Education department
On the ball, in the classroom
Greycen Erisman, a senior in elementary education from Lee’s Summit, Missouri, plays midfielder for the S&T Women’s Soccer Team and is currently an observer in the classroom at several local Rolla elementary schools to experience K-5 grade teaching in action.
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S&T’s elementary education program recognized for preparing literacy professionals
Missouri S&T’s elementary education program recently earned the International Literacy Association (ILA) National Recognition for the Preparation of Literacy Professionals. This distinction is awarded based upon reviews of content-specific standards taught in the program and examines if they align with the standards in the profession. The ILA recognition is valid through 2030.
Read More »S&T alumna earns teaching award
Madison Jolly, who earned a bachelor’s degree in education from Missouri University of Science and Technology in 2024, won a Missouri Teacher Leaders of Tomorrow Award from the Missouri Milken Educators in June. Jolly teaches at Bland Middle School in Bland, Missouri. Missouri Teacher Leaders of Tomorrow celebrates educators who have demonstrated high potential. The […]
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S&T math + education = award-winning teachers
Missouri S&T undergraduate Katie Harr recently received the Outstanding Mathematics Pre-Service Educator award from the Missouri Council of Teachers of Mathematics. Harr, a junior in applied mathematics from Dupo, Illinois, is an observer and substitute teacher at Rolla High School and says she didn’t expect to earn the award, but was proud that S&T’s education faculty recommended her for it.
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Missouri S&T education department earns a 2024 DEWEY Award
Missouri S&T’s education department has earned a 2024 Developing an Educator Workforce that Expands Yearly (DEWEY) Award. With this award, Missouri S&T can better support approximately 60 students studying to be K-12 teachers. The funding will help pay for S&T students’ field experiences and pay their mileage for student teaching.
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S&T alumna earns teaching award
Latosha Mulhall, who earned a bachelor’s degree in education from Missouri S&T in 2023, won a Missouri Teacher Leaders of Tomorrow award from the Missouri Milken Educators on Friday, April 19. Mulhall teaches at Belle Elementary School in Belle, Missouri.
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Beth Kania-Gosche is Missouri S&T’s 2024 Woman of the Year
Missouri S&T honored Dr. Beth Kania-Gosche, professor and chair of the department of education at Missouri S&T, as the 2024 Woman of the Year today (Thursday, April 4) during a reception at Hasselmann Alumni House.
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Back to where it all started
Tanner Beistel remembers that as far back as kindergarten, he tried to hurry up and finish his work so he could go help other kids with their schoolwork. By the time he was in fifth grade, he knew that he wanted to be a teacher. Now he is realizing that dream as a student teacher at Rolla Middle School, where he teaches science and social studies.
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Grants enable continued expansion of child care center at Missouri S&T
The Child Development Center at Missouri S&T has continued to grow since opening in January 2022. In its second year of operation, the center was able to hire a new teacher and take on 10 more students with the help of grant funding.
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Planning for the future
Brooke Tharp plans to become an elementary school teacher in the Rolla area. She is originally from Rolla, Missouri, and hopes to stay locally and make a difference with young students. “I love the STEM focus here at S&T, which will give my students an advantage in the future,” says Tharp, a senior in education. […]
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Sports Headlines
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