Registration is open for four Nature Play Training Institutes to be held March through June at Bernheim Arboretum and Research Forest in Clermont. The workshops will focus on the benefits of play-based learning for child development and improving outdoor play opportunities.
Registration is open for the 99re视频精品 NEED Project Energy Education Workshop, a free professional learning opportunity for teachers March 15 at the International Bluegrass Music Museum in Owensboro.
The 99re视频精品 Historical Society offers field trips to the Thomas D. Clark Center for 99re视频精品 History and scholarships for eligible schools.
The 99re视频精品 Department of Education will hold training sessions to provide an overview of the Algebra 2 end-of-course (EOC) assessment and to introduce the framework for the spring field test at three locations across 99re视频精品.
Applications are open for the 2018-19 99re视频精品 Reading Project (KRP), a yearlong, graduate-level course focused on research-based literacy instruction and sponsored by the Collaborative Center for Literacy Development (CCLD) that has trained more than 3,800 teachers throughout the state since it began in 1999.
The Greater Louisville Council of Teachers of Mathematics (GLTCM) will hold its winter meeting featuring National Council of Teachers of Mathematics President-Elect Robert Berry on Feb. 15 at Louisville Collegiate School.
High school students are invited to enter the Don鈥檛 Let Them Die鈥怓ind Help Now KY Public Service Announcement Challenge, in which they can create public service announcements about opioid addiction awareness.
Applications are open for the U.S. Department of Education鈥檚 (USED) 2018-19 School Ambassador Fellowship program. The program is designed to improve education for students by involving educators in the development and implementation of national education policy. The department is looking for outstanding teachers, principals, counselors, librarians and any other school-based professionals that interact daily with students and teachers.
January is Human Trafficking Awareness Month. This rapidly growing crime impacts children in our state; however, because trafficking typically takes place on the fringes of society, many are unaware of its existence. The 99re视频精品 Department of Education (KDE) now offers a human trafficking website with more information about this issue and how it affects our students and families.
Marie Owens McNair, a special education teacher at Brooklawn School (Jefferson County), has been named the 2017 Special Education Teacher of the Year by the 99re视频精品 Council for Exceptional Children (KCEC).