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UK Confucius Institute offers programs for K-12 schools

The University of Kentucky’s Confucius Institute's K-12 Chinese Language, Culture Development and Enhancement Program can help educators bring innovative international programs into their community, while also building their school's Chinese program offerings

By |2019-03-28T15:12:59-04:00February 2, 2017|

Sparks receives SHAPE America Southern District award

Jamie Sparks, the school health and physical education network director at the Kentucky Department of Education, recently received the SHAPE America Southern District Taylor Dodson Young Professional Award.

By |2018-08-15T14:11:25-04:00January 26, 2017|

Vans art competition open to high school students

Registration is open for the Vans Custom Culture Art Competition, in which students in grades 9-12 customize blank Vans shoes around specific themes. Americans for the Arts and Vans are encouraging high school students across the United States to embrace their creativity and inspire a new generation of youth culture. Completed designs go through a voting process that narrows the [...]

By |2017-01-19T08:50:06-05:00January 19, 2017|

Relating slow food to slow math

At the 2016 Kentucky Council of Teachers of Mathematics conference, Jennifer Wilson provided a thought-provoking keynote on the Slow Math Movement, which supports allowing students to think deeply versus being in a rush to learn.

By |2017-01-12T14:36:09-05:00January 19, 2017|

Catch these 2017 spring mathematics conferences

Although it seems as though we just started the new year, it’s not too early to plan for participating in spring mathematics conferences. Here are a few to keep your eyes on.

By |2017-01-12T15:09:12-05:00January 19, 2017|

Presentation on UK horticulture science track offered

Rebecca von Groote, the academic coordinator for the University of Kentucky’s horticulture, plant and soil science degree, offers a presentation on the crop, soil and horticulture science track that is an option for students who express an interest in research-based STEM careers. Von Groote’s presentation discusses the major, highlights some of the faculty’s recent and diverse research efforts and talks [...]

By |2017-01-19T08:51:59-05:00January 19, 2017|
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