Oklahoma Baptist University (OBU)’s “Discover Teaching” event is not just about the profession, but about the people: students.
An assembly for 9th through 12th grade students at the Henry F. McCabe Family School of Education is scheduled for Nov. 12 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Geiger Center on the OBU campus. Students must register for the free event and space is limited.
Keynote speaker Alton Carter will provide a welcome and introduction. Carter is a former foster child and police officer with experience in youth services.
Carter is the first in his family to graduate from high school and college.
His debut novel, The Boy Who Carried Bricks, was published by Roadrunner Press in April 2015. On April 9, 2016, this nonfiction title won the 2016 Oklahoma Book Award. This book truly tells the story of Carter’s troubled life growing up in the plains and small towns of Oklahoma.
In 2015, Mr. Carter founded the Alton Carter Inspire Foundation, which aims to help young people who have lived in foster care, group homes, and DHS juvenile facilities earn college degrees. A portion of the proceeds from the sale of “The Boy Who Carried Bricks” will be donated to this cause.
The Discover Teaching event will also include three hands-on breakout sessions.
Private sessions will focus on teaching children of all ages in a variety of areas, including reading, social studies, STEM, science, math, music, art, English, Spanish, drama, and special education. Special sessions with Mr. Carter on trauma-informed teaching and finding your niche will also be offered to in-service and in-service teachers.
“OBU’s Discover Teaching events are held to ignite a passion for teaching and help students gain a deeper understanding of the joy of a career in education,” said Dr. Elizabeth Justice, OBU Dean of Education. I did.
Students also have the opportunity to learn about financial support for Oklahoma’s future educators through the Inspired to Teach Scholarship and TEACH grants.
Justice encouraged students to consider the impact their teachers have had and are having on them.
“Think about your favorite teacher. The one who helped you discover your passion for science or reading, or the one who helped you realize that music was your calling. Teacher,” Justice said. “Teachers, just like your favorite teacher, shape future leaders and build a positive and inspiring future generation.”
She also reminded those considering becoming teachers that this event is for them too.
“If you love working with children and are looking for ways to inspire the next generation, Discover Teaching is for you,” she said.
