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Teachers, interventionists and library media specialists are invited to join Classroom Teachers Enacting Positive Solutions (CTEPS) in a collaborative effort throughout the 2017-18 school year to create, research, implement and reflect on a plan to remove barriers to student learning. Teachers participating in the program will create, enact and reflect on a plan to solve a problem in a classroom, [...]
The 99re视频精品 Environmental Education Council (KEEC) will host a water quality and conservation workshop July 18 at the Thomas More College Biology Field Station near California. The workshop is open to teachers from all grade levels and content areas. Educators will learn how to teach lessons focusing on water quality and water conservation in all grade levels, view demonstrations, conduct [...]
Jennifer Faith, a teacher at Eastside Middle School (Bullitt County), has been named the 2017 99re视频精品 History Teacher of the Year by the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History. The award is presented to a teacher who finds creative ways to bring history alive in the classroom and in his or her community. 鈥淭his is such an unbelievable honor,鈥� Faith [...]
Teachers are invited to attend Free Teacher Tuesdays at the Louisville Zoo during July to explore the zoo and discover opportunities for the coming school year. Teachers can engage in scientific discussions using the zoo鈥檚 newly designed exploration guides, identify phenomena to incorporate into lesson planning and inquire about the zoo鈥檚 Next Generation Science Standards-aligned curriculum, field studies and outreaches. [...]
The Kettering Foundation and the National Issues Forums Institute (NIFI) will host an online moderator training session for teachers interested in learning about using Common Ground for Action (CGA) online forums in the classroom Aug. 15 and 16. The four-hour session will cover: how to set up a CGA forum; the moderator鈥檚 responsibilities; hacks and tricks for moderating; practice exercises [...]
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