This 3-day session equips teachers with easy-to-use tools to improve student writing in any subject at any grade level. Based on Judith Hochman’s The Writing Revolution, this session covers clear, step-by-step methods for building sentence and paragraph writing skills. Teachers will learn ways to help students express ideas clearly, understand content better, and gain confidence in their writing. By the end of the session, participants will have a toolkit of effective, research-based strategies to transform writing instruction and boost student success.
The registration fee provides each participant with a copy of The Writing Revolution 2.0.
For more information, contact Tabor Placido at tabor.placido@ckec.org.
Join us for an in-person session focused on building knowledge and confidence with UFLI Foundations. Participants will develop an understanding of the program and the essential background knowledge needed for implementation, while also engaging in hands-on practice with the Day 1 and Day 2 lesson components.
The session is designed to help participants become familiar with the structure of UFLI Foundations and feel prepared to begin using the program in the classroom. Participants who attend will receive a copy of UFLI Foundations and 6 professional development hours.
If you have questions, please contact erica.price@ckec.org
This two-hour virtual session will provide participants with a practical understanding of dyslexia and how it may impact students with disabilities. Participants will explore what dyslexia is—and is not—identify common signs and characteristics, and examine strategies that can be used to support students with reading difficulties. The session will focus on practical, classroom-ready approaches educators can use to better recognize student needs and provide effective reading support.
The Coaching Connection is a virtual professional learning community designed for instructional coaches across elementary, middle, and high school settings. Each month, coaches will come together to learn, connect, grow, and collaborate as they navigate the opportunities and challenges of instructional coaching.
Each session will include a brief learning segment focused on practical, relevant coaching strategies that can be taken directly back to schools, followed by opportunities for coaches to share ideas, discuss experiences, problem-solve, and learn from one another. Whether you are a new coach or a seasoned coaching professional, The Coaching Connection provides a space to build your practice and connect with others who understand the work.
School Health Operations will be an in depth look at school
health programs with specific support from KDE. This training will be open to anyone looking to learn
more about school health. The training will include an overview of school health operations in Kentucky
with training and discussion on a wide variety of school health topics. This training will be helpful for
personnel involved with school health along with those that provide operational support.
Handling Difficult Situations – Difficult Discussions will be a comprehensive review of how to manage interactions within school districts. The training will cover proactive approaches to mitigate difficult discussions and how to handle those difficult situations when they arise.
Target Audience: KY School Administrators and other District Leaders.
Measurable Results: Setting Up Your School For Student Achievement
In schools, the pressure to perform on measurable assessments (KSA, ACT, and others) sometimes seems unbearable. Schools often resort to gimmicks and motivational techniques that, even when effective, are short-term solutions. These efforts are exhausting – for the students and the staff. In this series, you will discover substantive systems and structures that can be put into place, leading to lasting, sustainable improvement in academic performance.
Target Audience: District Administrators, Principals, Assistant Principals, Instructional Coaches, and other leaders (academic-focus)
Trainer: David Young
Date: Tuesday, September 9; Tuesday, December 8; and Tuesday, February 9 (Note: Tuesday, March 9 will be used as a makeup date in case of inclement weather) Time: 12:30 pm – 3:30 pm – In-Person at CKEC Harrodsburg Campus.
EILA: 9 hours (total)
Collaborative transition planning is essential for creating meaningful, student-centered pathways to life after high school. This training will explore practical strategies for bringing students, families, educators, agencies, and community partners together to support successful postsecondary outcomes. Participants will learn strategies for building collaborative transition teams, engaging families, partnering with outside agencies, and connecting transition goals to meaningful opportunities in education, employment, independent living, and community participation. Educators will leave with tools to strengthen transition teams and develop plans that reflect each student’s strengths, preferences, interests, and goals for adulthood.
Email sydney.green@ckec.org with any questions.
Move beyond key words, tricks, and memorized shortcuts and help students truly make sense of math word problems. In this interactive virtual session, participants will explore practical routines such as Three Reads, Numberless Word Problems, BET Lines, etc., while drawing from Mathematize It! by Kimberly Morrow-Leong, Sara Delano Moore, and Linda M. Gojak to strengthen students’ reasoning, representation, and problem-solving. Leave with strategies you can use right away with all learners—especially students who struggle with word problems.
Transform your classroom into a thriving culture of mathematical learning for every student. In this three-hour, in-person professional development, we’ll explore how teachers’ and students’ math autobiographies—their past experiences, beliefs, and emotions around math—shape engagement, confidence, and learning in today’s classroom. Participants will learn how to intentionally weave the Standards for Mathematical Practice (SMPs) and Mathematics Teaching Practices (MTPs) into daily instruction while addressing math fears, honoring student voice, and building a community where curiosity, reasoning, and collaboration flourish. You’ll walk away with practical, ready-to-use strategies to foster deep thinking and create a classroom culture where math learning is meaningful, inclusive, and empowering.