Emporia State University Teachers College
| Emporia State University The Teachers College |
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One-room schoolhouse on the ESU Campus
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| Motto | Continuing the Legacy of Excellence in Teacher Education |
| Established | February 15, 1863 |
| Type | School of education |
| Parent institution | Emporia State University |
| Location | Emporia, Kansas, U.S.38°25′04″N 96°10′53″W / 38.4179°N 96.1813°WCoordinates: 38°25′04″N 96°10′53″W / 38.4179°N 96.1813°W |
| Dean | Kenneth A. Weaver |
| Associate Dean | Joan D. Brewer |
| Website | www |
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The Emporia State University Teachers College, located in Emporia, Kansas, is one of only four post-secondary institutions in the nation, along with Alverno College, Stanford University, and University of Virginia, to be identified as an Exemplary Model Teacher Education program by Arthur Levine in his 2006 national study of teacher education programs Educating School Teachers.
The ESU Teachers College was established in 1863.
The National Teachers Hall of Fame (NTHF) is a non-profit organization that honors exceptional school teachers. The NTHF was established in 1989 by Emporia State, the school's Alumni Association, the City of Emporia, Emporia Public Schools, and the Emporia Area Chamber of Commerce. The NTHF has a museum on Emporia State's campus that honors the teachers inducted. Every June, the Hall of Fame inducts five of the most outstanding educators in the United States.
On June 13, 2013, the NTHF executive director Carol Strickland, along with former ESU President Michael Shonrock, Bill Maness, representing U.S. Sen. Jerry Moran, and former mayor Rob Gilligan, broke ground by the one-room school house located on the Emporia State campus to build a memorial for the teachers that have fallen in the "line of duty". The Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting was the main inspiration for the memorial. On June 6, 2014, the granite memorial markers were placed along with granite benches. The official dedication was on June 12, 2014.
On September 21, 2015, United States Senator Moran of Kansas introduced a bill to the United States Congress to designate the memorial as the "National Memorial to Fallen Educators". Should the bill pass by both the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate, the memorial would then be signed by the President of the United States, and the memorial would not become a part of the National Park Service and no federal funds would be used.
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