The KS Future Teacher Academy is for high school students to explore what teachers do & determine whether they have the potential for this profession.
Emporia, KS
Joined September 2017
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This was such an amazing week! Can’t wait to create our first ever Advanced Academy. We will have around 60 students returning to learn more about the education profession.
#kfta @emporiastate – at Wichita, KS
Ninety-three Kansas high school students spent the week of June 5 at Emporia State University exploring the education profession during the annual Kansas Future Teacher Academy. This is the largest group of prospective educators since KFTA's foundin… emporiagazette.com/free/arti…
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I’ve presented at 80+ events this year. The Kansas Future Teacher Academy was seriously one of the best. 100+ students gave up a week of summer to learn about being a public schools educator. This group is going to be change makers for countless kids’ lives! @KS_FTA #ktoy2023
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The Kansas Future Teacher Academy kicked off yesterday at @emporiastate. More than 90 students representing nearly 60 high schools across Kansas are attending this five-day camp. That is the highest number of students in attendance since the program's inception in 1989. @KS_FTA
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Big thanks to @MrsChauvinSW for joining us at KFTA this morning too!! The kids loved your Brain Architecture Game!! 🤗
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Best afternoon I've had in a long, long time. Amazed and honored to spend time with the future of education in Kansas. Can't wait to see them doing their thing in classrooms! @KS_FTA showing up and showing out this week!
Day 2: Afternoon session! Phenomenal speakers & people for our future teachers to learn from! Big thanks to @KsCommissioner, @Kansasjaybird, & @DavisLaughlin for spending time with our kids today! We appreciate all you do!
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Kansas State Board of Education members, along with @KsCommissioner and @Kansasjaybird, posed for a photograph with attendees and staff members from @KS_FTA at Visser Hall on the @emporiastate campus. #KansansCan
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KSDE's Jay Scott @Kansasjaybird is discussing personalized learning, Kansans Can School Redesign, and becoming an effective teacher with @KS_FTA attendees this afternoon at @emporiastate.
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.@KsCommissioner Dr. Randy Watson is talking to @KS_FTA attendees about what it takes to be accepted into college (high-level academics) and what it takes to make it through college (Kansans Can competencies).
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Betty Arnold and Danny Zeck, Kansas State Board of Education members, spent time during lunch visiting with a group of students from @KS_FTA about inclusion and diversity as part of collecting student voice information for the State Board.
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This morning's breakout sessions at the 32nd @KS_FTA camp at @emporiastate highlighted social-emotional learning, including brain architecture and how to engage students in the classroom. This afternoon will include keynote sessions from KSDE's @KsCommissioner and @Kansasjaybird.
2 weeks until applications close on March 1st. Over 70 stu/40HS.Can you help us get to 100 from 50HS? This is about creating future teachers for our great state.Inspiring future generations from some of the best in Kansas! #kfta2023 @KASBPublicEd @USAKansas @ksdehq @emporiastate
People always ask how Ari & X are doing. They are both graduating on Saturday then starting on their masters in January. X was also named a football All American! Ariyanna will be working at a daycare as well! These are two amazing humans & will impact so many lives! #kfta2022 – at Wichita, KS
Great day @OlatheFutureEd & @kckps_sumner. Saw 7 #kfta2022 stud. & talked to so many great #kfta2023 students! These kids amaze me every day. Passion/love they will bring to education is unmatched!They will make a difference in classrooms in the KC area!Apply www.emporia.ESU/KFTA
Great visit @blhsathletics then a quick trip to see @DrSpringer12301 who is excited to come back to #kfta2023! Then a visit to @wash_kc @kckschools & bragged about @MrsChauvinSW coming too! 5 more classes tomorrow & lots of familiar faces then back home for the weekend.#kfta2022 – at Lenexa, KS
Started @USD114 for a chat w their EC class followed by a stop @PeteTweets453’s teaching class. Cool fact is Mrs. Wolters attend KFTA prior to becoming a teacher!
Then saw one of my all time favs @AJTSigma3! She saw something in me 18 years ago as a new student @emporiastate!
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Last day of this amazing trip took me to @HHSLonghorns & 2 classes @USD457 @GCHSbuffs! Such awesome kids that are passionate about our future as teachers. Can’t wait to welcome some of these amazing folks to #kfta2023! Growing our teachers here in Kansas. @ksdehq @KsCommissioner
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Had a great day talking to #liberalks students then @swplains for their awesome education conference. While there got to see 3 awesome #kfta2022 participants! Looking for more great students for #kfta2023. #futureteachers #teachers – at Kansas, USA
Just doing my part to inspire the future of Kansas Educators. Today I made a to trip @Usd210Eagles @HugotonEagles to talk w/ Coach Witt’s students. We must work together to find great teachers all across this state & I’ll my part! Tomorrow is more work! #futureteachers #kfta2023
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Excited to be going to Western Kansas to talk with students about #kfta2023 @emporiastate! Will be great connecting with some excited future educators. #teachers #futureteachers #kansas #ks
Session will provide an opportunity for high school students that are interested in the education field to meet with adults and business partners in these areas to learn about "a day in the life". Register by Nov 24 at bit.ly/3TaWXoa
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