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Kentucky on iTunes U available with free P-20 educational content
Gov. Steve Beshear officially launches Kentucky on iTunes U at Woodford County High School Wednesday. Photo by Lisa Gross, Aug. 24, 2011 Kentucky’s teachers, students, parents and communities now have...
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Leadership Networks continue standards work
By Matthew Tungate matthew.tungate@education.ky.gov Anchorage Public Elementary School (Anchorage Ind.) pricipal Keith Waford speaks with other members from his district about using data to improve...
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Have you heard? Speaking, listening standards make sense
By Susan Riddell Susan.riddell@education.ky.gov Sophomore Tiara Brand, right, gives a humorous and informative speech about freshman Mason Stamm, left, for her first speech of the year during Steve...
View ArticleMonthly TweetFEST for teachers and administrators
The Kentucky Department of Education (KDE) will begin hosting a monthly TweetFEST to invite teachers and administrators to share resources they’re using to teach the new Kentucky Core Academic...
View ArticlePostsecondary council awards nearly $1.1 million to improve teacher quality
The Council on Postsecondary Education (CPE) awarded nearly $1.1 million in federal grant funding to improve teacher quality at its meeting last week at Morehead State University. The funds went to...
View ArticleDiscovering best practices in college/career readiness, graduation rates
When looking at the most recent college/career readiness (CCR) rates and graduation rates, it is clear that some districts are making significant strides toward student success. In an effort to better...
View ArticleExciting changes, improvements for Kentucky schools in 2012
In a special video edition of Commissioner’s Comments, Education Commissioner Terry Holliday welcomes Kentucky educators back to school after winter break, and offers a preview of “what’s hot and...
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Assessment system looks to ‘develop well-rounded kids’
Editor’s note: Senate Bill 1 (SB 1), enacted in the 2009 Kentucky General Assembly, requires a new public school assessment program beginning in the 2011-2012 school year. Kentucky Teacher is doing a...
View ArticleStageLab offers drama PD
StageLab is offering a professional development session for teachers this Monday, Jan. 16 that will focus on the elements of drama and how they connect to the new English/language arts standards. The...
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Middle schools ‘EXPLORE’ college/career readiness
Editor’s note: Senate Bill 1 (SB 1), enacted in the 2009 Kentucky General Assembly, requires a new public school assessment program beginning in the 2011-2012 school year. Kentucky Teacher is doing a...
View ArticlePD program addresses literacy education hot topics
The Kentucky Reading Project (KRP) is a professional development program that focuses on Senate Bill 1 mandates; Kentucky Core Academic Standards; college and career readiness preparation; and...
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Science teachers meeting literacy standards head on
By Susan Riddell susan.riddell@education.ky.gov Holly Wood checks over the note-taking of sophomores Bailey Spalding and Nicole Mattingly in her Pre-AP Biology class at Marion County High School. The...
View ArticleKentucky Core Academic Standards focus of Feb. 29 TweetFEST
The Kentucky Department of Education (KDE) will host its next TweetFEST on Wednesday, Feb. 29, inviting teachers and administrators to share resources they’re using to teach the new Kentucky Core...
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Next-Generation Student Council has its say
By Nancy C. Rodriguez nancy.rodriguez@education.ky.gov Henderson County High School junior Jake Walker, Russell High School sophomore Morgan Casto and Murray High School sophomore Tiffany Parham laugh...
View ArticleTweetFEST scheduled for March 27
The Kentucky Department of Education (KDE) will host its next TweetFEST Tuesday, March 27 inviting teachers and administrators to share resources they’re using to teach the new Kentucky Core Academic...
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Teachers help students be K-PREPared
By Matthew Tungate matthew.tungate@education.ky.gov Tyler Wright reviews a common core standards workbook to prepare for the K-PREP tests during Stephanie Sanders’ 8th-grade reading class at Page...
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New teacher-evaluation system not tested in isolation
By Matthew Tungate matthew.tungate@education.ky.gov Principal Ron Combs, right, observes 7th-grade math teacher Robin Pennington as part of the teacher effectiveness training at LBJ Elementary School...
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Something to talk about
By Susan Riddell susan.riddell@education.ky.gov Fifth-grade student Parrie Kay Reed talks about her vocabulary term "border states" while her classmates listen during Karen Schulz's 5th-grade class at...
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Grammar is a subject from which reading and writing should not be removed
By Matthew Tungate matthew.tungate@education.ky.gov University of Louisville MAT student Jason Cooper and Jeffersontown Elementary School (Jefferson County) teacher Fife Wicks participate in an...
View ArticlePTA offers standards, assessment training to parents
The Kentucky PTA and 15th District PTA (Jefferson County) have received a generous grant from the National PTA to go out into the state and talk to parents about the Kentucky Core Academic Standards...
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