Gwen Larson, Director of Media Relations
620-341-5528 | glarson1@emporia.edu
Visit our brand resources page for wordmarks, logos, and images
Kansas high school students looking toward the future have the opportunity to see whether they want to be among the future generation of teachers, coaches, counselors, education researchers, speech therapists — every profession that begins with a degree in education. And those repeating attendance at the Kansas Future Teacher Academy will find a new experience.
The Kansas Master Teacher program, which has been honoring teachers for 65 years, recently updated the criteria by which teachers are selected for the award. The program is based out of The Teachers College at Emporia State University.
On Friday, Aug. 18, Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback declared the week of Sept. 3 through 9 Kansas Literacy Week as a result of efforts put forth by the Kansas Masonic Literacy Center and Emporia State University. Kansas Literacy Week coincides with Library Card Sign-up Month, National Read a Book Day (Sept. 6), and International Literacy Day (Sept. 8).
Kansas teachers are working with students in rural parts of the state this summer to increase student learning in key areas.
Eighty Emporia State University students from The Teachers College and seven retiring faculty and staff members received special recognition at The Teachers College 33rd Annual Honors Banquet held the evening of May 5. Twenty-nine received outstanding student awards and 56 students were honored for achievement of a 3.8 grade point average or higher.
Kansas high school students interested in exploring careers that either are in education or begin with degrees in education have an extra few weeks to apply for the Kansas Future Teacher Academy.
Two ribbon cuttings on April 12 will dedicate new installations of the first-of-its-kind Flint Hills Tallgrass Prairie map exhibit and educational program.
Teachers depend on a variety of methods and tools to help students learn. One of most important items in an educator’s tool box is writing — how to do it and how to teach others to do it. To that end, the Flint Hills Writing Project, based at Emporia State University, recently was awarded two grants totaling $35,000 from the National Writing Project.
Helping make a difference in lives and optimizing performance. How do you handle this at any level of coaching? Emporia State will host two speakers in a workshop for coaches, athletic directors, recreation directors, and administrators this spring for a one-day coaching education experience addressing this goal.
The 2017 Kansas Master Teachers represent more than 140 years of classroom experience.