May

25: The 2024 Sunflower Summer season opens on May 25 and runs through August 11. For a complete list of participating locations and more information about the program, click here.

27: KSDE offices closed in observance of Memorial Day.

30-31: 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., Science Summit centered around the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) and standards alignment/storyline process at Maize South High School, 3701 N. Tyler Road, in Wichita.

June

5: 9 a.m-3 p.m., Playful Learning Across the Day in Pre-K, Emporia State University Memorial Union, Emporia. Attendees will discuss everyday routines with playful instructional strategies to help young children develop important early literacy foundational skills integrating print knowledge and phonological awareness. Click here to register.

6: 9 a.m-3 p.m., Playful Learning Across the Day in Pre-K, Hilton Garden Inn, Salina. Attendees will discuss everyday routines with playful instructional strategies to help young children develop important early literacy foundational skills integrating print knowledge and phonological awareness. Click here to register.

10-11: 9 a.m.-4 p.m., Learning through the Arts workshops, Northwest High School, Wichita. Click here to register.

11: 9-11 a.m., KSDE is hosting a free, virtual workshop for Kansas educators who want to integrate STEM and literacy in their elementary classrooms. This session is for grades 3-5. Click here to register.

11-12: Kansas State Board of Education meeting, Topeka.

12: 9-11 a.m., KSDE is hosting a free, virtual workshop for Kansas educators who want to integrate STEM and literacy in their elementary classrooms. This session is for kindergarten through second grade. Click here to register.

18: (repeated session) 9-11 a.m., KSDE is hosting a free, virtual workshop for Kansas educators who want to integrate STEM and literacy in their elementary classrooms. This session is for kindergarten through second grade. Click here to register.

19: KSDE offices closed in observance of Juneteenth.

19: 9-11 a.m., KSDE is hosting a free, virtual workshop for Kansas educators who want to integrate STEM and literacy in their elementary classrooms. This session is for grades 3-5. Click here to register.

19: 1 p.m., Disaster Recovery Plans for IT. This is the final workshop in the KSDE Cybersecurity and Data Privacy Professional Development Webinar Series. This session will be led by Samuel Alva, a cybersecurity adviser for the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA). Register now by clicking here.

July

4: KSDE offices closed in observance of Fourth of July.

9-10: Kansas State Board of Education meeting, Topeka.

24-26: Dole Institute of Politics is hosting the 2024 Civic Engagement and Election conference for Kansas teachers. The deadline to submit applications is Friday, April 26. For more information, click here.