04/13/2023
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ASPIRE is an American History and Civics Academy grant awarded to KEDC by the USDOE. Our mission is
04/13/2023
Check out this great opportunity!
04/04/2023
Happy School Librarians Day! Did you know?
25 Amazing Facts about Libraries! https://loom.ly/_aistYw
Libraries fuel learning!
25 Amazing Facts About Libraries Libraries are a reader's best friend. In honor of National Library Week, here are 25 things you might not know about these hallowed halls of book worship.
03/17/2023
AI is a fantastic part of our lives! Check out these great tools. Post how you might use these in your life or classroom! https://loom.ly/YnmdFjo
Five AI Tools You Should Definitely Try Want to create a trip itinerary? Check student writing for AI-generated text? Identify a plant in your garden? There's an AI tool for that!
11/03/2022
ASPIRE Teachers, has the Toolkit for you to use to help your students honor Native American Heritage Month. Tweet about how you celebrate! https://www.womenshistory.org/sites/default/files/document/2022-11/Native%20American%20Heritage%20Month%20Resource%20Toolkit%202022.pdf
09/16/2022
09/13/2022
Financial Literacy and Economic Education is a large part of Academic Standards. Need some resources to help you incorporate Economics into your lessons? Check out https://loom.ly/z4DPjYs from .
EconEdLink - Free economics and personal finance resources for K-12 EconEdLink offers hundreds of free personal finance and economics lesson plans, videos, activities, tools, and more for K-12 teachers and their students.
09/08/2022
Constitution Day is September 17! Celebrate Online in your classroom with other students across the country. To see a schedule of opportunities visit: https://loom.ly/l1DdUtc
Constitution Day Celebration | The National Constitution Center In September of 1787, the Founding Fathers signed the most influential document in American history, the U.S. Constitution. Every year, the National Constitution Center hosts the best Constitution Day celebration in the country. We are the place to turn to help you commemorate this historic day whil...
09/07/2022
Need Questioning Skills? Learn how to infuse your Inquiry-based lessons with strategies to enhance these skills AND receive one of Jana Kirchner's books as a model to help you continue to fine-tune and build the best lessons! Cadre Members REGISTER HERE: https://loom.ly/OpVaErs
REGISTRATION FOR PRESIDENTIAL ACADEMY 09.10.22: Planning Inquiry-Based Units and Lessons through Inquiry Practice: Questioning PRESENTERS: Jana Kirchner Saturday September 10, 2022 9am-3pm IN PERSON Do a deep dive into the content and skills in grade-level standards Learn how to teach Social Studies using inquiry practices Practice designing compelling and supporting questions Experience starategies to encourage student-gen...
09/06/2022
Check out https://loom.ly/kl_5hKA for content for students & teachers. Some suggestions: "Creating a Culturally Responsive Learning Environment" &"Thomas Sewell: Common Sense in a Senseless World."
Subscribe to Common Sense Education! Want to make sure your students use technology thoughtfully? Common Sense Education offers free resources for teaching in the digital age. Subscribe to our Y...
08/31/2022
and ASPIRE Teacher Leader is teaching history in her science class! Just goes to prove that every content area has History!
Civil Conversation is a huge part of teaching about our history and Civil Rights. Use this great Teacher's Guide from to use the "I Have a Dream" speech to promote civil conversation: https://loom.ly/gQFo0yk