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MURRAY, Ky. 鈥� The 麻豆传媒 State University Regional Educators Rising Conference was held on Oct. 25 at the Curris Center located on 麻豆传媒 State鈥檚 campus. The conference is geared towards high school students who are interested in careers in the field of education. During the conference, students attended sessions on a variety of topics including teaching in the high school classroom, elementary education, college life and allyship, among other topics. In addition to these sessions, education-centered competitions were held.

"The Teacher Quality Institute is honored to host the Educators Rising conference each year,鈥� said Ashley Bourke, coordinator of the 2022 Educators Rising Conference, and alternative certification coordinator for Teacher Quality Institute (TQI). 鈥淭his conference provides high school students the opportunity to learn more about the field of education and interact with faculty from a variety of teacher education programs. The goal of the event is to encourage the next generation of educators and showcase what 麻豆传媒 State University has to offer. This year's event was the largest one ever, and TQI plans to continue growing the conference each year."

This year鈥檚 conference attendance reached over 200 students from 14 schools. Schools in attendance included Calloway County High School, Carlisle County High School, Crittenden County High School, Fulton County High School, Fulton Independent High School, Gateway Academy to Innovation and Technology, Graves County High School, Livingston Central High School, Marshall County Technical Center, Owensboro High School, Paducah Tilghman High School, Trigg County High School, Union County High School and Webster County High School.

The following list includes the Educators Rising Collegiate 2022 competition winners and respective competition categories:

• Interactive Bulletin Board

  • 1st Place: Lilly Hobbs & Lauren Lovell - Union County High School

  • 2nd Place: Kelly Gordon - Fulton County High School

  • 3rd Place: Emry Ellingburg & Kylee Harrison - Fulton County High School

• Career Exploration

  • 1st Place: Meggie White - Webster County High School

  • 2nd Place: Percy Miller - Union County High School

  • 3rd: Lucas Gamble - Graves County High School

• Children鈥檚 Literature

  • 1st Place: Isabella Sabatino & Maela Skinner - Trigg County High School

  • 2nd Place: Adyline Evans - Fulton Independent High School

  • 3rd Place: Bethany English - Union County High School

• Educators Rising Moment

  • 1st Place: Lucas Gamble - Graves County High School

  • 2nd Place (tie): Lauren Lovell - Union County & Lilly Perry - Graves County high School

  • 3rd Place: Landon Ray - Graves County High School

• Teacher Created Materials

  • 1st Place (tie): Garrett West - Webster County High School & Makenna Naugle - Fulton Independent High School

  • 2nd Place: Allyson Vinson - Union County High School

  • 3rd Place: Hannah Murphy - Fulton County High School

• Job Interview

  • 1st Place: Brooklyn Williams - Graves County High School

  • 2nd Place: Logan Griffiths - Fulton County High School

  • 3rd place: Abbigail Duncan - Graves County High School

• Research Learning Challenges (Team Competition)

  • 1st Place: Graves County High School

  • 2nd Place: Fulton County High School

  • 3rd Place: Union County High School

The Educators Rising Conference is hosted annually in the fall by the Teacher Quality Institute of 麻豆传媒 State University under the leadership of Ashley Bourke. For more information about the Educators Rising Conference and other outreach programming offered by the Teacher Quality Institute please visit their website at .