Kentucky Civic Education Coalition & KY’s Secretary of State Office are collaborating to create the KY Civic Seal program to further encourage & incentivize informed, engaged civic learning—Take a Look 👀 #LeadTheCHARGE ⁦⁦⁦⁦KEDC Grants⁩ sites.google.com/view/kycivicse…

US history students heard from local Vietnam veterans and reenactors—such a meaningful experience to learn first hand what we had just wrapped up in our Cold War unit. Scooter Charles RCSHS Offices

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Students composed some meaningful thank yous for the Kentucky WWII veterans that will take an Honor Flight to visit the Capitol later this month. #authenticlearning #historymatters

The St Louis Fed has so many resources for teaching economics. Thanks, Amanda Geiger and EPIC KEDC Grants U.S. Department of Education

I was introduced to the UK Jewish Heritage Foundation through EPIC and was able to do a 10 hour session on teaching the Holocaust through art. It was fascinating and also encouraging to see the many KY teachers who are participating in this program! KEDC Grants

Summer conference with EPIC and KEDC Grants is off to a great start! EPIC Jami Horton

Getting to present for KEDC Grants at the Elevation Conference about something that’s a fundamental part of history education: empathy! EPIC Jim Evans Ed.D.

To me, KEDC grants has been 6 years of extraordinary professional development that have given me, my colleagues, and my students countless resources, opportunities and awesome experiences. I am so grateful! KEDC Grants Jim Evans Ed.D.

Day 3 of Elevation included great sessions with DBQ Project, using AI to streamline, motivating students, and finding resources in our standards. KEDC Grants EPIC

Day 4 of Elevation: inspired in Rethinking Education with Erik Francis, Eduprotocols with Adam Moler, Manifest Destiny with Founding Forward and micropodcasting with Kelly Fischer. So much learning! EPIC KEDC Grants

Wrapping up Elevation 2024 with feedback, photo essays, project based learning, and analyzing the Beatles & the Civil Rights Movement and the mythic archetype of Star Wars. Thanks KEDC Grants for a phenomenal week of learning! EPIC U.S. Department of Education

A memorable & exciting week has begun for EPIC teachers & students, experiencing the history of Washington, DC! What an amazing learning opportunity! KEDC Grants KEDC Jim Evans Ed.D.

Students (and teachers!) survived walking 6 miles in 98 degrees (felt like 107🥵) for our 1st full day in DC. Air & Space, Capitol, Library of Congress, & memorials 🇺🇸❤️ They’re awesome! KEDC Grants EPIC U.S. Department of Education

You know you have great kids when they take the opportunity to get their Library of Congress card!!❤️🇺🇸 EPIC KEDC Grants

KY students were perfect & honorable representatives of the Commonwealth & their schools as they laid a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. EPIC KEDC Grants Jim Evans Ed.D.

Another blazing day in DC: laying the wreath at Arlington, the African American history museum and the Holocaust Memorial museum. Plus some memorials. ❤️history❤️ EPIC KEDC Grants U.S. Department of Education

Today’s agenda (in much more pleasant weather!) included: the Pentagon Memorial, the White House , the Museum of American History, the National Archives, the Spy Museum and Old Town Alexandria Such a great day ❤️🇺🇸 EPIC KEDC Grants

KSBA’s Amendment 2 FACT CHECK series continues! The claim: Amendment 2 “protects public school funding” and “increases teacher pay.” The facts: Amendment 2 does neither. The amendment gives Ky.'s legislature new authority to direct public tax dollars to private schools. Period.