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Educators invited to outdoor climate change workshop

Teaching Climate Change and Forest Ecology, an outdoor workshop for teachers, will be held May 20 at Graining Fork Nature Preserve near Slade. The workshop, presented by the Morehead State University Center for Environmental Education, the Kentucky University Partnership for Environmental Education and the Kentucky Association for Environmental Education, supplies hands-on activities, addresses climate change misconceptions, initiates lesson plan development [...]

By |2020-09-16T12:13:59-04:00May 4, 2017|

KDE holding work sessions on through-course tasks

The Kentucky Department of Education will host two work sessions related to the through-course task (TCT) component of its new science assessment system. The Field Test Student Work Review/Task Update work session will be offered June 6-7 at the 300 Building in Frankfort. This session will include analysis and annotation of student work copies, as well as modifications to the [...]

By |2017-05-03T11:23:34-04:00May 4, 2017|

Aligning early grades to science standards

Washington County Elementary School staff are moving in a direction that will bring their school into alignment with the Kentucky Academic Standards for Science.

By |2017-04-25T09:05:00-04:00April 27, 2017|

The ABCs of observation

Setting up an Unnatural Nature Trail can provide you with an effective and fun way to help students become more observant and attuned to the world around them.

By |2017-04-25T09:57:54-04:00April 27, 2017|

KAEE offers outdoor learning symposium in Richmond

The Kentucky Association for Environmental Education will host at Outdoor Learning Symposium June 15 at Kit Carson Elementary School in Richmond. The free event for K-12 teacher-administrator teams will examine whether school grounds can serve a broad function as interdisciplinary educational resources to extend the classroom outdoors. The registration deadline is June 9. Click here for more information.

By |2017-04-27T08:45:48-04:00April 27, 2017|

Rocks and minerals workshop set for June

The Kentucky Crushed Stone Association will hold its annual teachers workshop – Rocks and Minerals in Modern Society – June 21-22 at Georgetown College.

By |2017-04-25T09:46:57-04:00April 27, 2017|

SNAP training session to be offered in Bowling Green

The Kentucky Center for Mathematics will offer a SNAP (Student Numeracy Assessment Progressions) training session June 1-2 in Bowling Green. The two-day course for K-2 teachers, teaching assistants and parent volunteers is an introduction to the assessment and advancement of early learning of numbers and arithmetic. The registration deadline is April 28. Click here for more information or to register.

By |2017-04-27T08:51:59-04:00April 27, 2017|

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