Lowe takes top honors in Kentucky Braille Challenge
Shane Lowe, a middle school student at the Kentucky School for the Blind (KSB) took top prize for having the high score for all levels and categories in the Kentucky Braille Challenge on Jan. 27.
KSB, Printing House for Blind host first Kentucky Braille Challenge
The Kentucky School for the Blind (KSB) and the American Printing House for the Blind (APH) are hosting the Kentucky Braille Challenge on Thursday, Jan. 27 from 9 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. for students in grades K-12 who read and/or write Braille.
Middle school receives national award
Belfry Middle School (Pike County) was recently recognized as a as a 2010 Blue Ribbon Lighthouse School of Excellence by the Blue Ribbon Schools of Excellence, Inc. Belfry Middle is the first public middle school in Kentucky to receive the award. Representatives from the school recently traveled to Orlando to receive the award.
Cybersafety a lesson students should learn, teachers say
Students across central Kentucky have been learning about cybersafety through the Internet Safety for Children Project.
Geology resources
The Kentucky Geological Survey has developed many resources to support K-12 geology and earth science classes. Visit the resources here and the geology of Kentucky pages online at here. There are online keys to rocks, minerals and fossils of Kentucky. Also, there is a Citizen’s Guide to geologic maps and issues in Kentucky geology for land use planning, an interactive [...]
Science teacher wins contest
Karen Witemyre, a science teacher at Ockerman Middle School (Boone County) was recently named a winner of the Great Science Teacher Video Contest at the USA Science & Engineering Festival. The contest is sponsored by ENGINEERING.com and Dassault Systemes. […]
Teacher of the Year story a family feature
Meet Erika Webb, the 2011 Kentucky Teacher of the Year.
Book serves as guide to effective dance instruction
By Tamara Buchanan Caldwell County Elementary School tamara.buchanan@caldwell.kyschools.us As a physical education (PE) teacher who uses dance instruction in my classes at Caldwell County Elementary School, Terrie White’s The Elements of Dance is a book other PE instructors should be reading and applying to their instruction. The book introduces dance elements in a simple, concise way that is suitable for [...]
Let’s take it outside
Mason County Middle School offers learning in the great outdoors By Susan Riddell susan.riddell@education.ky.gov Science students at Mason County Middle School spent part of the 2009-10 school year learning outdoors. No field trip was required, however. Students stayed on campus and merely headed outside to woods nearby. Through grants from Toyota, the National Science Teachers Association (NSTA) and Carmeuse [...]