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What is Educators Rising?
Educators Rising Kansas provides high school students opportunities to explore teaching as a career. It helps students gain a realistic understanding of a teacher and the nature of education.
Who can belong to this energetic organization?
Any student who is enrolled in an Education Profession or Early Childhood Development class can join Educators Rising Kansas. Here in Kansas Educators Rising is transforming how Kansas develops aspiring teachers. Starting with high school students, we provide passionate young people with hands-on teaching experience, sustain their interest in the profession, and help them cultivate the skills they need to be successful educators. The result is a pipeline of accomplished teachers who are positioned to make a lasting difference, not only in the lives of their students, but also in the field of teaching more broadly.
Educators Rising Kansas is supported by Kansas National Education Association, recognized by the Kansas State Board of Education and a partner of Career and Technical Education. Educators Rising Kansas allows teachers to bring the classroom to the real-world. Our student led conferences and resources make Educators Rising Kansas a natural fit for a successful Education Career pathway.
Kansas Educators Rising Advisory Board
Idalia Shuman
Educators Rising Kansas State Coordinator
Director, KNEA Teaching & Learning
Shelley Staples
Educators Rising Kansas State Ambassador
Facilitator- Future Educators Academy, Olathe Public Schools
McKenzie Lueders
Teacher Education Instructor- Blue Valley School District
Cathy Mong
College and Career Readiness for Wichita Public Schools
cmong@usd259.net
Diane Kimsey
Topeka Center for Advanced Learning and Careers Teaching Pathway Instructor
dkimsey@tps501.org
Robin Dixon
Topeka Center for Advanced Learning and Careers Teaching Pathway Instructor
rdixon@tps501.org
Todd Roberts
Emporia State University Program Lead Elementary Education;
Director of Kansas Future Teacher Academy
troberts@emporia.edu
Kasey Johnson
Dr. Kasey Johnson
Department Chair and Associate Professor at Ottawa University
Kasey.johnson@ottawa.edu
Jill Gonzalez Bravo
Associate Dean School of Education
MidAmerica Nazarene University