Nominations open for 2017 Kentucky Teacher Awards
Nominations are now open for the 2017 Kentucky Teacher Awards, sponsored by the Kentucky Department of Education and Valvoline, a business unit of Ashland Inc.
Enhancing education via the global classroom
Studying world languages is fast becoming a necessity in this rapidly changing and interconnected world.
Kentucky Teacher of the Year remains a student at heart
Ashley Lamb-Sinclair didn’t realize it at first, but she discovered she was “one of those people who was just born to teach.”
Semifinalists named for 2016 Kentucky Teacher of the Year
Nine outstanding teachers from across the state – three elementary, three middle and three high school teachers – are semifinalists for the 2016 Kentucky Teacher of the Year Award.
Cultural proficiency begins with the teacher
Melanie Trowel Let me tell you my story. I was born in Seoul, Korea, into extreme poverty. I was put in an orphanage and was adopted at age seven by an American family. I felt out of place. I went to school and, because I did not speak English, I was put in a classroom with students with [...]
Teachers, we have a voice
Melanie Trowel As educators, we want our students to be effective problem solvers and critical thinkers so they are prepared for the rigorous challenges of college and careers upon graduation. Being a mother of six children and a teacher for 15 years has given me some perspective on education and what I see happening in classrooms. I want [...]
Let us teach for that better path for ALL students
Kentucky Middle School Teacher of the Year Melanie Trowel helps Micah Lowe, Jayden Lydian and Anthony Wright with a graph analyzing daylight length and the angle of the sun during her 8th-grade science class at Carter G. Woodson Academy (Fayette County).Photo by Amy Wallot, Nov. 6, 2013 U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan said, “I believe that education [...]