EdCats Chats

Listen in! Bergen Cooper, a junior studying elementary education, has some advice for you! We chatted with Bergen Cooper about her aspirations, academically and just in life, and something she wishes she would have known or used more her freshman year. This week it's all about advice and suggestions for how to live and learn best with the College of Education, no matter what you're studying. Enjoy! 

This week we sat down with Lori Goodson, an assistant professor and core teaching skills assistant director in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction, and the assistant director of the Rural Education Center. She also heads the College of Education Summer STEM and STEAM academies. 

In this episode we chat about the Summer STEM and STEAM academies, how they are put on, what they provide, and why they are so important to the Manhattan community and communities outside of Manhattan. STEM/STEAM provides a fun learning environment, it promotes important subject areas, and it helps strengthen our country, educationally. Enjoy!

Today is National Stress Awareness Day! Being stressed out is no fun at all so on this episode I dive into some techniques you can try to relieve your stress on a daily basis. There are many ways to de-stress but I name the top five ways to take a breather and let your stress go. Check it out if you are feeling stressed about anything your life today.

This week we talk to Roger Schieferecke, the assistant dean and director for the Center for Student Success here in the College of Education, about the Education Symposium. 

Tomorrow, join the College of Education for the 2021 Education Symposium! This educational event is put on each year by the students for the faculty and other future educators. This year's theme is "Teaching After the Pandemic" and will touch on how much the pandemic has changed the teaching world. This major professional development event is not something you want to miss if you are planning to become a teacher! We hope to see you all there!

The National Council of Teachers of English designated October 20th as the National Day on Writing. Today we celebrate National Day on Writing with a discussion with Dr. Todd Goodson, the assistant dean for teacher education. We go in-depth as to why writing and learning to write is so important, and why it is essential to everyone to be able to write. So, what are you going to write? Let us know via our social media accounts or through here in our message portal.

This week we chatted with Nathan Dixon, a Native and K-State College of Education student, currently studying native literature. He brings his interesting thoughts and perspective on Indigenous peoples in native literature, and how he believes Indigenous peoples stories should be told. On October 20th, Dr. Debbie Reese, will speak on what native writers can do to bring to light the truth about native nations and peoples and set the record straight on some misrepresentations. 

Listen till the end to hear more details about Dr. Reese's lecture.

Listen to a behind the scenes episode on the College of Education's department of Special Education, Counseling, and Student Affairs. In this episode, we interview department chair, Christy Craft and ask her about her role, what she likes most about her department, and what makes it tick. You'll find out interesting facts and learn even more about one of the College of Education's departments. Enjoy!

This episode covers what is the purpose of this podcast and what we would like to achieve from it. We also tell you how you an access this podcast through three different channels to be able to listen to it anywhere, anytime. Listen now to hear about a new College of Education documentary airing in October on KTWU.

Hello EdCats! This is our first episode of our new podcast, EdCats Chats! In this episode we hear from the Dean of the College of Education, Debbie Mercer on what is happening around the college, and what since school started that she has enjoyed and learned from being back on campus. Please join us every Wednesday morning for your weekly EdCats Chats!