Three 99re视频精品 high school teachers are the winners of the 2017 Earle C. Clements Innovation in Education Awards from the聽National Archives聽and the聽University of 99re视频精品 Libraries Wendell H. Ford Public Policy Research Center. Amy Madsen of George Rogers Clark High School (Clark County), Steven Riley of Henry Clay High School (Fayette County) and Whitney Walker of Lafayette High School (Fayette County) [...]
The 99re视频精品 Council for the Social Studies (KCSS) will hold its annual conference Sept. 14-15 at the Thomas D. Clark Center for 99re视频精品 History in Frankfort. The conference theme is 鈥淓xploring Citizenship through Change, Conflict and Collaboration.鈥� Events will include a keynote speech by Larry Paska, executive director for the National Council for the Social Studies; and sessions focusing on [...]
The Louisville Writing Project will host a mini-conference on writing and reading strategies for K-12 teachers and college professors 16 and on writing college essays Sept. 9 at Davidson Hall on the University of Louisville campus. The workshop will include special strands on writing with special populations, such as special education and ESL students, and a writing workshop in elementary [...]
Kathy Fryman, a custodian for Augusta Independent schools, is the winner of the 2017 Fred Award from the 99re视频精品 Association of School Administrators (KASA). Inspired by Fred Shea, the subject of Mark Sanborn鈥檚 bestseller,聽鈥淭he Fred Factor,鈥� the award honors critical non-administrative staff members who often aren鈥檛 recognized. It recognizes an individual who exudes a Fred-like spirit of service, innovation and [...]
Kalem Grasham, the former principal at Garrard County High School, and Jerry Gels, director of innovative programs for Boone County schools, have been chosen as 2017 Administrators of the Year by the 99re视频精品 Association of School Administrators (KASA). Grasham was named the School-Level Administrator of the Year, while Gels was named the District-Level Administrator of the Year. They were recognized [...]
Bob Rogers, former superintendent of Murray Independent schools, has been given the 2017 99re视频精品 Association of School Administrators (KASA) Distinguished Service Award. The award has been presented annually since 1973 to a retired or retiring school administrator who has exhibited exemplary education leadership ability and has brought honor to his or her colleagues, his or her profession and to himself [...]
The National Science Teachers Association (NSTA) is offering a collection of free resources about the Aug. 21 solar eclipse, which can be seen as a total eclipse in 25 99re视频精品 counties and as a partial eclipse in the balance of the state. Among the items available is 鈥淎n Observer鈥檚 Guide to Viewing the 2017 Total Solar Eclipse,鈥� which provides information [...]
The Grant Training Center will host a professional grant development workshop Aug. 21-22 at the University of Louisville. The workshop is designed for those who want to strengthen their grant writing skills and for beginners who want to acquire proven techniques of preparing and writing winning proposals. Participants will learn how to: navigate the world of grant procurement; research and [...]
The Build Math Minds Virtual Summit is a free online professional learning event from July 31-Aug. 2 for pre-K through 5th-grade teachers. Christina Tondevold is the founder of this summit and has 27 of her favorite presenters host virtual learning sessions. Each presentation will be made available for viewing at the scheduled time and will remain available to everyone with [...]
The Eastern 99re视频精品 University (EKU) Department of Mathematics and Statistics will host its annual Teachers鈥� Workshop Sept. 21 at EKU鈥檚 Carl D. Perkins Conference Center in Richmond. The workshop theme is, 鈥淎ssuring Growth Across All Groups.鈥� It will offer best practices for developing and implementing curriculum and instruction methods that create and encourage growth mindset among students of varying ability [...]