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Kentucky Education Association

Let’s TALK conference seeking presenters

Teachers are encouraged to submit proposals to be presenters at the Kentucky Education Association's Let’s TALK: Conversations About Effective Teaching conference June 12-13 at Edythe J. Hayes Middle School in Lexington. The conference is designed to inform participants about effective strategies for improving professional practice through instructional strategies and new leadership roles. Presentations should demonstrate ways in which classroom teachers [...]

By |2017-01-26T09:20:59-05:00January 26, 2017|

Fitting in

Elementary teachers learn how to fit science instruction into a pencil box and the school day.

By |2019-02-11T14:32:47-05:00June 28, 2016|

Passing the torch at KEA

Mary Ann Blankenship, who recently retired as executive director of the Kentucky Education Association, leaves an organization that she said has made progress in a number of critical areas for teachers.

By |2016-05-16T11:18:39-04:00May 17, 2016|

National Board certification mirrors PGES

The decision to pursue National Board certification is one of the best decisions an educator can make to grow professionally and more importantly, increase student achievement.

By |2023-01-04T13:43:44-05:00March 10, 2016|

Essay and slogan contest promotes civic awareness

Students in grades 6 through 12 can get in the spirit of the election season by entering the annual Secretary of State Essay and Slogan Contest. Secretary of State Alison Lundergan Grimes encourages all eligible students to enter the contest, which is designed to expand civic awareness of students who will soon be eligible to vote. Students in 6th to [...]

By |2021-02-18T16:49:44-05:00October 2, 2014|

Read Across America grant winners

Read Across America grants for 2013-14 have been awarded to 11 local Kentucky Education Association chapters as well as four student program chapters. The recipients were selected by KEA’s Read Across America Grants Committee from a pool of applicants that submitted proposals. The grant winners (and the amounts of their grants) are: KEA local associations Adair County Education Association ($200) [...]

By |2013-10-09T10:47:25-04:00October 10, 2013|

Teachers from Madison, Anderson counties elected to KEA positions

KEA president-elect Stephanie Winkler The Kentucky Education Association recently elected a new president and vice president. Stephanie Winkler, 4th- and 5th-grade science teacher at Mayfield Elementary School (Madison County), was chosen as KEA’s president-elect, and Lisa Petrey-Kirk was elected vice president-elect. Winkler and Petry-Kirk will assume their new positions on June 15, each serving three-year terms. Winkler said [...]

By |2019-03-12T15:43:12-04:00May 2, 2013|

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