USI to host fourth Be a Teacher Day
The University of Southern Indiana Pott College of Science, Engineering, and Education is hosting its fourth Be a Teacher Day from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Wednesday, October 21 on the USI campus. The event will highlight the importance of the profession of education, allow prospective students to meet current teaching professionals and teacher education students, as well as ask questions about the profession.
Be a Teacher Day will include a panel discussion with a superintendent, an assistant principal, an experienced teacher, a first-year teacher and two USI Teacher Education students.
The first Be a Teacher Day, hosted in 2023, drew more than 350 high school freshmen, sophomores, juniors and seniors from the Tri-State area. USI’s Teacher Education Department was thrilled with the outpouring of interest and hopes to provide prospective students with a unique, engaging experience while encouraging students to pursue a career in education. The event has inspired many similar events hosted throughout the state since.
USI’s Teacher Education program offers a Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science through the following majors:
Early Childhood Education
Elementary Education
Special Education
The Teacher Education Minor in Secondary/P-12 Education may accompany any of the following majors to prepare discipline-specific teachers:
English Teaching
History Teaching
Mathematics Teaching
Science Teaching
Earth/Space Science, Chemistry, Life Science, Physical Science, Physics
World Languages and Cultures Teaching (P-12)
Physical Education (P-12)
Visual Arts Teaching (P-12)
Be A Teacher Day is underwritten by Neal Franklin through her generosity to the USI Foundation.
For more information, visit USI.edu/teacherday. For questions, contact Elise Murray, Instructor in Education, at ecweatherh@usi.edu.