Effective social studies instruction begins with a deep understanding of the Kentucky Academic Standards (KAS) for Social Studies. In this full-day session, K-12 educators will engage in an interactive exploration of the vision, design, and instructional implications of the standards. Participants will unpack the architecture and organization of the KAS, focusing on the integration of disciplinary concepts, inquiry practices, and inquiry practice skills to enhance student learning. By the end of this session, participants will leave with practical strategies, instructional tools, and resources to support standards-based planning and assessment. Whether you’re new to the KAS for Social Studies or looking to refine your approach, this session will provide clarity, confidence, and actionable takeaways for effective classroom implementation.

6 hours of PD/EILA credit will be provided.

Email Sherra.Caudill@ckec.org with any questions.

Stop teaching—start investigating.

Inquiry in Motion equips you with the tools to design lessons that move students from passive participants to powerful thinkers. Walk away with ready-to-implement inquiry units and practical strategies that transform learning.

This engaging professional development experience is designed for social studies and general educators ready to spark curiosity, deepen thinking, and empower students to take ownership of their learning.

Through hands-on exploration of the Inquiry Design Model (IDM), you’ll learn how to craft compelling questions, design meaningful inquiry tasks, and facilitate learning experiences that turn listeners into investigators. Explore questioning techniques, scaffolding strategies, and practical tools that make inquiry accessible, engaging, and transformative for every learner.

By the end of the day, you’ll leave with a completed inquiry unit, actionable strategies, and a classroom culture fueled by curiosity, exploration, and discovery. Get ready to set your classroom in motion.

Participants will earn 6 hours of EILA/PD Credit. 

Email Sherra.Caudill@ckec.org with any questions.

AI is moving fast — and so are the questions from teachers, parents, and students. Many districts are still figuring out where to start when it comes to policy and/or guidance. This regional think tank brings together school, district, and teacher leaders from across the region to have the conversations that matter most: What do we currently have in place? What are others doing? And what would actually work for our community?

Over these three hours, participants will share existing AI policies and guidance from their own districts, learn from the experiences of peers facing the same challenges, and spend the majority of the session collaborating to prototype practical frameworks that can be adapted and taken back home. This isn’t a lecture or a panel — it’s a working session designed for the people closest to the problem to build solutions together.

Please contact holly.lawrence@ckec.org with any questions.

Join the Kentucky Department of Education and the Central Kentucky Educational Cooperative for a collaborative session exploring the updated Kentucky Academic Standards for Reading and Writing. Together, participants will build a shared understanding of the architecture and key revisions of the standards, examine the critical role of Standard 10 in shaping reading comprehension instruction, and explore how to bundle standards through grade-appropriate, complex text and text-based writing. This session is designed to equip district and school leaders with the foundational knowledge needed to lead the process of aligning instruction to the revised standards with clarity and confidence.

Join the Kentucky Department of Education and the Central Kentucky Educational Cooperative for a collaborative session exploring the updated Kentucky Academic Standards for Reading and Writing. Together, participants will build a shared understanding of the architecture and key revisions of the standards, examine the critical role of Standard 10 in shaping reading comprehension instruction, and explore how to bundle standards through grade-appropriate, complex text and text-based writing. This session is designed to equip district and school leaders with the foundational knowledge needed to align instruction to the revised standards with clarity and confidence.

Join us for a two-day, 12 PD hour,  in person bootcamp grounded in Building Thinking Classrooms in Mathematics by Peter Liljedahl. Peter Liljedahl will join us live via Zoom for a key-note presentation kickoff to the bootcamp, and each participant will receive a copy of the book. This session will focus on practical, classroom-ready strategies for implementing thinking classroom practices across all instructional settings—including general education, co-taught, and resource classrooms. Co-Teaching teams should attend together! Participants will learn how to adapt and apply these practices to meet the needs of diverse learners, with guidance on what implementation can look like in real classrooms.

The Autism Helper’s: Executive Functions Masterclass

 

This workshop teaches the importance of building executive functioning skills and how to build

those skills within a wide range of learners. Attendees will learn the entire process from assessment and

goal identification to instructional strategies and data collection. Walk away with a toolbox of strategies to teach essential skills such as flexibility, emotional control, sustained attention, and so much more!

Executive Functions are the skills needed to accomplish goal directed behavior and are critical for every

day success. The skills of planning, organization, shifting and sustaining attention, impulse control, and

more are key to everything from making friends to having a job to completing a math test. In this session,

learn how to identify the skill deficits that your students are struggling with under the area of executive

functioning skills. Learn how to approach teaching and developing these skills with the same rigor and

systematic planning that we give to other areas of need. Identify ways to setup an environment that

promotes independence and problem solving. Finally, learn how to track progress and fade assistance.

Audience Objectives:

– Learner will be able to identify executive functioning skills and how these skills impact daily

living.

– Learner will identify and write goals for executive functioning deficits.

– Learner will be able to create activities, programs, and interventions to improve and build a

range of executive functioning skills.

– Learner will be able to create an environment that promotes independence and problem solving.

– Learner will be able to collect data on executive functioning skills.

This virtual session is scheduled from 9:00-12:00. Participants will receive a 3 hour PD certificate. Contact erica.price@ckec.org with questions.

Description:
Join us for an in-depth, full-day, in-person training, Beyond the Fidget: Understanding Sensory Needs and Behavior, designed to help educators answer the critical question: Is it sensory or is it behavior?

During this workshop, participants will become familiar with sensory-seeking, sensory-avoiding, and sensory-sensitive behaviors and how these patterns impact attention, emotional regulation, and classroom behavior. The training will emphasize practical, evidence-based sensory tools, environmental supports, and regulation strategies that go beyond fidgets and are aligned to the function of behavior.

Opportunities will be provided for discussion, case examples, and application of strategies to real classroom situations. Participants will leave with concrete tools and strategies that can be immediately implemented to support regulation, reduce escalation, and improve student engagement and behavior.

6 PD/EILA Hours will be provided for the training.

Contact: trae.jones@ckec.org with questions.

This virtual training, Motivating Students That Don’t Care, is designed to support educators in understanding the root causes of student disengagement and lack of motivation and to provide practical strategies for increasing student participation, effort, and buy-in.

This session will focus on evidence-based strategies and concepts pulled from the book Motivating Students Who Don’t Care.  Participants will explore the role of relationships, relevance, structure, and emotional safety in building student motivation.

Through examples, discussion, and real-life classroom scenarios, participants will learn practical strategies to engage students who appear resistant, apathetic, or oppositional. Emphasis will be placed on realistic, classroom-applicable techniques that support connection, accountability, and persistence rather than power struggles.

Educators will leave with concrete strategies they can immediately implement to increase engagement, improve classroom climate, and support students who struggle with motivation.

 

2 PD/EILA Hours will be provided for the training.

Contact: trae.jones@ckec.org with questions.

This in-person training helps educators support students who participate in the Alternate Kentucky Summative Assessment (AKSA) as they prepare for life after high school. Participants will learn how postsecondary readiness is defined for students working toward an Alternate Diploma, including both academic readiness (TAR) and career readiness (CWEC and ESAR). The session provides clear guidance on implementing Career Work Experience Certification (CWEC) courses, organizing work-based learning, and completing required documentation such as the Career Ready Alternate Assessment Folder (CRAAF). Educators will leave with practical tools to build strong, compliant, and meaningful transition programs for students with significant disabilities.

Participants will receive 3 hours of PD for this session. If you have any questions, contact erica.price@ckec.org