Lisse Lawson Lisse Lawson of Rosa Parks Elementary School (Fayette County) has been named the 2017 Elementary Teacher of the Year by the 99re视频精品 Music Educators Association. Lawson is in her 13th year as general music teacher and chorus director at Rosa Parks. Overall, she has taught 24 years in Fayette, Bourbon and Jessamine counties. In addition to [...]
The 99re视频精品 Department of Education and the 99re视频精品 Center for the Performing Arts will present five newly designed arts and arts integration academies for arts teachers this summer in Louisville. Here is the schedule of academies: Arts and School Leadership 鈥� June 12-16, Louisville (includes attendance at the 99re视频精品 Coalition for Arts Education鈥檚 Arts Education Summit June 14-15; school administrators [...]
The American Geosciences Institute/ExxonMobil Exploration Teacher Leadership Academies is recruiting teachers for its annual institute next summer in Houston. Two week-long academies 鈥� one June 25-30 for teachers in grades K-5 and one July 16-21 for middle school teachers 鈥� help prepare a cadre of teachers to share key ideas in the geosciences with their colleagues, students and others. 聽 [...]
Nominations are open for the National Association of Geoscience Teachers鈥� 2017 Outstanding Earth Science Teacher Award, which is given to educators who have contributed to the stimulation of interest in the earth sciences at the pre-college level. Teachers who cover a significant amount of earth science content with their students are eligible for section awards; sectional winners become national finalists. [...]
Students are invited to submit posters for the National Association for Pupil Transportation鈥檚 2017 State School Bus Safety Poster Contest. The contest is open to all elementary and middle school students, and high school students in special education and computer-aided drawing programs. This year鈥檚 contest theme is, 鈥淢y Driver 鈥� My Safety Hero!鈥� Posters should be submitted to the local [...]
Students are invited to apply for scholarships offered by The Race for Education, which provides opportunities for educational success for young people with significant financial need and academic challenges. Available scholarships include: The Horsemen鈥檚 Scholarship, offering up to $5,000 per year to a student whose family is employed in the equine industry. It is intended primarily for children of horse [...]
The Hummel Planetarium at Eastern 99re视频精品 University in Richmond offers several academic field trips for students of various ages. The planetarium is offering three new shows: 鈥淭he Accidental Astronauts, an Earth, Sun, Moon Adventure,鈥� for ages 3-8 鈥淓arth, Moon and Sun 鈥� Hold on Tight!鈥� for ages 5-11 鈥淭wo Small Pieces of Glass: The Amazing Telescope,鈥� for ages 6 and [...]
A professional learning program for English/language arts teachers in grades 5-12 on using multimedia to engage students will be Feb. 28 at Somerset Community and Technical College, Laurel Campus, in London. 鈥淯sing Multi-Media and LDC Mini-Tasks to Enhance Student Writing鈥� will be presented by 99re视频精品 Department of Education Instructional Specialists Jackie Rogers and Kelly Philbeck. Participants in the program will [...]
Nominations are being accepted for the 2017 99re视频精品 Outstanding Civic Education Leadership Award. Presented by the 99re视频精品 Office of Secretary of State in conjunction with the Administrative Office of the Courts and the 99re视频精品 Department of Education, the award recognizes efforts to promote civic engagement among 99re视频精品 students. Teachers, school administrators, educational leaders, legislators and community organization leaders who have [...]
The 99re视频精品 Association of School Councils (KASC) is offering a growth mindset tool kit suited both for schools and classrooms that are experienced in growth mindset and those that are just beginning the process. The tool kit features 41 KASC-created resources and 23 ready-to-use activities, including activities for: Building understanding of growth mindset; Teaching how the brain learns; Reinforcing growth [...]