by admin | Aug 31, 2010 | Blog
This past March, I facilitated a day-long series of activities for parents as part of the annual GEAR UP Alliance Institute for a College-Going Culture here in Louisville, an event that draws some 800 educators, parents and students from throughout Kentucky to learn...
by aperkins | Aug 27, 2010 | Blog
Schools across the United States have opened their doors to kick off a new school year. Teachers and administrators have engaged in professional development to revise procedures and protocols in hopes of making this next school year even better than the last. In...
by smcneely | Aug 20, 2010 | Blog
As the summer hits mid-point and schools are gearing up to begin again, I’m reminded I’ll be back on the road extra early soon enough and perhaps need to reconsider my morning routine. I’m not at all a morning person and when my day has to start...
by Amy Awbrey Pallangyo | Aug 14, 2010 | Blog
Textbooks used to be the mainstay of instructional resources in the classroom. One of the greatest struggles teachers had was asking students to read the textbook, answer the questions, and be able to remember anything they had read. This frustration led to wide...
by admin | Aug 13, 2010 | Blog
Not long ago, my father turned the ripe young age of 73. As our gift for such a milestone, my wife and I took him and my mother to one of his favorite barbeque restaurants in small-town Kentucky. It was one of those places you might see on a Guy Fieri Diners,...