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Midway Chapter KEA -SP
Kentucky Education Association – Student Program
Midway College supports the student professional association KEA -SP as an area for Teacher Education students to develop and grow in leadership skills.
KEA-SP Newsletter
KEA-SP Bylaws: Midway
College Campus
Membership:
The membership year begins September 1 and ends on August 31st.
Students may refer to the Kentucky Education Association website (www.kea.org)
for details regarding the benefits afforded by the organization. All
teacher education students at Midway College must either be members
of KEA-SP or show proof of liability insurance prior to field placements,
student teaching, and portfolio submission. The annual dues will be
$25.00 for the 2006-2007 school year. This includes four dollars
local dues that will be used to fund projects in professional
development, leadership, and community service.
KEA-SP Goals:
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To initiate, in cooperation with
the State and National Education Associations, the development
of professional interests, attitudes, and dispositions among
college students actively engaged in preparing for the teaching
profession.
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To acquaint prospective educators
with the history, ethics, and program of the organized teaching
profession.
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To provide practical experience
by working together in a democratic way on the problems of the
profession and community.
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To stimulate encouragement among
capable women and men in pursuing teaching as a lifelong career.
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To encourage the chosen young men
and women to strive continually for self-improvement in their
teaching profession.
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To support, through active
participation, high standards of teacher preparation.
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To secure increased public
interest and support of education.
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To organize volunteer committees
making clear the job of each committee member, specifying the
definite beginning and ending of the assignment, and giving
realistic expectations.
Current Activities
In the last several years, the Midway chapter has
- hosted several professional development workshops,
- raised money and donated books to a variety of organizations,
- read to children at a center for the prevention of child abuse (The Nest),
- participated in a local community program to help middle-schoolers simulate the “reality” of income and living expenses (The Reality Store),
- collected food for a county food bank,
- planned after-school activities for children in the surrounding communities, and
- honored its program graduates annually with an end of the year dinner.
The Midway chapter presently has the highest enrollment in the state of Kentucky . This chapter has also won the KEA award for the best student newsletter.
Midway College KEASP officers
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| Advisor: Alison Critchfield
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Membership
Annual dues are $25 for the school year and are used to fund projects in professional development, leadership, and community service. KEA -SP members receive individual benefits, including:
- professional liability coverage, which is required prior to field placements and student teaching, and
- free professional development workshops at annual conferences, as well as locally planned workshops.
For further information at Midway,
Contact Alison Critchfield, Faculty KEA -SP Advisor
Kentucky Education Association website
www.kea.org
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