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Emporia State Alumni named as Teachers of the Year
Five alumni of Emporia State are members of the 2020 Kansas Teacher of the Year Team. They are Kara Belew (MAT 2011, Art History); Amy Hillman (MS 2011, Master Teacher Elementary Concentration); Shawn Hornung (BS 1996, Sociology); Julie Loevenstein ...
Jan 21, 2020, 12:17pm EST

Emporia State Offers Exploration of Teaching/Education Careers
Kansas high school students looking toward the future have the opportunity to see if they want to be among the future generation of teachers, coaches, counselors, education researchers, speech therapists - every profession that begins with a degree in ...
Jan 15, 2020, 3:32pm EST

Emporia State Alum Wins $25K Milken Educator Award
An Emporia State alumna who was inspired in high school to become a math teacher won a $25,000 Milken Educator Award on Thursday. Learning isn't a game in Carly Bowden's seventh-grade math class at Andover Central Middle School. Except when it is. K...
Jan 10, 2020, 1:36pm EST

Wichita Area Teachers Achieve National Board Certification
Two teachers from USD 259 Wichita and one from USD 262 Valley Center are among the more than 3,800 teachers nationwide who in 2019 achieved the highest professional credentials they can earn - they attained first-time certification from the National Bo...
Jan 9, 2020, 4:56pm EST

Southeast Kansas Teacher Achieves National Board Certification
Stephanie Withrow from Southeast Kansas Interlocal 637 is among the more than 3,800 teachers nationwide who in 2019 achieved the highest professional credential to be earned -attaining first-time certification from the National Board for Professional T...
Jan 9, 2020, 4:50pm EST

Missouri Teacher Achieves National Board Certification
Michelle Lawrence from Kearney, Missouri is among the more than 3,800 teachers nationwide who in 2019 achieved the highest professional credential they can earn - attaining first-time certification from the National Board for Professional Teaching Stan...
Jan 9, 2020, 4:47pm EST

Manhattan-Ogden Teacher Achieves National Board Certification
Ashley Nicole Eckelberry from USD 383 Manhattan-Ogden is among the more than 3,800 teachers nationwide in 2019 who achieved the highest professional credential they can earn - attaining first-time certification from the National Board for Professional ...
Jan 9, 2020, 4:44pm EST

Three Western Kansas Teachers Achieve National Board Certification
Teachers from USD 457 Garden City and USD 489 Hays are among the more than 3,800 teachers nationwide who in 2019 achieved the highest professional credentials they can earn - they attained first-time certification from the National Board for Profession...
Jan 9, 2020, 4:39pm EST

Kansas City Area Teachers Achieve National Board Certification
Seven educators in the Kansas City area are among the 3,833 nationwide who achieved the highest professional credential they can earn. They attained first-time certification from the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards in 2019. Nation...
Jan 9, 2020, 4:31pm EST

Emporia State Peers Honor Faculty of The Teachers College
Five members of the faculty and staff at Emporia State University received awards on Jan. 8 for their work within The Teachers College. Dr. Basil Kessler received the Excellence in Instruction Award. Kessler, an assistant professor in counselor educ...
Jan 9, 2020, 11:45am EST