professional development

Workshops on foreign language teaching set in Atlanta

The Georgia State University Center for Urban Language Teaching and Research will host four workshops on foreign language teaching in July in Atlanta. The schedule of workshops: “Technology and Foreign Language Teaching,” July 6-8 “Enhancing Your Language Instruction: SLA Basics for Teachers,” July 9-11 “Assessment in the Language Classroom,” July 13-15 “Teaching Heritage Language Learners: Needs and Networks,” July 16-18 [...]

By |2015-05-06T15:35:54-04:00May 7, 2015|

Workshop can help teachers understand air quality

The Air Quality for Educators Workshop, a hands-on day of environmental education designed to make the abstract world of air quality more tangible, will be held June 12 at the Wolf Creek National Fish Hatchery near Jamestown. Participants will participate in activities and receive resources that can make air quality come alive for students. Teachers will receive materials geared toward [...]

By |2015-05-06T15:41:56-04:00May 7, 2015|

Ky. Center arts-literacy academy deadline extended

The registration deadline for the Academy for the Integration of the Arts and Literacy, one of four arts academies and arts integration academies offered this summer by the Kentucky Center for the Performing Arts, has been extended. Teachers may now register through May 8 for the arts-literacy academy July 20-23 in Florence. The academy is open to teachers in grades [...]

By |2015-04-22T16:00:46-04:00April 23, 2015|

Ind. conference targets “4 C’s” of 21st century learning

“Connecting the 4 C’s,” a conference sponsored by the Indiana Department of Education that focuses on the “4 C’s” of 21st century learning: communication, collaboration, critical thinking and creativity, will be held June 9-10 in Mount Vernon, Indiana, about 30 miles northwest of Henderson. The conference focuses on the need for students to have regular access to technology that enhances [...]

By |2015-04-15T13:28:40-04:00April 16, 2015|

Workshop offers help in adapting to math standards

Texas Instruments is sponsoring a workshop, “Exploring Common Core Topics in Mathematics with TI-Nspire Technology,” June 16-18 in Frankfort. The workshop is designed for algebra, geometry and statistics teachers who need support in transitioning to state standards for mathematics. It addresses key topics across conceptual categories for mathematics and essential technology skills for the TI-Nspire handheld and TI-Nspire Teacher Software. [...]

By |2015-04-15T13:29:27-04:00April 16, 2015|

KET offers workshop for teams of math teachers

Teams of two to three teachers are invited to participate in a mathematics training session presented by Kentucky Educational Television on June 19 in Lexington. The training will be led by nationally recognized mathematics educator and writer Linda Sheffield, who will lead a hands-on workshop on fraction multiplication and division and proportional reasoning. The day will include an introduction to [...]

By |2015-04-15T13:28:07-04:00April 16, 2015|

Workshops combine technology, literacy

Teachers can learn how to better integrate technology with literacy instruction at the Kentucky Writing Project Summer Tech Academies this summer. The three-day professional development workshops will allow teachers to learn about websites, apps and tools that will streamline management as well as engage students in ways to use technology that enhance literacy learning. The schedule of workshops: June 9-11, [...]

By |2015-04-08T16:14:36-04:00April 9, 2015|

WKU hosting workshop on economics education

The Western Kentucky University Center for Economics Education is sponsoring a free professional development opportunity from 4:30-7 p.m. CT March 24 on the WKU campus in Bowling Green. “Exploring Economics” is designed for teachers and curriculum coordinators in grades K-8 and will illustrate how to integrate economic concepts into social studies, reading and mathematics lessons. Jana Kirchner, an assistant professor [...]

By |2015-03-19T12:02:06-04:00March 19, 2015|

Library of Congress offers summer institutes

Teachers are invited to apply for the Library of Congress Summer Teacher Institutes, a series of week-long professional development opportunities this summer in Washington, D.C. During the week, participants will draw from sources in the library’s collections to design and refine a primary source activity to use with their students. In the following school year, they are expected to implement [...]

By |2015-02-04T13:53:37-05:00February 5, 2015|

KySTE spring conference registration open

The Kentucky Society for Technology in Education (KySTE) will hold its annual spring conference March 4-6 in Louisville. Nearly 2,000 information technology leaders, technicians, tech resource/integration specialists, classroom teachers, administrators, library media specialists, exhibitors and other education professionals are expected to attend “Welcome to the Future! KySTE 2015,” which is billed as the largest education technology conference in the south-central United [...]

By |2016-11-16T09:25:29-05:00January 8, 2015|
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