Kentucky Writing Project hosts Summer Writing Institutes
The Kentucky Writing Project will be leading Summer Writing Institutes in Ashland on June 10-14 and in Lexington on June 17-21.
Principal Advisory Council discusses chronic absenteeism, student mental health concerns
Members of the Kentucky Department of Education’s Commissioner’s Principal Advisory Council (PrAC) met on Dec. 14 to discuss chronic absenteeism and mental health concerns within schools.
Kentucky superintendents hear update on deeper learning initiative
Kentucky's public schools are increasingly shifting their focus to more practical learning experiences, engaging students in deeper lesson plans that build off prior knowledge and help students apply what they learn to real-world challenges.
KEDC wins three-year grant for history education project
The Kentucky Educational Development Corporation (KEDC) has been awarded the Academies for American History and Civics grant for Project HEART (History Education through Advanced Research and Technology). This is the only history/civics grant funded by the U.S. Department of Education (USED), and KEDC was the only program in the country awarded this grant. The three-year award that will offer an [...]
KEDC offering argument-driven inquiry workshop
The Kentucky Educational Development Corporation (KEDC) will host a workshop on argument-driven inquiry June 28-29 at the KEDC Conference Center in Ashland. The workshop is designed for teachers and instructional leaders who are interested in providing more engaging laboratory experiences for their students and in using research-based instructional strategies to improve their students’ learning. The workshop focuses on ADI, an [...]
Teaching American History summit is June 17-18
The Kentucky Educational Development Corporation is sponsoring its second Teaching American History (TAH) Network Summit, June 17-18 (8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. ET each day), at Eastern Kentucky University. These two days will contain vast information with a focus on instructional strategies, student engagement, technology and historical content. We also are supporting the Kentucky Social Studies Networks from each cooperative [...]