Join us 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.
Please contact tabor.placido@ckec.org with any questions.
This work session will provide opportunities for school and district teams to network and plan for development of a writing policy, as outlined in HB 257 (2026). It is suggested that teams attend together.
3 Hours of EILA/PD available.
Many educators have access to high-quality instructional resources—but access alone does not lead to improved student outcomes.
This full-day session focuses on what truly makes the difference: intentional, consistent implementation in real classrooms.
Participants will explore how Math Nation+ can be used as a flexible instructional resource to support a range of classroom goals—while gaining practical, ready-to-use strategies for:
- Purposeful integration into daily instruction
- Establishing consistent routines and structures
- Using data to inform and adjust instructional decisions
Math Nation+ continues to evolve, with updated tools and features designed to better support both teachers and students. This session will highlight those enhancements through the lens of real classroom application—when to use them, how to use them, and why they matter.
Whether you are new to Math Nation+ or looking to strengthen and refine your current implementation, this session offers a fresh, practical approach focused on turning access into meaningful impact.
6 Hours of EILA/PD available.
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.
Participants should bring their district’s certified evaluation plan.
Strong evaluation practices are a key to school improvement, but sometimes the process becomes so regimented and formal that we miss authentic opportunities for teacher growth. In this session, administrators will receive practical evaluation tools and strategies that lead to student success.
6 EILA Hours Credit
This one-hour virtual session will provide an overview of CKEC’s Rank Change Program. It will cover the program requirements, cost, application process, connection to LETRS and Numeracy Counts Academies, calendar, and answer any questions participants might have.
This one-hour virtual session will provide an overview of CKEC’s Rank Change Program. It will cover the program requirements, cost, application process, connection to LETRS and Numeracy Counts Academies, calendar, and answer any questions participants might have.
What does it take to design a lesson that’s clear, cohesive, and cognitively engaging? In this hands-on refresher session, we’ll dive back into the 7 Components of an Ideal Lesson and revisit how each component aligns with the brain-based 6-phase model for student learning.
Participants will explore high-impact strategies like using flashbacks to support retrieval practice and congruent learning targets that drive everything from hooks to exit slips. We’ll analyze how your HQIR aligns with the 7 Components and how you can identify and make intentional adjustments to ensure the most effective lessons. Finally, we’ll give you time to create, refine, and workshop your own lesson plans using the 7 components as a guide. You’ll walk away with practical tools, peer feedback, and a customized plan to bring your lesson design to the next level.
Participants will earn 6 hours of EILA/PD Credit.
Email sherra.caudill@ckec.org with any questions.
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.
contact: maryruth.hertweck@ckec.org
Life is sensory. How the brain processes sensory information impacts engagement in all life areas and influences how safe one feels in their mind, body, environment, and interactions. Imagine life where faces look like animals, sounds cause excruciating pain, food textures change in different lighting, your body has no boundaries, and movements are unpredictable. Experiences like these are reality for some with sensory processing disorder (SPD). Without adequate support, a student with SPD will not thrive.
Yet sensory support alone is not enough. Regulation — the foundation that makes all learning and participation possible — depends on interoceptive awareness (IA): the ability to sense internal body signals.
This presentation addresses both topics by combining personal and clinical insights on SPD with practical interoceptive awareness training. Attendees learn from the inside about sensory processing challenges and practical tools that can transform a student’s ability to self-regulate, leading to improved learning outcomes, reduced behavioral challenges, increased independence, and the ability to truly access and participate in life.
Participants are required to attend this session in person at CKEC’s Lexington office; however, the training will be delivered virtually. Attendees will receive 4 hours of professional development (PD) credit and EILA hours. Continuing Education Units (CEUs) will also be requested. Contact erica.price@ckec.org or trae.jones@ckec.org with any questions.
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