Type School of education Dean Kenneth A. Weaver Website www.emporia.edu/teach Parent institution Emporia State University | Location Emporia, Kansas, U.S. Associate Dean Joan D. Brewer Founded 15 February 1863 | |
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Established February 15, 1863 (1863-02-15) Motto Continuing the Legacy of Excellence in Teacher Education | ||
The Emporia State University Teachers College, located in Emporia, Kansas, is one of only four post-secondary institutions in the nation, along 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.
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History
Initiated in 1863 as the Kansas State Normal School, ESU's Teachers College is the only state institution whose primary mission continues to be the preparation of teachers and other school personnel. The purpose of The Teachers College of Emporia State University is to develop skilled practitioners who are prepared with essential knowledge and applications in their fields of specialty.
Departments
Jones Institute for Educational Excellence (JIEE)
Within the College is the Jones Institute for Educational Excellence (JIEE).
National Teachers Hall of Fame
The National Teachers Hall of Fame (NTHF) is a non-profit organization that honors exceptional school teachers. It was founded in 1989 by Emporia State University, the ESU Alumni Association, the City of Emporia, Emporia Public Schools, and the Emporia Area Chamber of Commerce. The NTHF has a museum on Emporia State's campus that honors the teachers inducted. It also has a teacher resource center, and a recognition program, which recognizes five of the nation's most outstanding educators each June.
The Hall of Fame annually honors five teachers who have demonstrated commitment and dedication to teaching children. The first induction of five teachers was held in June 1992. Since then, 115 teachers have been inducted into The National Teachers Hall of Fame representing 37 states and the District of Columbia.
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. On June 6, 2014, the granite memorial markers were placed along with granite benches. The official dedication was on June 12, 2014.
On September 21, 2015, United States Senator Moran of Kansas introduced a bill to the United States Congress to designate the memorial as the "National Memorial to Fallen Educators". Should the bill pass by both the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate, the memorial would then need signed by the President of the United States, and the memorial would not become a unit of the National Park Service and would not allow Federal funds to be expended for any purpose related to that national memorial.