“Choosing Education as a Career” Seminar: Mobile, Alabama In an effort to recruit more racially/ethnically diverse candidates, the COE held a national diverse student recruitment seminar in Mobile, Alabama, on June 7 – 8, 2018, titled “Choosing Education as a Career.” Invitations were extended to middle and high school principals, counselors, and parents in schools across Alabama, Mississippi, Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, Arkansas, and Kentucky. Thirty-seven individuals from six states attended the seminar and learned from MSU COE personnel about admissions, multicultural leadership scholarships, and year-long internship opportunities. The goal was to form partnerships with schools to recruit middle and high school students from underrepresented groups to choose teaching as a career. Some of these schools are now exploring options for working with the MSU EPP. Follow-up will be conducted in the late fall 2018 / early spring 2019 to determine how many students from the schools represented may be choosing education as a career as a result of this effort. INVITATION To: Personalize before sending. From: David Hough, Dean, College of Education, Missouri State Univesity Date: January 12, 2018 / January 16 / January 17 / January 18 / etc. Re: Seminar on Choosing Education as a Career You are invited to attend a Seminar to learn how high school sophomores and juniors can begin planning for a career in education. The Seminar will begin with a reception at 5:00 p.m. followed by a dinner meeting at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday, June 7, 2018. On Friday, June 8, 2018, sessions will begin at 9:00 a.m. and conclude by 3:00 p.m. The site for the Seminar is the historic Battle House Hotel & Spa in Mobile, Alabama. Missouri State University’s College of Education is hosting the Seminar at no cost to participants. All meals and lodging are complimentary. Participants are only responsible for travel to – from Mobile as well as any incidentals while staying at the Battle House Hotel and Spa. We encourage you to bring your school counselors and any high school students who will be sophomores or juniors during the 2018 – 2019 academic school year. Their parents may attend, as well. We are holding 75 guest rooms at the Battle House and expect approximately 30 different high schools from the area to be represented. Reservations are on a first come basis beginning January 18, 2018, and ending on March 18, 2018. As you know, our nation needs more teachers and specifically more teachers from traditionally underrepresented groups. MSU is the largest teacher preparation university in Missouri and is one of the most highly respected in the region. We are committed to recruiting future teachers, making college affordable, and providing high quality preparation programs. Each year, approximately 98% of our graduates successfully pass licensure exams, for example. Please respond to this invitation as soon as possible to ensure you and others from your school can be assured admittance to the “Choosing Education as a Career” Seminar. As soon as our acceptance and rooming list reaches 75, Seminar invitations will close. You should feel free to contact my office at any time with questions. Ms. Rose Lee, Executive Assistant to the Dean, will be happy to help you in any way. Phone: (417) 836-5254 or email: [email protected] COLLEGE OF EDUCATION DEAN’S OFFICE / HILL HALL 304 901 South National Avenue Springfield, MO 65897 Choosing Education as a Career (A Seminar) June 7 - 8, 2018 Mobile, Alabama Battle House Hotel & Spa ____ Yes, I will attend the Seminar on June 7 - 8, 2018 Your Name & Title: ____________________________________________________ School or Home Address: ________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ School or Cell Phone: ___________________________________________________ Email: _______________________________________________________________ ____ Other staff from your school who will attend: Name & Job Title: ______________________________________________________ Name & Job Title: ______________________________________________________ Name & Job Title: ______________________________________________________ Name & Job Title: ______________________________________________________ ____ Names of any students who will attend: _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ ____ Names of any parents who will attend: _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ Registration Complete and return this form electronically to Ms. Rose Lee, Executive Assistant to the Dean, MSU College of Education at [email protected] Page 2 Choosing Education as a Career Seminar Agenda June 7 - 8, 2018 Mobile, Alabama Battle House Hotel & Spa Thursday, June 7, 2018 5:00 PM Reception (Crystal Ballroom Foyer) 6:00 PM Welcome Dinner (Crystal Ballroom) 7:00 PM General Session – “Creating a Culture of College for Future Teachers” (Dr. Stephen Kleinsmith, Missouri 2017 – 2018 Superintendent of the Year) 7:45 PM Preparing for Tomorrow’s Schools (Ms. Sara Tipton, Director, MSU year-long Internship Academy) 8:30 PM Adjourn Friday, June 8, 2018 9:00 AM Continental Breakfast (Crystal Ballroom) 9:30 AM Session 1: Why Teaching is a Great Career 10:15 AM Session 2: To Become a Teacher, Become a College Student Admissions and Licensure Requirements 11:00 AM Session 3: Making College Affordable Scholarships and employment opportunities at MSU 12:00 PM Lunch (One Day in the Life of a Teacher of the Year) 1:00 PM Session 4: MSU’s Multicultural Leadership Scholarship for Future Teachers & Other Sources of Income to Pay for College 1:45 PM Session 5: “Why I Returned to My Home Town to Teach” 2:15 PM General Session: Q & A 3:00 PM Adjourn Enjoy the afternoon, and if you want to spend one more night at the Battle House, the first 30 will get an additional night “on the house.” Page 3 'i Hillcrest High School Public school in Tuscaloosa, Alabama Hillcrest High School is public high school near Tuscaloosa, Alabama, USA The school is located in the unincorporated suburban area south of Tuscaloosa informally known as Taylorville. 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