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 Studies and the KAS for Reading and Writing looks like in practice. This webinar is designed to deepen participants’ Holocaust education content knowledge and pedagogy.  

Learn more about this webinar and register at KyStandards.org   

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. This webinar is designed to deepen participants’ social studies content knowledge and pedagogy.    

Find out more about this webinar and register on KyStandards.org.  

Research shows effective implementation is essential for a local curriculum anchored in a high-quality instructional resource (HQIR) to improve the quality of instruction, the student experience and student outcomes. To support districts in effective curriculum implementation, the Kentucky Department of Education (KDE) previously released three critical resources: 

• Curriculum Development Process (Phase 4) - guides planning and preparation for implementation, including yearly goal setting, monitoring and reflection; 

• Curriculum Implementation Framework - provides a detailed roadmap of key responsibilities by role group for the three stages of curriculum implementation (launch, early, ongoing); 

• Curriculum-Based Professional Learning Guidance Document - defines curriculum-based professional learning and describes the learning expected to occur across the three stages of implementation with tools specific to each stage. 

In response to feedback from instructional leaders in Kentucky and their request to help clarify how these resources can be used together year-over-year to drive continuous improvement in instruction, the student experience and student outcomes, the KDE has developed the Continuous Improvement Playbook for Curriculum Implementation. This new resource:  

• Provides a sequence of eight action steps to be taken each year;  

• Pairs the eight action steps with associated resources and tools; and  

• Maintains a consistent sequence of steps across the stages of implementation. 

Applications DUE TODAY, April 23, 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 science instruction across Kentucky. By leveraging high-quality instructional resources (HQIR) and modeling Curriculum-Based Professional Learning (CBPL), RISE will empower educators to implement three-dimensional, inquiry-based science teaching effectively.  

Find out more about the RISE Science Leadership Academy and access the application at KyStandards.org