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Mini-grants available to increase girls’ interest in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM)

The Kentucky Girls STEM Collaborative, a statewide initiative to encourage girls to pursue careers in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM), is currently offering mini-grants of up to $1,000. Teachers, community groups and other organizations committed to collaborating, informing and motivating girls are encouraged to apply. The grants are funded in collaboration with the Kentucky National Science Foundation (NSF) Experimental [...]

By |2014-01-09T09:42:07-05:00January 9, 2014|

Study: Kentucky students beat international averages in science, mathematics

Kentucky 8th-grade students perform better than their international counterparts, on average, in science and about equal to them in math, according to a new study released today. The study, U.S. States in a Global Context, links results on the 2011 National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), known as the Nation’s Report Card, with scores on the Trends in International Mathematics [...]

By |2013-10-29T11:20:06-04:00October 31, 2013|

Full STEAM ahead

STEAM students are on the fast track to college- and career-readiness.

By |2020-09-29T09:04:55-04:00September 24, 2013|

Combustion science-based grant available

The Central States Section of the Combustion Institute (CSS / CI) has issued a grant opportunity (up to $5000 award) to high school teachers for developing and introducing a combustion science-based (i.e., applied chemistry) learning module into their course curriculum. Combustion science deals with fast exothermic oxidizing reactions that occur in the majority of energy, industrial, transportation, and fire suppression-based applications. Combustion [...]

By |2013-07-05T11:11:38-04:00July 25, 2013|

Science blog focuses on exceptions to the rules

An online science resource developed to increase learner engagement and educator content knowledge is free for teachers. “As Many Exceptions As Rules” tells the stories of organisms that break biological rules or norms in order to survive and thrive. Through these stories, the core concepts of the science are reinforced. The resource can be accessed at http://biologicalexceptions.blogspot.com/. Posted weekly, each [...]

By |2013-06-10T09:36:35-04:00June 13, 2013|

Free training for science teachers

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is offering free training for up to 500 high school science teachers in July 2013. The training will be conducted fully online over the first three weeks of July. Teacher may work at their own time and pace, supplemented by optional live events to earn a NOAA teacher badge. When finished, teachers then can [...]

By |2013-05-15T11:38:54-04:00May 16, 2013|

The Kentucky Department of Education (KDE) publishes Kentucky Teacher to communicate directly with the state’s 40,000 public school teachers. The stories of this award-winning publication include news, perspectives, and practical, workable ideas for guiding students to higher levels of achievement.

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