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.”
Literacy is alive in Oldham County’s summer camp
Incoming 1st -graders get intensive literacy intervention at Oldham County’s Camp Literacy Live.
Kentuckians recognized for math, science teaching
Two Kentucky teachers have won the prestigious Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching (PAEMST). Andrew Kemp, a science teacher at Male High School (Jefferson Co.), and Robyn Morris, a mathematics teacher at East Oldham Middle School (Oldham Co.), are among 108 winners representing the 50 states, District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and Department of Defense schools. The Presidential Award for [...]
200 Ky. teachers gain National Board Certification
Two hundred more Kentucky teachers have achieved National Board Certification, the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards (NBPTS) has announced, bring the state closer to its legislative goal of having at least one National Board Certified Teacher (NBCT) in every public school. With 3,181 NBCTs overall, Kentucky ranks ninth in the nation, and only five states have more new NBCTs [...]
Superintendents’ Spotlight: Will Wells, Oldham County
Will Wells Will Wells, who began his third year as superintendent of the Oldham County school district this fall, oversees more than 12,000 students in 16 schools along with a preschool, arts center and career-focused education center. The career center is home to one of the district’s most exciting initiatives, the new OCS Engineering Academy, which launched in [...]
Kids demonstrate their agricultural chops at the fair
I have a good time at the Kentucky State Fair. That’s no secret. And while I love a doughnut cheeseburger, I think the thing I like the most is watching everyone else have a good time.
Next-Generation Science Standards take learning to the next level
Teachers and students will benefit from gaining deeper understanding of science content.
Oldham County teachers receives consumer science award
Ashley Webb, a family and consumer sciences teacher at South Oldham High School (Oldham County) recently was honored with the New Professional Award from the National Association Teachers of Family and Consumer Sciences (NATFCS). The annual winner is selected from a pool of candidates who have five years of teaching experience or less. Webb teaches Life Skills and Advanced Foods [...]
Kentucky schools recognized for working conditions
Ten Kentucky schools were recognized for the working conditions, safety and student achievement in their buildings at the 17th Annual Safe Schools, Successful Students Conference in Louisville this week.
Teachers’ natural chemistry with students adds up to success
Mathematics, science teachers celebrated on a presidential level.
