Teaching Tools

Last Updated on Tuesday, June 30, 2009 at 5:02 AM

Welcome to Teaching Tools! We've designed Teaching Tools to provide teachers, schools and districts with a Web-based community of learning. This is where you can share standards-based resources as you strive to move your students to proficiency and beyond.

Teaching Tools is a result of data and feedback from educators and educational partners throughout Kentucky. We're continually revising and updating these pages

Literacy Without Limits: Help for Struggling Students, Grades 4-12
Produced in partnership with Kentucky Educational Television, this DVD-ROM resource showcases strategies that content area teachers can use to help students who struggle with literacy. It features 90+ video clips shot in classrooms across Kentucky. Literacy Without Limits is thorough, accessible, and useful for 4-12 teachers in multiple subjects and classroom settings. KDE is providing a free copy of this resource to every public school in the state.

Mathematics and Science Partnership Products

Kentucky's Mathematics and Science Partnership projects have created a variety of products designed to be used as resources for Kentucky teachers.

Arts and Humnities - 2007 - 2008 Pilot Project Review Tool
This is the tool that was used for the Arts and Humanities Program Review Pilot Project for the 2007 - 2008 school year. These documents are in draft form.

Developing Quality Open Response and Multiple Choice Items for the Classroom
KDE’s Open Response Questions in the Classroom manual has been revised. The updated manual now contains guidance for constructing both KCCT-like open response and multiple choice items. Tips for creating scoring guides and improving classroom practice, as well as an electronic open response template are also included.

Educational Planning and Assessment System (EPAS) College Readiness Standards and Program of Studies Standards Alignment
In July 2006, Senate Bill 130 was passed by the Kentucky legislature. The bill amended KRS 158.6453 to include the provision that “no later than the 2007-2008 school year, and each year thereafter” the Commonwealth’s assessment program shall include a high school readiness examination in grade 8, a college readiness examination ... More

Financial Literacy and Personal Finance
The Kentucky Department of Education has created this web page to provide resources to all schools in Kentucky concerning financial literacy and personal finance. Financial literacy is incorporated in the Practical Living/Vocational Studies program, beginning at the primary level and continuing all the way through high school. It is also important ... More

How To Develop a Standards-Based Unit of Study
New… KDE’s “How To Develop a Standards-Based Unit of Study” manual has been revised. The 2008 manual contains a revised unit template, information about the components of a unit and lesson plan, sample lesson plans, and a downloadable word document template. You may access this material through our KDE web site ... More

Kentucky Social Studies Teacher Network Products
The Kentucky Social Studies Teacher Network (KSSTN), a multi-district partnership with the Kentucky Department of Education, was formed in May 2006 with the goal of creating high school social studies curriculum and assessment materials that would be accessible for all high schools and districts in Kentucky. The districts involved in this partnership ... More

Kentucky's Guide to Reflective Classroom Practice
Purpose/Background - Kentucky’s Guide to Reflective Classroom Practice was produced by the Kentucky Department of Education (KDE) in an effort to assist teachers in reflecting on and guiding the growth of their own classroom practice. This guide is framed around Kentucky’s Standards and Indicators for School Improvement (SISI) and with Kentucky’s ... More

Combined Curriculum Documents
The Combined Curriculum Document (CCD) is a resource created by the Kentucky Department of Education to show the connection between the Academic Expectations (what students should know and be able to do as a result of their school experience), the Program of Studies (the minimum required content standards students shall be ... More

Curriculum Maps
Have you ever wondered how to pace your year to ensure that you cover all the standards within your grade-level content and subject? Many districts and schools across the Commonwealth are developing curriculum maps as tools to organize teaching. Curriculum maps offer a sequence for delivering content and provide a clear ... More

KET EncycloMedia
KET EncycloMedia is a Internet-based comprehensive learning service offered free to Kentucky public schools. It is result of a partnership between Kentucky Education Television and the Kentucky Department of Education. It offers teachers and students more than 4,000 videos, 40,000 video clips, and thousands of digital images, all searchable by key word, content ... More

Units of Study
Standards-based Units of Study provide comprehensive learning opportunities for students. Using standards, (e.g., Kentucky's Academic Expectations, Program of Studies, and Core Content for Assessment), as the basis for a unit focuses planning on meaningful and relevant concepts. The unit plan, in turn, enhances the delivery of instruction and assessment. Why ... More

For more information contact:

Michael Miller
500 Mero Street, 18th Floor CPT
Frankfort, KY 40601

Phone: (502) 564-2106

Michael.Miller@education.ky.gov

Standards and Other Items of Interest

Program of Studies Revised 2006
Kentucky's Program of Studies for Grades Primary - 12 (revised 2006) is now available on the web. This represents the minimum required content standards students shall be taught to meet the high school graduation requirements.

Core Content for Assessment version 4.1
This will take you to the Core Content for Assessment 4.1 It represents the content that has been identified as essential for all students to know and will be included on the state assessment.

Kentucky Writing Handbook

The recently revised Kentucky Writing Handbook is now available on the web. The handbook is for all grade levels and content areas.

Kentucky's Guide to Reflective Classroom Practice

Purpose/Background - Kentucky’s Guide to Reflective Classroom Practice was produced by the Kentucky Department of Education (KDE) in an effort to assist teachers in reflecting on and guiding the growth of their own classroom practice.