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 OVEC Deeper Learning DESTINATION SERIES

 DISTRICT SPOTLIGHTS IN THE NEWS!

• Bullitt County is one of five innovative districts in the nation highlighted in a Next Generation Learning Challenges report "The Portrait of a Graduate in Practice" (May 2023).  For their individual story, click here; for a short podcast of a BCPS math teacher and her student discussing how instruction has shifted, click here. 

• A Carroll County senior's "Legacy Project" is in creating a Share Shed. (2/20/23)

• An Oldham elementary school was highlighted for their STEM "cardboard arcade" student projects (2/9/23).

• Several OVEC districts (Owen, Bullitt, Trimble, Shelby, Eminence) are highlighted in a CompetencyWorks blog on deeper learning in Kentucky (1/25/23).

• Oldham and Shelby teachers were highlighted for their innovative use of game-based learning in this January 2023 Kentucky Teacher article.

• Trimble and Bullitt highlighted their innovative journey in a December 2022 KASS session (see Slides here).

• The "future-focused" work of Eminence and Shelby were highlighted in a 11/28/22 CompetencyWorks blog entry by Susan Patrick, Aurora Institute's President.

• Shelby County Public Schools was the only Kentucky district mentioned by name in a March 2022 report by Next Generation Learning Challenges "What Made Them So Prepared?", highlighting their innovative work during the pandemic.

• Jefferson County Public Schools has a Backpack of Success Skills website, full of resources detailing their work on their Profile of a Graduate.

• iLEAD Academy (consisting of students from Carroll, Gallatin, Henry, Owen, and Trimble Counties) is featured in an Education Week article (4/23/18).