Tabor Placido2025-04-17T15:29:06-04:00April 17th, 2025|Categories: Standards Newsletter|Tags: KAS for Reading and Writing, KAS for Social Studies, Professional Learning, Social Studies Webinar Series|
Holocaust Education Webinar: Using Historical Newspapers as Primary Sources in Social Studies and ELA The Kentucky Department of Education (KDE) has collaborated with the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum (USHMM) to showcase what a Holocaust education learning experience aligned to the Kentucky Academic Standards (KAS) for Social [...]
Tabor Placido2025-04-17T15:28:45-04:00April 17th, 2025|Categories: Standards Newsletter|Tags: KAS for Social Studies, Professional Learning, Social Studies Webinar Series|
Grade 8 History Webinar: What do the Kentucky Academic Standards (KAS) for Social Studies look like in practice? The Kentucky Department of Education (KDE) has partnered with the Frazier History Museum to showcase what a social studies learning experience aligned to the KAS for Social Studies looks like in practice. [...]
Tabor Placido2025-03-28T11:07:03-04:00March 28th, 2025|Categories: Standards Newsletter|Tags: KAS for Social Studies, Professional Learning|
Revised Creating Collaborative Civic Spaces Professional Learning Module Series Now Available! The Creating Collaborative Civic Spaces professional learning module series is designed to empower social studies educators in establishing and maintaining effective classroom environments that foster meaningful civil discourse around current, contentious and controversial issues. These modules provide practical strategies and tools to help teachers create spaces where students [...]
Tabor Placido2025-03-28T10:56:43-04:00March 28th, 2025|Categories: Standards Newsletter|Tags: March Leadership, Professional Learning|
Recording of 2025 March Leadership Meeting Now Available In order to provide vibrant learning environments for all students, it is important for schools and districts to translate the Kentucky Academic Standards (KAS) into a guaranteed and viable curriculum. The regional educational cooperatives, in partnership with the [...]
Tabor Placido2025-03-20T14:45:37-04:00March 20th, 2025|Categories: Standards Newsletter|Tags: HQIR, KAS for Science, Professional Learning|
Now Accepting Applications for the RISE Science Leadership Academy The Results-driven Initiatives for Science Education (RISE) Science Leadership Academy, hosted by the Kentucky Department of Education (KDE) science consultants, aims to cultivate a network of teacher leaders who engage in meaningful, curriculum-based professional learning to enhance [...]
Tabor Placido2025-03-05T10:03:08-05:00March 5th, 2025|Categories: Standards Newsletter|Tags: Community Based Educators, KAS for Science|
KDE Hosts Community Based Educator Day of Science Learning In January, participants from across the state and from a variety of industries joined the Kentucky Department of Education’s Office of Teaching and Learning (OTL) science consultants for an exciting professional learning session inspired by United We [...]
Tabor Placido2025-02-28T08:46:22-05:00February 28th, 2025|Categories: Standards Newsletter|Tags: Deeper Learning, HQIR|
Integrating Deeper Learning and HQIR to Strengthen Tier 1 Instruction: Modules 2 and 3 Now Available! The first big idea of United We Learn’s vision for the future of public education in Kentucky is “creating a more vibrant experience for every student.” How do educators provide [...]
Tabor Placido2025-02-28T08:57:57-05:00February 25th, 2025|Categories: Standards Newsletter|Tags: District Spotlight, HQIR, KAS for Mathematics, MAF Grant|
The Power of Coaching at Robert B. Turner Elementary In 2023, Robert B. Turner Elementary in Anderson County embarked on a transformative journey with the help of a Math Achievement Fund (MAF) grant. This funding allowed the school to adopt a high-quality instructional resource (HQIR) and [...]
Tabor Placido2025-02-25T15:28:09-05:00February 25th, 2025|Categories: Standards Newsletter|Tags: KAS for Social Studies, Kentucky Academic Standards|
Applications sought for Social Studies Standards and Assessment Review committees The Kentucky Department of Education (KDE) is accepting applications for the Social Studies Standards and Assessment Review Committee (RC) and Advisory Panels (AP). KRS 158.6453 calls for KDE to implement a process for reviewing all academic standards and aligned assessments [...]
Tabor Placido2025-02-14T08:48:24-05:00February 14th, 2025|Categories: Standards Newsletter|Tags: KAS for Reading and Writing, Professional Learning|
Developing Skilled Middle and High School Readers Webinar Series Session 6 Materials and Recording Available Now As early literacy instruction in Kentucky continues to transform with structured literacy practices, Kentucky Reading Academies’ LETRS professional learning, and the Read to Succeed Act (SB 9, 2022), the Developing Skilled Middle and High [...]
The following grade 5 health standard does not align with Senate Bill 150 (2023) and should not be included in curriculum or instruction at grade 5 or below: “5.1.6. Describe basic male and female reproductive body parts and their functions as well as the physical, social and emotional changes that occur during puberty.”
