The Kentucky State Parks Recreation, Environment and Cultural History (REACH) Camp is an overnight educational program for school groups. Trained naturalists and recreational staff design custom programs to help encourage student interest in nature, history and outdoor activities. This offers an innovative way to teach students about Kentucky’s cultural, natural and historical resources. The camps can be tailored to a [...]
Eastern Kentucky University will host “A History of Education in Kentucky Symposium,” Sept. 8. The symposium will be based on the soon-to-be-released University Press of Kentucky book, A History of Education in Kentucky, authored by Kentucky historian and retired EKU professor William E. Ellis. The day-long symposium will cover many aspects of Kentucky’s public and private P-16 educational system: its [...]
The Kentucky Association for Environmental Education (KAEE) has issued a call for presenters for its 2011 conference, “Environmental Education: Everywhere for Everyone,” scheduled for Sept. 16-17 in Louisville. KAEE represents teachers, government, industry, parents and students. Conference attendees are looking for environmental resources, field trip opportunities and innovative ideas for bringing environmental education to diverse audiences of all ages. Click [...]
The Pennsylvania Space Grant will offer workshops this summer that keep pace with the latest science research, engage in standards-based classroom activities and explore ways to make science fun. Workshops are for in-service science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) educators. Grants are awarded to all participants to cover in-state tuition, lodging, parking, some meals and partial travel. Sessions include: Astrobiology: [...]
Schools and districts are invited to host professional development workshops that explore what the Lexile and Quantile measures are and how administrators and educators can use them to monitor and improve student achievement in relation to state and national standards in reading and mathematics. […]