (KDE) will hold Program Review Technical Assistance trainings Feb. 14-17 from 9 a.m. to noon on the following dates and at the designated locations: Feb. 14 - Barren River State Resort Park and NorthEast Christian Church, Lexington Feb. 15 - Bruce Convention Center, Hopkinsville and Corbin Center for Technology and Activities, Corbin Feb. 16 - [...]
The annual Kentucky History Education Conference will be held at the Thomas D. Clark Center for Kentucky History in Frankfort on July 12 from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. ET. This year’s theme is Turning Points in History. Women’s and Civil War historian Caroline Janney will present the keynote speech. Among others, presenters will include Eric Jackson and Burke Miller [...]
‘The 76th Annual Kentucky Council of Teachers of English/Language Arts Conference will be Feb. 17-18 in Lexington. This year’s theme is Literacy Matters: The Common Core and Beyond. Topics include persuasion vs. argument; subtext strategy; college readiness; transitional intervention; digital storytelling and more. Featured speakers include Education Commissioner Terry Holliday; 2011-12 Kentucky Poet Laureate Maureen Morehead, author of many poetry [...]