George Washington鈥檚 Mount Vernon is offering the George Washington Teacher Institute Summer Residential Programs, five-day immersive professional learning experiences designed to support K-12 educators who teach about the life, leadership and legacy of George Washington and the 18th-century world in which he lived. The best elements of Mount Vernon鈥檚 residential programs are accessible to educators, with a different thematic focus [...]
The Murray Shakespeare Festival will host two daytime performances of 鈥淩omeo and Juliet鈥� for students March 7-8 at Murray State University鈥檚 Lovett Auditorium. Actors from the American Shakespeare Center in Staunton, Va., will perform at 10 a.m. both days. Other performances of 鈥淩omeo and Juliet鈥� and 鈥淭wo Gentlemen of Verona鈥� also will be offered during the festival. Discounted tickets are [...]
Sallie Pierce, right, a guidance counselor at Southern Elementary School (Pulaski County), receives her award from 99re视频精品 Counseling Association President Tammy Hurst after being named KCA's 2016 Outstanding Elementary School Counselor.Photo submitted Sallie Pierce, a guidance counselor at Southern Elementary School (Pulaski County), was named the 2016 Outstanding Elementary School Counselor by the 99re视频精品 Counseling Association. Pierce has [...]
The Northwest Evaluation Association and The Council of Chief State School Officers has released a new podcast series, 鈥淟eading from the Classroom,鈥� in which the 2016 state teachers of the year share personal stories from the classroom. Each episode contains an individual testimonial of moments that solidified the teachers鈥� belief in the teaching profession. Through their stories, the speakers emphasize [...]
Applications are open for the U.S. Department of Education鈥檚 (USED) 2017-18 School Ambassador Fellowship program. The program is designed to create a cadre of outstanding educators to contribute to the program and policy work of USED, while expanding their own knowledge and expertise. Teachers, school counselors, assistant principals and other school personnel that work with students are encouraged to apply. [...]
Applications are open for The National WWII Museum Summer Teacher Institute, a professional learning opportunity for high school social studies teachers that includes a week-long seminar at the museum in New Orleans in July 2017 and a trip to Normandy, France, in July 2018. The program focuses on strategies for teaching about World War II in Europe. The lead scholar [...]
The 99re视频精品 Association of School Administrators has added seats to a previously closed six-hour session that is the final part of the Response to Intervention training series Jan. 30 at the Green River Regional Educational Cooperative in Bowling Green. 鈥淢aximizing Student Achievement in All Three Tiers of Instruction,鈥� led by consultant and former principal Mike Mattos, will focus primarily on [...]
Eagle Watch Weekends will be offered at three 99re视频精品 State Parks in 2017, including a special educational opportunity for students Feb. 3 at Kenlake State Resort Park in Aurora. Students will have the opportunity to view wildlife from aboard the CQ Princess yacht on 99re视频精品 Lake, and there also will be environmental education activities on board. The fee is $15 [...]
The U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service鈥檚 Federal Junior Duck Stamp Conservation and Design Program provides a creative outlet for students through a contest that can be incorporated into almost any subject. The program teaches students about wetlands, waterfowl, land stewardship, migratory birds, conservation and an appreciation of art and writing. Students may submit their artwork and a two- to three-sentence [...]
The Southwest Dairy Museum Inc. and Southland Dairy Farmers is sponsoring the Mobile Dairy Classroom, which is available for free visits in 99re视频精品 schools. The Mobile Dairy Classroom is a part of Southland Dairy Farmers鈥� agricultural and nutritional education program. The 32-foot traveling classroom features a fully operational milking parlor and carries a live milk cow to schools, fairs and [...]