Women of the present shaping the women of the future
The Kentucky Commission on Women is honoring the women of the present shaping the women of the future throughout March, which is National Women's History Month.
Session proposals being accepted for KLA/KASL conference
The Kentucky Library Association/Kentucky Association of School Librarians joint fall conference is scheduled for Sept. 22-23 at the Galt House Hotel in Louisville.
Kentucky Storytelling Conference seeks workshop proposals
The Kentucky Storytelling Conference is accepting workshop and pre-conference session proposals on any aspect of storytelling for the conference, scheduled for Nov. 3-4 at the Hotel Louisville. Workshop presenters will receive free conference registration and are paid an honorarium. The submission deadline is April 1. Click here for more information.
Integrating women’s studies into the high school curriculum
March ushers in warmer weather, a glimpse of light at the end of the school year tunnel and Women’s History Month. Students across the Commonwealth engage in lessons on famous female figures and women’s issues.
Science award program encourages exploration in cancer research
High school students who are interested in cancer research may apply for the Emperor Science Award program, an initiative designed to empower high school students to become the next generation of cancer researchers. PBS LearningMedia and Stand Up To Cancer will choose 100 students each year for at least three years to work alongside an esteemed university-level research scientist on [...]
The everlasting effects of traveling in a teacher
Lauren Hines, a Spanish and global competency teacher at Murray High School (Murray Independent), shares how her global travel has impacted how students learn in her classroom.
Fayette high school teacher receives service award
Kelly Mayes Kelly Mayes of Bryan Station High School (Fayette County) has received the 2017 Outstanding Service Award from the Kentucky chapter of the American String Teachers Association. Mayes has worked five years at Bryan Station, where she is assistant orchestra director and co-leader of the StationARTS program. She also teaches 4th- and 5th-grade orchestra at Cardinal Valley [...]
Fayette elementary teacher honored by KMEA
Lisse Lawson Lisse Lawson of Rosa Parks Elementary School (Fayette County) has been named the 2017 Elementary Teacher of the Year by the Kentucky Music Educators Association. Lawson is in her 13th year as general music teacher and chorus director at Rosa Parks. Overall, she has taught 24 years in Fayette, Bourbon and Jessamine counties. In addition to [...]
Five newly designed Arts Academies available this summer
Arts Integration Academies, which are offered at rotating sites throughout the Commonwealth, are professional learning academies that are active, process based, practical, standards-aligned, and are led by faculty that includes professional artists.
Cultural Accessibility Summit set for March 30
Kentucky’s arts accessibility partners will host the second Cultural Accessibility Summit March 30 at the Southern Kentucky Performing Arts Center in Bowling Green. The event is a day of learning and discussion about inclusive arts environments.