professional development

Workshop spotlights summer program on female identity

Educators concerned about the effect of the media’s representation of young men and women have an opportunity to explore this idea through the arts at a workshop March 19 in Lexington sponsored by The Girl Project. The workshop offers both EILA and professional development hours. Click here for more information. Girls in central Kentucky have an opportunity to participate in [...]

By |2020-09-23T12:26:12-04:00February 25, 2016|

Cumberlands offers free PD on federalism

The University of the Cumberlands’ history and political science department will host a free professional development program, “Understanding Federalism: From the Founding to Modern America,” on Feb. 27 in Williamsburg. The program will consist of lectures and seminar discussions of primary source materials related to the topic. The source materials and recorded lectures on a variety of topics and how [...]

By |2016-01-27T15:16:15-05:00January 28, 2016|

Kentucky Reading Project applications available

Applications are available for the 2016-17 Kentucky Reading Project, an initiative sponsored by the Collaborative Center for Literacy Development that has trained about 3,300 teachers throughout the state since it began in 1999. The free program is targeted to teachers in grades K-5, who will receive a stipend, professional resources and three hours of graduate credit upon completion of the [...]

By |2016-01-27T15:21:45-05:00January 28, 2016|

We are not an island

Anderson County teacher Brandy Beasley shares her thoughts on why mentoring is key to keeping new teachers in the classroom.

By |2020-09-10T09:57:07-04:00January 26, 2016|

Teachers can study rainforest ecology and conservation

Save the Rainforest Inc. and Fundacion Neotropica are offering a professional development program that gives high school biology and environmental science teachers the opportunity to travel to Costa Rica this summer to study rainforest ecology and conservation. Participants spend 11 days in Costa Rica’s rainforests, where they will learn about topics such as sustainability. All food, travel and lodging expenses [...]

By |2016-01-20T16:01:41-05:00January 21, 2016|

Mount Vernon offering four-day residential programs

George Washington’s Mount Vernon is offering the George Washington Institute Summer Residential Programs - a four-day immersive professional development experiences - this summer. The program is designed to support K-12 educators who teach about the life, leadership and legacy of George Washington and the 18th-century world in which he lived. There will be six different sessions that allows teachers to [...]

By |2016-01-20T15:59:42-05:00January 21, 2016|

KET offering online video production PD course

Kentucky Educational Television has introduced an online professional development course that provides teachers with the tools to facilitate student video production at all levels across the curriculum. “Classroom Video Production” is an introductory course in which participants will learn about video production techniques, basic equipment needs, production roles and careers. Teachers and the KET production team will guide and inspire [...]

By |2016-01-06T14:41:11-05:00January 7, 2016|

Confessions of a former fourth-year teacher

Olmsted North Middle School teacher Andrew Beaver said it's often tougher to get experienced teachers to believe in professional development than new teachers. He knows professional development is for everyone.

By |2015-12-28T10:01:19-05:00January 5, 2016|

Travel program offers professional development credit

The Global Exploration for Educators Organization (GEEO) will offer a number of travel programs in 2016 in which educators can earn professional development credit while seeing the world. GEEO’s trips are seven to 21 days long and are designed and discounted to be interesting and affordable for teachers. In addition to tour leaders, many of the programs are accompanied by university faculty that are experts [...]

By |2015-10-22T08:24:05-04:00October 22, 2015|
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