Tabor Placido2024-12-18T12:59:47-05:00October 16th, 2024|Categories: Standards Newsletter|Tags: KAS for Science, Professional Learning|
NEW Resource Around Kentucky Phenomena The Kentucky Atlas of Phenomena (KAP), now available on the KyStandards Science Resources webpage, was developed by Kentucky educators for Kentucky educators. This website provides support to science teachers as they develop their understanding of various natural world phenomena that are common to Kentucky [...]
Tabor Placido2024-12-18T13:01:22-05:00October 15th, 2024|Categories: Standards Newsletter|Tags: KAS for Science, Professional Learning|
NEW Professional Learning Module: Supporting Student Sensemaking with Equitable Discourse The Supporting Student Sensemaking with Equitable Discourse module is intended to provide guidance in the successful implementation of equitable academic discourse, supporting the three-dimensional student learning called for in the Kentucky Academic Standards (KAS) for Science. This module contains materials to be used in professional learning sessions [...]
Tabor Placido2024-12-18T13:02:21-05:00October 15th, 2024|Categories: Standards Newsletter|Tags: HQIR, KY Numeracy Counts, Professional Learning|
Kentucky Numeracy Counts: Upcoming Initiatives and Opportunities With the passage of HB 162 (2024) the Kentucky Numeracy Counts Act has been established and is now in its first phase of implementation. The law establishes mathematics proficiency is essential for all Kentucky students and states it is Kentucky’s goal [...]
Tabor Placido2024-12-18T13:02:59-05:00October 15th, 2024|Categories: Standards Newsletter|Tags: HQIR, Resource|
Resource Spotlight! Supports for HQIR Implementation, Part 2 The Kentucky Department of Education (KDE) developed the Curriculum-Based Professional Learning Guidance Document to support districts in effective implementation of a strong local curriculum anchored in high-quality instructional resources (HQIRs). The guidance document includes multiple tools to help ensure maximum [...]
Tabor Placido2024-12-18T13:03:22-05:00October 15th, 2024|Categories: Standards Newsletter|Tags: HQIR, Resource|
Resource Spotlight! Support HQIR Implementation with the Unit Internalization Protocol The Kentucky Department of Education (KDE) Office of Teaching and Learning developed the Curriculum-Based Professional Learning Guidance Document to support districts in effective implementation of a strong local curriculum anchored in high-quality instructional resources (HQIRs). The guidance document [...]
Tabor Placido2024-12-18T13:03:56-05:00October 15th, 2024|Categories: Standards Newsletter|Tags: KAS for Reading and Writing, Professional Learning|
Developing Skilled Middle and High School Readers Webinar Series Session 1 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 [...]
Tabor Placido2024-12-18T13:04:31-05:00October 15th, 2024|Categories: Standards Newsletter|Tags: Deeper Learning, HQIR|
Integrating Deeper Learning and HQIRs to Strengthen Tier 1 Instruction 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 vibrant student learning experiences? What is needed [...]
Tabor Placido2024-12-18T13:05:01-05:00October 15th, 2024|Categories: Standards Newsletter|Tags: District Spotlight, HQIR|
HQIR District Bright Spot: Danville Independent Suzanne Farmer, Chief Academic Officer of Danville Independent Schools, and her team recognized the need to strengthen science instruction across her district. When the Kentucky Department of Education launched the Designing High-Quality Local Curriculum pilot focused on science, she and her team [...]
Tabor Placido2024-12-18T13:05:59-05:00October 15th, 2024|Categories: Standards Newsletter|Tags: District Spotlight, HQIR|
Kenton County Uses Systems and Structures to Support Teachers in Literacy Transformation “A student’s ability to read is a critical predictor of success both in education and life. Our students must have the opportunity to gain and strengthen this skill, and our teachers have to be [...]
Tabor Placido2025-04-17T15:31:06-04:00September 30th, 2024|Categories: Standards Newsletter|Tags: KAS for Social Studies, Professional Learning, Social Studies Webinar Series|
Elementary Webinar Series: What do the Kentucky Academics Standards (KAS) for Social Studies look like in practice? The Kentucky Department of Education (KDE) has partnered with several organizations to showcase what a social studies learning experience aligned to the KAS for Social Studies looks like in practice. This [...]
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.”
