Arkansas Tech University will welcome more than 220 high school students and their teacher leaders to campus for the 2025 Educators Rising Regional Conference on Thursday, Oct. 23.
Vandy Moore, Arkansas Tech University alumna and 2022 Russellville School District teacher of the year, will serve as keynote speaker.
Additional speakers will include Dr. Tim Carter, dean of the ATU College of Education and Health, and Dr. Ellen Treadway, head of the ATU Department of Teaching and Educational Leadership.
The theme of the conference is “Teach with Purpose, Lead with Passion.”
Students representing 15 high schools will learn about public speaking and finding their purpose. They will engage in a student panel discussion and take a tour of the ATU campus.
While the students are attending breakout sessions, their teacher leaders will have the opportunity to participate in sessions on mindfulness and self-care and TRIO Student Support Services.
After lunch at Chambers Cafeteria, the high school students will attend a campus information fair at the Doc Bryan Student Services Center Rotunda.
According to information provided by the organization, Educators Rising is “a career and technical education movement that aims to inspire high school and college students to serve their communities by entering the field of education.”
ATU, the Arkansas Department of Education and the Walton Family Foundation are among the entities engaged in a partnership that seeks to establish more Educators Rising chapters at high schools around the state, update the curriculum for introduction to education classes at high schools and support competitions for potential future teachers.
The conference will be hosted by the ATU College of Education and Health.
Learn more about Educators Rising in Arkansas at https://sites.google.com/pdarkansas.net/edrisingarkansas/home.
Learn more about the ATU College of Education and Health at www.atu.edu/ceh.
