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Home/Riverhawk News/NSU helps address teacher shortage

NSU helps address teacher shortage

Published: 2014-10-03

(Tahlequah, Okla.) Northeastern State University produces more teachers than any other institution in Oklahoma. Recognizing the shortage of people entering the field, the goal of RiverHawk Academy for Future Teachers (RAFT) is to provide outreach to interest high school students in teaching careers.

Efforts will begin in October with outreach to high school counselors and sponsors of the Area Academic Commitment to Education Program (ACE), visits to high schools, and finish with the three programs.

Orientations into the education profession will be provided through three one-day academies at each of NSU's campuses. The academies will be held during spring of 2015. The students will not only participate in literacy activities, but will be introduced to non-traditional methods of teaching, including robotics, which also puts an emphasis on teaching science and mathematics.

Dr. Ken Hancock, assistant dean of the College of Education at NSU, adds, It is our hope to show exceptional high school students that teaching is a career that provides exciting challenges and techniques that will engage students in learning in all subject areas; that teaching is more fun and rewarding when students get involved with hands-on learning. It is our desire through these one day academies to bring the best and brightest into the profession of education.

The U.S. Department of Education reported in March of 2014 that the teacher shortage areas for the state of Oklahoma for the 2013-2014 school year were in a critical stage. With shortages in almost every certification area, this academy allows a day of hands-on experiences, including instruction, creative lesson planning and technology that give students real insight into the profession. These academies are being funded by the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education (OSHRE) through an Oklahoma Teacher Connection Grant.

These students will be juniors and seniors in the fall of 2015 in the school districts of Ketchum, Pryor and Indianola. Our outreach will extend to potential partnerships with Muskogee, Tahlequah, Keys, Preston, Eufaula, Tulsa, Union, Broken Arrow, Coweta, Jenks, Bixby, Owasso, Stilwell, Poteau, Ft. Gibson and Locust Grove High schools. Students who participate in the program will network with school partners (counselors) to establish/promote the career of education.

For more information regarding the RAFT program, contact Dr. Deborah Landry, NSUs Dean of the College of Education, at 918-444-3742.