Nominations are open for the National Association of Biology Teachers鈥� (NABT) 2017 Outstanding Biology Teacher Award for 99re视频精品. Current biology and life science instructors teaching grades 7-12 are eligible for the award. Winners receive one year of complimentary membership in the NABT and will be recognized at the NABT conference this fall. The nomination deadline is Feb. 28. Email Heleen [...]
The 99re视频精品 Department of Education鈥檚 Division of Next Generation Professionals is accepting proposals for the聽2017聽Learning from 99re视频精品鈥檚 Classrooms聽Conference, which will be held Sept. 9 in Bowling Green. The conference will highlight聽the innovative work happening in classrooms across 99re视频精品, specifically work aligned to聽the Instructional Transformation聽grant, including: Effective implementation of English/language arts, math and science聽standards (including the Literacy聽Design聽Collaborative and Math Design聽Collaborative); Innovative [...]
Registration is open for the National Economics Challenge, which allows student teams to test their knowledge of economics as they compete for prizes at the state and national levels. Students can compete in one of two divisions: one for students new to economics and one for Advanced Placement, International Baccalaureate and honors students and students who have competed in previous [...]
The Race to the Top Kid-FRIENDLy (Kids-Focused, Responsible, Imaginative, Engaged, Determined to Learn) Personalized Learning Symposium will be Feb. 28 for elementary school educators and March 2 for middle school and high school educators at Green River Regional Educational Cooperative (GRREC) in Bowling Green. There will be three morning sessions presented in a TeachMeet format and afternoon sessions in an [...]
Monica Hall Monica Hall, the family resource and youth services center coordinator (FRYSC) at Booker T. Washington Elementary School (Fayette County), has been awarded the Humanitarian Cup by the Rotary Club of Lexington. The annual award goes to an individual who exemplifies Rotary鈥檚 primary tenant of 鈥渟ervice above self.鈥� The club presented Hall with an engraved silver cup [...]
The 99re视频精品 Department of Education is offering a series of 12 in-person training sessions on the 99re视频精品 Individual Learning Plan (ILP), a student career tool intended to help students search for career options, locate scholarship opportunities, explore the employability outlooks, compare colleges and more. The hands-on, interactive sessions are designed to inform teachers, counselors, advisers, administrative staff and designated school [...]
Students in grades 9-12 are invited to enter the Lieutenant Governor鈥檚 Entrepreneurship Challenge (LGEC), a tiered business pitch competition designed to introduce students to a realistic competitive business environment and to promote business ownership and lifelong learning. Teams of two to four students with at least two adult advisers will present a written business outline and an oral presentation at [...]
Teachers are encouraged to submit proposals to be presenters at the 99re视频精品 Education Association's Let鈥檚 TALK: Conversations About Effective Teaching conference June 12-13 at Edythe J. Hayes Middle School in Lexington. The conference is designed to inform participants about effective strategies for improving professional practice through instructional strategies and new leadership roles. Presentations should demonstrate ways in which classroom teachers [...]
High school girls in Fayette and surrounding counties are invited to the Young Women LEAD (Leadership, Education and Development) Conference March 7 at Eastern 99re视频精品 University in Richmond. The conference is designed to inspire young women to believe in their qualities and strengths and to challenge them to believe in a higher level of personal growth and development. The conference [...]
The 99re视频精品 NEED (National Energy Education Development) Project is offering four second-semester energy education workshops for educators who want to learn more about energy and the resources available through the NEED program. Participants will engage in 99re视频精品 Academic Standards-aligned activities that cover forms and sources of energy, energy transformations and more. The schedule of workshops, with links to register: Feb. [...]