Educational Leadership Studies
111 Dickey Hall
(859) 257-8921
Chair: Dr. Beth Rous
Director of Graduate Studies: Dr. John Nash
Jesse Bacon is a school leader with a passion for helping students find relevancy in what they learn. He often challenges the status quo and helps others push the boundaries of the teaching and learning process. Bacon was raised in eastern Kentucky, graduating from Fleming County High School in 1999. … Read More
Drs. John Nash and Beth Rous, faculty members in the University of Kentucky College of Education, will keynote the Inclusion Symposium 2017 in Australia on Nov. 30. The symposium is about collaboration and exploring innovative ways to improve inclusive practice in the context of the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) … Read More
Dr. John Nash, along with Dr. Beth Rous and Educational Leadership Studies doctoral student Chithra Adams, delivered four presentations at the annual meeting of the American Evaluation Association in Chicago, Ill., in November. In their presentation, “Developing a Path for Credible Judgment for Clinical Translational Science Programs,” Nash, Rous and … Read More
by Jenny Wells The University of Kentucky College of Education and KET will host a premiere screening event of “Extreme By Design,” a PBS documentary film about students from Stanford University building a better world through the concept of “design thinking.” The approach used in the film is also being … Read More
by Amanda Nelson The February episode of Kentucky Educational Television’s Education Matters featuring UK College of Education associate professor John Nash now can be viewed online at the KET website. Nash also is featured in a bonus video interview available online as well. During this edition of the Kentucky Educational … Read More
As part of the new Laboratory on Design Thinking, the UK College of Education Kentucky P20 Innovation Lab is sponsoring a workshop on “Design Thinking: Tools and Techniques to Lead Innovation and Creativity in Your Organization.” The event will be held at the Lexington Convention Center, 430 West Vine Street, … Read More
Q. What do you love about the College of Education? A: I have been with the College of Education about two years now and more than anything, I love working with my students. I am an assistant professor in the Department of Educational Leadership Studies and a Co-Director of the … Read More
by Amanda Nelson and Jenny Wells A one-of-a-kind educational innovation center designed to help move schools into the 21st century is relocating to the University of Kentucky. The Center for the Advanced Study of Technology Leadership in Education (CASTLE), which is moving to UK, partners with regional educational organizations and … Read More
by Brad Duncan Stu Silberman, superintendent for Fayette County (Ky.) Public Schools (FCPS), received the 2010 Excellence in Educational Leadership Award from the University Council for Educational Administration (UCEA). The honor was presented to Silberman at the first FCPS leadership meeting of the year by Lars Björk, chair of the … Read More
By Brad Duncan UK College of Education faculty and students are headed to Denver, Colo., April 30-May 4, to take part in the annual gathering of the nation’s top educational researchers. The American Educational Research Association’s (AERA) Annual Meeting focuses on the theme “Understanding Complex Ecologies in a Changing World,” … Read More