New KET Resource Books
School coordinators: It’s time to order your copies of the 2008/09 KET School Resources Book. Every public K-12 school in Kentucky will receive one free copy in early August. And each school coordinator who completes the 2007/08 KET ITV utilization survey will receive three more. Extra copies are $2.50 each; mail or fax our printable order form to reserve yours.
KET School Video Project 2007/08
The newest edition of the KET School Video Project program, spotlighting student-produced videos from around Kentucky, can now be viewed online along with videos from past programs. Congratulations to Leo Lyvers of Washington County Middle School in Springfield, the winner of our prize drawing among project entrants. And thanks to all who participated! Details and online videos »
New PD Writing Resource
KET’s Inside Writing Communities: Building Skills for Success, Grades 3-5 uses classroom footage to demonstrate how a writing workshop approach motivates intermediate students and helps them become proficient and independent writers.
Literacy PD Resource Wins Award
Literacy Without Limits: Help for Struggling Students, Grades 4-12, a professional development resource from KET and the KDE, won the 2007 award as Best Resource for Primary Teachers: Instruction and Inservice from the National Educational Telecommunications Association. This DVD-ROM/online collection showcases effective strategies for improving literacy in all content areas and classroom settings through more than 90 video clips from Kentucky classrooms, plus supporting materials. One free, reproducible DVD-ROM set has been distributed to each Kentucky public school. To purchase more copies, contact Darlene Carl at (800) 432-0951, ext. 7271 or .
EdCon Blogs
KET education consultants Missi Baker (Northeast region) and Cynthia Warner (Southeast region) are now maintaining blogs that include regional news and updates on educational resources from KET. So in between school visits, you can now keep up with them online!
