Emporia State University Teachers College

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Emporia State University
The Teachers College
Dobbs School in Emporia, KS.jpg
One-room schoolhouse on the ESU Campus
MottoContinuing the Legacy of Excellence in Teacher Education
Type School of education
EstablishedFebruary 15, 1863 (1863-02-15)
Parent institution
Emporia State University
Dean Sara Schwerdrfeger (interim)
Location, ,
U.S.

38°25′04″N96°10′53″W / 38.4179°N 96.1813°W / 38.4179; -96.1813
Website www.emporia.edu/teachers-college/
Emporia State University Teachers College logo.svg

The Emporia State University Teachers College is an education college located in Emporia, Kansas, United States. It is a part of Emporia State University.

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History

The university was established in 1863 as Kansas State Normal School. A university history gives 1907 as the first date teacher training was organized as a department.

Since then, The Teachers College has been through a few name changes:

Departments and services

National Teachers Hall of Fame

The National Teachers Hall of Fame (NTHF) is a non-profit organization that honors exceptional school teachers. The NTHF was established in 1989 by a consortium of organizations including Emporia State, the Alumni Association of the school, the City of Emporia, Emporia Public Schools, as well as the Emporia Area Chamber of Commerce. The NTHF has a museum on Emporia State's campus that honors the teachers inducted. Every June, the Hall of Fame inducts five of the most outstanding educators in the United States. [11]

Memorial for Fallen Educators with the one-room school house in the background Fallen Educators Memorial.jpg
Memorial for Fallen Educators with the one-room school house in the background

Memorial for Fallen Educators

On June 13, 2013, the NTHF executive director Carol Strickland, along with former ESU President Michael Shonrock, Bill Maness, representing U.S. Sen. Jerry Moran, and former mayor Rob Gilligan, broke ground by the one-room school house located on the Emporia State campus to build a memorial for the teachers that have fallen in the "line of duty". The Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting was the main inspiration for the memorial. [12] On June 6, 2014, the granite memorial markers were placed along with granite benches. [13] The official dedication was on June 12, 2014. [14]

On September 21, 2015, United States Senator Jerry Moran introduced a bill to the United States Congress to designate the memorial as the "National Memorial to Fallen Educators". [15] Since the bill was passed by both the United States House of Representatives and Senate, the memorial was signed by the President of the United States, and the memorial did not become a part of the National Park Service nor are federal funds used. [16]

Accolades and rankings

The Teachers College at Emporia State University is one of only four post-secondary institutions in the nationalong with Alverno College, Stanford University, and University of Virginia to be identified as an Exemplary Model Teacher Education program by Arthur Levine in his 2006 national study of teacher education programs Educating School Teachers. [17]

Notable people

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References

  1. "Teachers College History" . Retrieved 13 October 2014.
  2. "Counselor Education" . Retrieved 13 October 2014.
  3. "Elementary Education/Early Childhood/Special Education" . Retrieved 13 October 2014.
  4. "Health, Physical Education, and Recreation" . Retrieved 13 October 2014.
  5. "Instructional Design & Technology" . Retrieved 13 October 2014.
  6. "Jones Institute for Educational Excellence (JIEE)" . Retrieved 13 October 2014.
  7. "Kansas Masonic Literacy Center" . Retrieved 13 October 2014.
  8. "Office of Field Placement & Licensure" . Retrieved 13 October 2014.
  9. "Psychology" . Retrieved 13 October 2014.
  10. "School Leadership / Middle & Secondary Teacher Education" . Retrieved 13 October 2014.
  11. "About the National Teachers Hall of Fame" . Retrieved 13 October 2014.
  12. "Memorial for Fallen Educators broke ground – June 13, 2013". Emporia Gazette. Retrieved 13 October 2014.
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