Thomas Clouse2026-05-20T08:07:54-04:00May 20th, 2026|Categories: Standards Newsletter|Tags: KAS for Science, Professional Learning, Science, Vibrant Learning|
Vibrant science classrooms are not accidental, but are intentionally designed. Vibrant science learning involves students making sense of meaningful phenomena and collaborating with evidence. This instruction is tightly aligned to the Kentucky Academic Standards (KAS) for Science, positioning students as thinkers and problem solvers. The Vibrant Learning Through the Four [...]
Thomas Clouse2026-05-15T08:59:41-04:00May 15th, 2026|Categories: ELA Resources, Standards Newsletter|Tags: HQIR, HQIR (High-Quality Instructional Resources), KAS for Science, Science|
Districts leaders, build a science system where every classroom, every leader and every decision work together to ensure high-quality learning for all students. The Science Systems & Coherence Collaborative aims to help districts strengthen their systems, leadership and instructional practices to provide vibrant, high-quality, standards-aligned science education for every student. [...]
Thomas Clouse2026-05-15T09:03:56-04:00May 15th, 2026|Categories: Standards Newsletter|Tags: CBPL (Curriculum-Based Professional Learning), HQIR, HQIR (High-Quality Instructional Resources), KAS for Science, Science|
The Results-Driven Initiatives for Science Education (RISE) Leadership Academy, hosted by Kentucky Department of Education (KDE) science consultants, is designed to develop a network of teacher leaders engaged in meaningful, curriculum-based professional learning (CBPL) to strengthen science instruction across Kentucky. Through the use of high-quality instructional resources (HQIR) and [...]
Mike Carr2025-09-21T11:31:17-04:00September 21st, 2025|Categories: Featured, Standards Newsletter|Tags: Deeper Learning, District Spotlight, HQIR, KAS for Science, Science, Vibrant Learning|
An initial professional learning day set the stage for a bigger shift. At Highlands Middle School in Fort Thomas Independent Schools, a session on assessment alignment introduced the sixth-grade science team to storyline instruction. The idea clicked. The team started exploring OpenSciEd, a high-quality instructional resource (HQIR) designed around coherent [...]
Mike Carr2026-03-19T15:06:27-04:00April 1st, 2025|Categories: Uncategorized|Tags: District Spotlight, Early Literacy, HQIR (High-Quality Instructional Resources), Instructional Practices & Learning Models, KAS for Reading and Writing, KAS for Science, KAS for Social Studies, Professional Learning, Reading and Writing, Resource|
Lebanon Elementary School (LES) in Marion County, KY, is in its first year of implementing the Core Knowledge Language Arts (CKLA) Listening and Learning Strand for grades K-3, emphasizing language comprehension through engaging, content-rich read-alouds. Teachers at LES are seeing increased student engagement and deeper connections between content and real-world [...]
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 Placido2025-02-10T10:16:10-05:00February 10th, 2025|Categories: Standards Newsletter|Tags: KAS for Science, Professional Learning|
Join Us for a FREE Interactive Virtual Webinar: Introducing The Kentucky Atlas of Phenomena! The Kentucky Department of Education (KDE) science program consultants invite you to participate in a virtual webinar showcasing an exciting new resource: The Kentucky Atlas of Phenomena (KAP). This resource was designed by [...]
Tabor Placido2025-01-10T14:45:12-05:00January 10th, 2025|Categories: Standards Newsletter|Tags: KAS for Science, Professional Learning|
NEW Professional Learning Module: Using an Anchoring Phenomenon to Drive Three-Dimensional Teaching and Learning Unlock the power of anchoring phenomena to create meaningful, three-dimensional science instruction aligned to the Kentucky Academic Standards (KAS) for Science! This professional learning module is designed for use in district, school, [...]
Tabor Placido2025-01-10T14:46:06-05:00January 10th, 2025|Categories: Standards Newsletter|Tags: HQIR, KAS for Science, KAS for Social Studies, Professional Learning|
Vibrant Learning Experiences in Science and Social Studies: NEW Professional Learning Module Series is now available! Many teachers are already using knowledge-building, high-quality instructional resources (HQIRs) for reading and writing instruction. While knowledge-building resources may provide texts related to science and social studies topics, this is [...]
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.”
