Web Site Helps Educators Prepare During Summer Break

June 4, 2004

With summer right around the corner, now is the perfect time for Kentucky teachers and administrators -- and those who would like to have professional positions in Kentucky schools -- to get online professional development at www.KyEducators.org.

The Web site features online modules for rank change, training, and professional development. KyEducators is offered by the Education Professional Standards Board in cooperation with Kentucky Virtual University, and is targeted at those:

• Interested in teaching
• Looking to change careers
• Thinking about converting their workplace knowledge and skills to a teaching career
• Wanting to know more about non-traditional routes to a career in education
• Looking for what job possibilities exist for mid-career entry into teaching

You can also explore a tutorial to an alternative route to certification. Teachers are needed now in the field of special education. The exceptional children in Kentucky need you! Over 300 special education Learning and Behavior Disorder teachers in Kentucky are teaching with an emergency certificate due to the shortage of special education teachers. If you are interested in learning more about teaching special education in Kentucky, visit www.KyEducators.org/SpecialEd.

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