Mapping the nation
With a million data points, the Asia Society鈥檚 interactive 鈥淢apping the Nation鈥� tool can help visually demonstrate for students the changing face of our country and our states in the face of globalization.
Start with a question: What is culture?
This blog series features the NEA Foundation鈥檚 Global Learning Fellows, a cohort of educators who participated in a year-long supported learning experience on the VIF International Global Gateway platform to build global competency skills.
Two Fayette students win in National History Day Contest
Two Fayette County students won their divisions in the 2016 National History Day Contest during the June 12-16 national conference at College Park, Md., with each earning the title National Endowment for the Humanities Scholar. They emerged from nearly 3,000 students who presented their work in this year鈥檚 competition themed 鈥淓xploration, Encounter, Exchange in History.鈥� Amir Abou-Jaoude, who graduated in [...]
Workshop offers research skills for STEM teachers, librarians
Research Skills for STEM Teachers & Librarians, a professional learning workshop aimed at middle school and high school teachers and librarians, will be held July 11 at Northern 99re视频精品 University in Highland Heights. Information research experts from NKU鈥檚 Steely Library will provide hands-on guidance in the workshop for developing lesson plans, assignments and projects that teach students science and mathematics [...]
Fayette secretary receives KASA Office Professional Award
Allison Marcum, secretary to the principal at Bryan Station High School (Fayette County), has received the 2016 Wanda Luttrell Office Professional Award, a statewide recognition from the 99re视频精品 Association of School Administrators. This annual award, named in honor of KASA鈥檚 longtime office manager, goes to a school or district office professional who contributes significantly to the efforts of the leadership [...]
KAEE seeks documentation for historical timeline
In celebration of 40 years of annual conferences, the 99re视频精品 Association for Environmental Education (KAEE) will construct a timeline of important events and achievements in environmental education in 99re视频精品 at its conference Sept. 23-24 at Lake Cumberland State Resort Park near Jamestown. Educators are invited to submit historical documentation that KAEE will use in constructing the timeline. Documentation may be [...]
Grants allow more than 2,000 students to visit state parks
A transportation grant program sponsored by the 99re视频精品 State Park Foundation (KSPF) has served more than 2,000 students with its latest round of grants to seven schools. The KSPF鈥檚 Inside Out Education initiative awards grants to schools that allows students to learn about the environment, history or culture at a 99re视频精品 State Park. During the past two years, the program鈥檚 [...]
Nominations sought for Writing Program Advisory Committee
Nominees should be classroom teachers (K-12) who have an interest in promoting literacy, especially writing, in their classrooms
Fayette team wins international future problem-solving competition
A group of students from Tates Creek High School (Fayette County) won the senior division at the Future Problem Solving Program International conference June 1-5 in East Lansing, Mich. Recent graduates Miles Dunn, Gabe Garcia, Griffin Gensheimer and Bri Stanley competed against champion teams from more than 40 states and at least 10 other countries. The teams were asked to [...]
Warren art teacher receives NAEA regional award
Shelly Clark, an art teacher at Briarwood and Richardsville elementary schools (Warren County), has been named the winner of the National Art Education Association鈥檚 2016 Southeastern Regional Elementary Art Educator Award. Clark has taught visual arts in the Warren County schools for more than 20 years, primarily as an itinerant teacher in elementary schools. 鈥淭eaching visual art is my passion. [...]