On Nov. 6, 7 and 8, 2014 the 42nd annual meeting of Kentucky science educators will convene in Lexington. Over the past decade, the conference has been attended by approximately 500 teachers, administrators, curriculum supervisors, university faculty, vendors, pre-service teachers, students and others, who have benefitted from more than 100 workshops, presentations and activities. The conference for 2014 promises to be one of [...]
The Kentucky Association for Environmental Education will be hosting its 38th annual conference Sept. 12-13 at the Clarion Hotel in Lexington. Since 1976, KAEE has worked to build a sustainable environment through education. The conference will feature more than 30 sessions as well as activities, and will focus on the growing sustainability movement and its role in environmental education in Kentucky. Pre-conference workshops begin on [...]
The 26th annual National Dropout Prevention Network Conference will be held Nov. 2-5 in Louisville. This year’s theme, On Track for Success: Each Student College and Career Ready, will challenge conference participants to look for new and effective methods to motivate students in at-risk situations to successfully graduate from high school and be college- and career-ready. See the National Dropout [...]
Register today for the Kentucky Educational Collaborative for State Agency Children’s 13th Annual Alternative Strategies for Educating Students At-Risk Conference July 23-24 Frankfort. The conference is free and an opportunity to network with colleagues while gaining valuable classroom strategies. More than 30 breakout sessions are scheduled. Click here to register. For questions, contact Katie Helton.
The “Where Ideas Take FLIGHT (Future Lesson Ideas Gathered Here Today)” Institute, sponsored by Bullitt County Public Schools and the Ohio Valley Educational Cooperative, would like to invite technology specialists (TIS/TRT), administrators, and teachers of all grades, subjects, and skill levels to present at this year’s conference. Our goal is to encourage everyone to take FLIGHT (Future Lesson Ideas Gathered [...]
The National School Boards Association (NSBA) annual conference will be closer to Kentucky than it has been in decades when NSBA comes to Nashville next March 21-23, and the organization wants Kentucky boards and districts on the agenda. A Call for Proposals website is now open for clinics by district teams. Proposals are being sought for high-quality, breakout sessions that [...]
The Southern Regional Education Board (SREB) is extending an invitation for superintendents to attend SREB’s College- and Career-Readiness Standards Networking Conference on July 14-16, 2014, at the Gaylord Opryland Resort & Convention Center in Nashville, Tenn. This year, Melinda Gates, co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation will keynote the opening session on July 14 at 1 p.m. For information [...]
The Partnership Institute for Math and Science Education Reform (PIMSER) presents Meeting the Challenge: Implementing Standards and Assessments, July 22-24 at the Embassy Suites in Lexington. If you are working on implementing standards in your classroom, school or district – then this conference is for you! Distinct strands designed around what educators need now will deepen the level of understanding [...]
The Innovations for Learning (IFL) Conference 2014, sponsored by the University of Kentucky College of Education, the Fayette County Schools and the Central Kentucky Educational Cooperative, is looking for innovative teachers and educational professionals who love learning to present at this year’s Innovations for Learning Conference, which will be held on September 13, 2014 at Bryan Station High School in [...]
The Kentucky School Boards Association’s (KSBA) eighth annual Federal and State Law Update conference is adding a feature to enable board members to earn specific credit hours under the Kentucky Board of Education’s new regulation on board training. The conference, May 8-9 at Lexington’s Embassy Suites Hotel, will have several firsts, along with the standard updates on federal and state [...]