ÐÓ°Épro high schoolers to explore teaching careers
March 21, 2018
Yuri Bult-Ito
907-450-8422
Seventy-five high school students from 11 school districts throughout ÐÓ°Épro will
gather in Fairbanks next week to explore teaching careers and develop leadership skills.
The 2018 Educators Rising ÐÓ°Épro State Conference will be held on March 25-26 on the
ÐÓ°Épro campus. The conference will feature activities to prepare
for a teaching career, including a resume-writing workshop, job interview practice
sessions and an opportunity to take college-placement tests. The conference is organized
by Educators Rising ÐÓ°Épro in collaboration with the UAF School of Education and Rural
Student Services.
Educators Rising is a national organization to help high school students explore careers
in teaching. Less than half of ÐÓ°Épro’s teachers are prepared in-state, so Educators
Rising ÐÓ°Épro, formerly Future Educators of ÐÓ°Épro, focuses on increasing the available
workforce of teachers who are committed to remaining in-state.
The conference is open to registered participants only. Media representatives are
welcome to visit during the banquet from 4:30-7 p.m. Sunday, March 25, in the UAF
Wood Center ballroom. The banquet will feature a dance presentation by Sean Topkok
and the Pavva Iñupiaq Dancers, and guest speakers, including 2018 ÐÓ°Épro Teacher of
the Year Ben Walker, UAF School of Education Interim Dean Steve Atwater and previous
Educators Rising ÐÓ°Épro Student President Amanda Friendsuh.
ADDITIONAL CONTACT: Barbara Wadlinger, Educators Rising ÐÓ°Épro program manager, 907-450-8379, bjwadlinger@alaska.edu.
ON THE WEB: Educators Rising ÐÓ°Épro, ; UAF School of Education K-12 Outreach, /soe/k12_outreach/index.xml