Spring Break
Teacher Cadet Day a successful outing for Student Outreach
Event had its biggest turnout yet
William Hall
Issue date: 10/9/07 Section: News
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ECU hosted Teacher Cadet Day 2007 on Oct. 2 in the Mendenhall Student Center.
The event, sponsored by the Office of Professional Development and Student Outreach, was designed to help high school students who are interested in becoming teachers better understand what it takes to reach that goal.
The first activity of the day was a lecture from featured speaker and 2007 North Carolina Teacher of the Year, James Bell Jr.
The Chowan Middle School English teacher stressed the importance of the relationship between the student and the teacher, and he also talked about the non-traditional routes to becoming an educator.
He pointed out that it is not necessary to go from high school to college then directly into a teaching position.
"He's known for having lots of energy and enthusiasm for teaching," said Dr. Diana Lys, lead coordinator for the Office of Professional Development and Student Outreach.
"He knows that there are lots of different ways to get into teaching and influencing people."
After the opening lecture, attendees went to the combined Scholarship Opportunities and Admissions panel.
There, the future teachers learned about the necessary admissions process to ECU and what scholarships are available to them.
Some of the scholarships include the Teaching Fellows Scholarship and the Prospective Teacher Scholarship.
The second panel was an overview of the ECU Teacher's Education Program, which discussed admission to the program, what getting a teaching degree entails, and what levels and practices are available to students once they become teachers.
The third panel was a student-based panel featuring members from the Student Education Council.
This provided attendees with the students' perspective on why they chose to be teachers.
The panel discussed their daily tasks and lesson planning techniques.
Teacher Cadet Day ended with the College of Education Program Fair, where teachers from various departments, including music, math, and ecology set up and shared resources with interested attendees.
This year saw the highest turnout since their first event in 2003, with approximately 189 high school juniors and seniors from 13 different public schools from across eastern North Carolina attending the event.
"We were really excited about the turnout," said Tarrick C. Cox, coordinator for Student Outreach.
"We had about 60 to 70 people come in the first year, and we've grown considerably by way of students and partnership."
"It's great, considering the teacher's drought, to see so many students interested in teaching," Lys said.
The North Carolina Teacher Cadet Program was founded by the North Carolina Association of Educators and funded by the North Carolina Foundation for Public School Children.
Although it has not been confirmed, it is possible there will be another event in the spring because of the high turnout.
This writer can be contacted at news@theeastcarolinian.com.
The event, sponsored by the Office of Professional Development and Student Outreach, was designed to help high school students who are interested in becoming teachers better understand what it takes to reach that goal.
The first activity of the day was a lecture from featured speaker and 2007 North Carolina Teacher of the Year, James Bell Jr.
The Chowan Middle School English teacher stressed the importance of the relationship between the student and the teacher, and he also talked about the non-traditional routes to becoming an educator.
He pointed out that it is not necessary to go from high school to college then directly into a teaching position.
"He's known for having lots of energy and enthusiasm for teaching," said Dr. Diana Lys, lead coordinator for the Office of Professional Development and Student Outreach.
"He knows that there are lots of different ways to get into teaching and influencing people."
After the opening lecture, attendees went to the combined Scholarship Opportunities and Admissions panel.
There, the future teachers learned about the necessary admissions process to ECU and what scholarships are available to them.
Some of the scholarships include the Teaching Fellows Scholarship and the Prospective Teacher Scholarship.
The second panel was an overview of the ECU Teacher's Education Program, which discussed admission to the program, what getting a teaching degree entails, and what levels and practices are available to students once they become teachers.
The third panel was a student-based panel featuring members from the Student Education Council.
This provided attendees with the students' perspective on why they chose to be teachers.
The panel discussed their daily tasks and lesson planning techniques.
Teacher Cadet Day ended with the College of Education Program Fair, where teachers from various departments, including music, math, and ecology set up and shared resources with interested attendees.
This year saw the highest turnout since their first event in 2003, with approximately 189 high school juniors and seniors from 13 different public schools from across eastern North Carolina attending the event.
"We were really excited about the turnout," said Tarrick C. Cox, coordinator for Student Outreach.
"We had about 60 to 70 people come in the first year, and we've grown considerably by way of students and partnership."
"It's great, considering the teacher's drought, to see so many students interested in teaching," Lys said.
The North Carolina Teacher Cadet Program was founded by the North Carolina Association of Educators and funded by the North Carolina Foundation for Public School Children.
Although it has not been confirmed, it is possible there will be another event in the spring because of the high turnout.
This writer can be contacted at news@theeastcarolinian.com.
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