Central Kentucky Educational Cooperative

SDI Implementation Series, join us for this deep dive into SDI and Co-Teaching over four days. Bring your co-teacher, you don't want to miss this!
🚨Register here: https://ckectraining.eventsmart.com/events/9-15-2026-sdi-implementation-series/

📚 Thinking Like a Historian: a professional learning series designed for social studies educators!

We heard you and more social studies trainings are here! Several opportunities this year to dig into content, sharpen your practice, and connect with fellow social studies educators. Oh, and did we mention it's free?

Drop in, choose your focus by attending one session or all of them. No commitment to the full series required!

🗓️ First up: Sourcing the Past - strategies for sourcing documents, fitting sourcing into inquiry-based practices, and choosing the best sources for your topics, units, and compelling questions amongst several other topics.

👉 Register at CKEC.org
✉️ Questions? [email protected]

Ready to strengthen your school's crisis response team?

Join us for the 2-day PREPaRE Workshop, where you'll gain the knowledge and skills needed to provide immediate mental health crisis interventions for students, staff, and school communities following traumatic events.

During this training, you'll learn how to:
🛡️ Prevent and prepare for crises
💙 Reaffirm physical and emotional safety
🔍 Evaluate psychological trauma risk
🤝 Provide effective mental health interventions
🏫 Respond to the needs of your school community
📈 Assess and improve crisis preparedness efforts

This valuable professional learning opportunity equips school personnel with practical, research-based strategies to respond confidently when it matters most.

⏰ Registration closes TODAY, August 14 at 4:00 p.m. ET. Don't wait—secure your spot today!

We are excited to announce that Olivia McRay has joined our General Education team as a consultant! Olivia brings a wealth of knowledge and a passion for student success that we know will benefit our community. We are so happy to have her on board and can not wait to see the incredible impact she will make. Please join us in giving Olivia a very warm welcome!

We are hosting a virtual training session on October 28 focused on su***de prevention for occupational therapists. This course fulfills the specific mandates of Senate Bill 72 while equipping you with the practical knowledge needed to identify and support at-risk individuals during your practice. The session runs from 8:30 AM to 4:00 PM. To register visit www.ckec.org.

Join us August 27 from 8:30-11:30 for an in-person hands-on session focused on strategies to create interactive, engaging, and accessible books for students with disabilities. You will leave with practical ideas, resources, and a plan for adapting books that can be implemented immediately in your classroom! Contact [email protected] or [email protected] with questions.

🔬 Join CKEC Lexington's "Cultivating Vibrant Science Classrooms" series! Four standalone sessions on bringing science to life — attend one or all four, no commitment required.

📅 Aug 26 | Nov 4 | Jan | March | 8:30am–3:30pm (ET)
📍 2331 Fortune Drive, Lexington, KY
👉 Register: www.ckec.org

As AI shows up in classrooms, planning periods, and district conversations, the question isn't whether to engage with it, but how to do it well. The AI Empowered Teacher Cadre is a standing community for educators who want to build real skill with AI tools and collaboratively figure out what responsible and effective use looks like in K-12 schools.

This cadre will meet monthly on the third Thursday to build AI literacy and skills, think together, integrate AI into instruction, and streamline workflows. An hour of PD credit will be provided for each session attended.

CKEC's Postsecondary Transition Cadre is designed to support middle and high school special education teachers as they prepare students for successful lives after high school.

Throughout the school year, you will have the opportunity to:
-Collaborate with colleagues on effective transition planning
-Explore transition assessments and resources
-Learn from guest speakers representing agencies and community partners
-Participate in hands-on workshops focused on transition planning
-Discover practical tools and strategies to improve postsecondary outcomes for students

2026–2027 Meeting Schedule
Thursday, October 15, 2026 | 9:00am–11:00am | Virtual

Thursday, November 12, 2026 | 9:00am–12:00pm | In-Person (Lexington location)

Thursday, March 4, 2027 | 9:00am–11:00am | Virtual | Transition for New SPED Teachers!

Thursday, April 1, 2027 | 9:00am–12:00pm | In-Person (NEW Harrodsburg location)

Be sure to register for each meeting date you would like to attend at https://www.ckec.org/professionallearningopps

Mark your calendars for September 9th. Our first Beyond the Basics: ASD Cadre meeting is happening in person from 8:30 to 11:30 am. This session is all about exploring the foundational 5 Evidence-Based Practices to enhance your toolkit.