It's hard to imagine that the first nine weeks will be over in another day. Hopefully you have found this blog to be of some help. My ultimate goal is that I can give you sites that can be used in your classroom with little or no funding and little or no effort. This week I want to highlight some sites from KET (Kentucky Educational Television). Most of us don't think about KET other than being a television channel where lots of documentaries and shows about Kentucky are aired. However, KET provides lots of opportunities for teachers - they host professional development sessions at their studios and they have online resources that are easy to use.
To start, go to the main KET site. There you can find a program listing, episodes of shows to watch online, access the KET encyclomedia, and even donate to KET. Here are some other interesting parts of the KET site:
http://www.ket.org/education/ - look for workshop information, education blogs, sign up for Classroom eNews, etc.
http://www.dl.ket.org/physicslabs/labs/ - this is a virtual physics lab that was created by a physics teacher for use with the AP Physics B course; twelve pieces of apparatus are now online for teachers of any physics courses (costs $50 per school)
http://www.ket.org/trips/belle/ - excellent electronic field trip (video) to the Belle of Louisville
http://www.ket.org/artstoolkit/ - look for lesson plans and other resources for dance, drama, visual arts and music
http://www.ket.org/education/medialab.htm - with help from a grant from AT&T, KET now offers free workshops for educators, students and community organizations in the KET Media Lab in Lexington; check this site for a list of offerings and descriptions
Enjoy exploring these sites and enjoy your fall break!
