What an incredible opportunity to experience learning beyond the classroom! Seeing the massive cargo ships gave me real-world examples to bring back to my 3rd graders as they learn about trade, imports, and exports. Excited to turn this experience into meaningful learning!
A heartfelt thank you to KEDC Grants for providing this incredible opportunity to experience Colonial Williamsburg firsthand! Walking through history and seeing skilled craftsmen at work, brought the colonial era to life in a way that no textbook could provide!
What a wonderful presentation on the use of Plickers for formative assessment at any grade level. Great job Tyler Watts!
I always enjoy the performance sessions by the Kentucky Chautauqua theater. What an amazing performance of Mrs. Lincoln.
Enjoying a great day of learning at the conference! I discovered creative new ways to use LEGO bricks in the classroom to promote problem-solving, collaboration, critical thinking, and hands-on learning. Excited to bring these ideas back to my students!
A huge thank you to KEDC for my new laptop! 💻✨ KEDC truly takes great care of its educators, and I am so grateful for their support. Their grants provide incredible opportunities and resources that make a real difference in our classrooms.
Stars, Stripes, & Strategy Conference started with a bang! We picked up some great ideas and strategies for keeping our early finishers engaged and learning. ⭐🇺🇸📖
America has changed so much over the past 250 years 🇺🇸 From the way we live to the freedoms we’ve fought for, every generation has played a part in shaping our nation. My students are diving into those changes and discovering how the past connects to their future.
Just finished reading A Girl Named Sampson thanks to KEDC grants! 📚 What a powerful book study—such a meaningful way to dive deeper into this time period in history and bring it to life for my students.
In honor of America’s 250th anniversary 🇺🇸, my 3rd graders are diving into history! They’re researching and preparing to debate who is America’s most deserving hero: Martin Luther King Jr., Abraham Lincoln, or Susan B. Anthony.
Christina Ross, the director of implementation at civics, led another high-level presentation of professional learning, focused on literacy, micro learning. Her presentations are full of insightful information to promote higher-level learning at its finest!
Thanks to support through KEDC grants, Heidi Boles shared a great presentation focused on strategies for developing inquiry and deepening historical understanding.
Her insights provided practical ways to interpret history more meaningfully rather than just memorizing facts.
ICivics Foster’s a culture of curiosity by centering inquiry and engagement as the foundation of civic learning. Christina Ross shared how students can use mystery-themed units, role-playing games, and critical thinking exercises to understand civics.
If you’re an educator and you aren’t using KET and PBS LearningMedia in your instruction, you’re truly missing out on some amazing tools!
They offer a variety of resources for social studies and civics content, along with materials that support literacy and writing instruction.
Enjoyed a second day of Emily Voss’ presentations. This time on the Center for Civic Education’s flagship program, “We The People.” This session was enjoyable and engaging. Highly recommend these resources for upper level Civics and Social Studies classes.
What an amazing session with Taja Butler from the Center for Civic Education! This was a wonderful session in engaging students with effective lessons and hands-on engagement with public policy.
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