Workshop aims to teach writing through storytelling
The Louisville Writing Project will host a professional development on how to use storytelling to inspire reluctant writers and achieve writing standards July 1-3 at Roosevelt-Perry Elementary School...
View ArticleLiteracy is alive in Oldham County’s summer camp
Incoming 1st -graders get intensive literacy intervention at Oldham County’s Camp Literacy Live.
View ArticleTeachers use tech, games and silence to keep students engaged
East Bernstadt Elementary teachers Susan Elza and Amy Jervis found creative ways to keep students engaged.
View ArticleOn teaching writing – Part I
If we are to empower our students to become good writers, we must move beyond our former feelings of inadequacy as writers and teach our students how to communicate in a written format.
View ArticleOn-demand writing isn’t a product, it’s a skill
On-demand writing is called “on demand” because of when it is done and how it is done. “On demand” is not the product itself.
View ArticleThe challenges of student choice
Boyle County Middle School teacher Danielle Burke says great things happened when she gave her students more time to ask questions.
View ArticleLouisville Writing Project plans summer workshops
The Louisville Writing Project will host several summer workshops for teachers in all grade levels June 12-15 at Waggener High School in Louisville. The workshops will cover a variety of genres,...
View ArticleKeys to an effective writing program
During the past two years, literacy consultants serving on the Writing Program Review team at the Kentucky Department of Education had the opportunity to visit schools to observe writing programs and...
View ArticleLouisville Writing Project plans mini-conference
The Louisville Writing Project will host a mini-conference on writing and reading strategies for K-12 teachers and college professors 16 and on writing college essays Sept. 9 at Davidson Hall on the...
View ArticleIgniting students’ interest in math
A Johnson County teacher uses elements of writing, art and music to help her students master mathematics skills.
View ArticleFeedback: Moving students toward success
Marion County's Dana Lee Thomas describes how the feedback provided by live scoring student writing can help both students and teachers.
View ArticleStrategies to develop successful writers
Louisville Writing Project Fellow Sheryl Block shares tips for how you can help your students become proficient writers.
View ArticleTeaching grammar with authentic texts
Bullitt County's Stacy Crawford Bewley shares what she uses to help her students focus on writing, particularly on grammar and mechanics.
View ArticleTeaching writing by finding meaning
Franklin County's Rachel Medina helped her Spanish students with their presentational writing skills by getting them to write original children's stories or adapt an existing one with a new twist.
View ArticleTeachers of the Year find power in music
NyRee Clayton-Taylor was named the 2018 the Elementary School Teacher of the Year and Tiffany Marsh was named the High School Teacher of the Year.
View ArticleBuilding learning in Minecraft
Teachers across Kentucky and the world are harnessing the power of students’ interest in the video game, Minecraft, and turning it into increased learning.
View ArticleFeedback sought on assessment blueprints for reading/writing, math and social...
The Kentucky Department of Education is seeking feedback on draft assessment blueprints for reading/writing, mathematics and social studies.
View ArticleLouisville Writing Project conference set
The Louisville Writing Project will host a writing conference Jan. 17 at the University of Louisville for educators of all content areas in grades K-12. Participants can learn about new strategies and...
View ArticleLexington teen recognized with youth poet laureate title, the city’s first
Olaoluwakiitan (Kiitan) Adedeji’s was honored as Lexington's first youth poet laureate during a ceremony at the Carnegie Center for Literacy and Learning in December.
View ArticleKDE’s Teachers Advisory Council discusses morale, academic standards
The Kentucky Department of Education’s (KDE’s) Teachers Advisory Council (TAC) met June 6 to discuss morale among education professionals and changes to academic standards.
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