Teachers can’t wait to get their hands on nanoparticles
Teachers did research at UofL and UK this summer to take real-world experience back to the classroom.
Preparing to keep the memories
Woodford County High School yearbook adviser Dan Ruff needed to get a head start to prepare his students to create the best yearbook they could. This summer he held the first Woodford County High School yearbook camp.
Teachers visit historic emancipation sites
Using primary sources and visiting historic sites are excellent ways to teach history, teachers say.
More than just fun and games
Designing games makes students apply what they learn, experts say.
Governor’s School for the Arts
The Kentucky Center Governor’s School for the Arts celebrated 25 years this summer. The three-week residential experience is intended to mimic an intense college conservatory atmosphere. It is held on the campus of Transylvania University in Lexington.
Lively learning
Ron Clark teaching techniques hit the right notes with Covington Independent students.
Grammar is a subject from which reading and writing should not be removed
Teachers are using new ways to teach grammar – and perhaps learning it along the way.
Shakespeare in the summer
By Amy Wallot amy.wallot@education.ky.gov Teachers from around the state had a good time learning about Shakespeare and how to make his work more accessible to their students during the Shakespeare Set Free Institute: Scholarship, Performance and Pedagogy. The two-day professional development opportunity was held for middle and high school teachers. Much like students, teachers also enjoy learning more when the [...]
Literacy café serves up love of books and more
All students benefit from Crossroads literacy initiative.
The fun of science
Science experiments are underway every day in schools across Kentucky. Students enjoy the hands-on activities and teachers like to get in on the fun, too. This is a small collection of science I’ve seen happening over the past few months.