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CAPS Teacher Education provides a transformational
environment in which education is studied as a career, as a concept, and as a
vehicle for change in the future.
Besides learning attributes of quality teaching and learning
environments, students participate in regular collaborative project sessions
and plan events outside of the CAPS environment.
Congratulations to Ms. Hannah Spencer, CAPS
Teacher Education alumni and current student at the University of Kansas who
has been named the recipient of the CAPS 2019 LULA Entrepreneurship Scholarship. The Lula CAPS Entrepreneurship scholarship
is exclusive to students who have successfully completed a CAPS program. Applicants provided transcripts, letter of completion from their CAPS program, resume, and an essay on the topic, “How did the CAPS program help
you?
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Students were also to be enrolled at any 2-year or 4-year university in the Fall of 2019.
During the week of
September 2, the CAPS Teacher Education students visited Harmony Elementary to
view their progressive and flexible physical environment and to discuss how the
environment impacts learning and teaching.
They also spent a day at Stanley Elementary, reading to students ranging
in age from Kindergarten to fifth grade for National Read a Book Day.
During the week of September 9, the CAPS Teacher Education
students are beginning their “duty assignments” at district elementary schools
and soon will be traveling to their “teaching assignments” as well. For duty assignments, the students travel to
one elementary in the distric to help with education activities and
responsibilities. Many assist with car
duty, lunch duty, or classroom duties.
On October 9 and 10, Teacher Ed students and Dr. Fry will
travel to Pittsburg State University to present to practicing teachers at the
Greenbush Teachers Technology Conference.
The student-created presentation will be interactive and is entitled Teachers
in Paradise: A Second Chance for
Innovation in Learning. Students
will be presenting twice each day to an audience of teachers and administrators
from many Kansas, Missouri, and Oklahoma school districts.
On November 6, the students will be assisting with hosting
the Educators Rising Northeastern Regional Conference at MidAmerica Nazarene
University. Students from Blue Valley
CAPS Teacher Education and Olathe’s 21st Century Future Teacher
Academy have worked behind the scenes of the conference to develop theme,
branding, web resources, programs, signage, and programming. In addition, student will be presenting their
conference presentation to high school students from across northeast Kansas
and will also take part in competitions during the day. These events will lead up to the Educators
Rising state conference to be held at Emporia State University in February. The logo for the conference was designed by
CAPS Digital Design student Chloe Kuckelman.
CAPS Teacher Education already has many projects under way:
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POZIKC will be selling manipulative dough again
this year as a part of our CAPS Teacher Education student-run company, in
conjunction with EdCorps and Real World Scholars.
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A plan is in the works to assist with curriculum
development for autism-awareness puppet presentations for children in
conjunction with ChaseKC
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Dr. Shivers, Director of Elementary Education,
Manhattan KS schools and CAPS Teacher Education students will again collaborate
to build a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering,Math) lesson to be taught to
Manhattan 5th graders virtually by our Teacher Education
students. This year, we will be
incorporating alumni who are students in the Teacher Education program at
Kansas State University.
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CAPS Teacher Education student ambassadors will
assist in forming an Educators Rising Club at each of our high schools for
students 9-12. This club’s purpose will
be to promote the profession of teaching and to get students involved in
educational activities and collaborating with educators and administrators
across the district’s schools. The clubs
will be beginning initial activities during September. http://tinyurl.com/bvedrising
We are excited about what the year will bring to our
students and the start of a possible career in education! Follow us on Twitter: www.twitter.com/wevegotclass
