2025 KFTA
Reimagine Education
From a One Room Schoolhouse to the Future of Education
This event is open to all current juniors in high school who are interested in pursuing a career in education.
Applications will be accepted between November 1, 2024- March 1, 2025
July 14-18, 2025
Emporia State University
For more information please contact:
Todd Roberts
[email protected] 785.418.9309
The Kansas Future Teacher Academy at Emporia State University, sponsored by The Teachers College, has graduated more than 1,500 high school students over more than 30 years.
Since 1989, when the first academy had the honor of receiving the AASCU Christa McAuliffe Showcase for Excellence Award, the Future Teacher Academy at ESU has provided select students with the opportunity to learn more about the challenges and rewards of teaching and has become recognized as an established and highly respected training opportunity for students throughout the state of Kansas.
During this intense five-day program, the participants share in a variety of activities that will help them to better understand what teachers do. Students learn from Kansas Teacher of the Year winners, Kansas Master Teachers, Horizon Award winners, and other respected Kansas educators. The focus is on Social Emotional Learning, Project Based Learning, Active Engagement, and building an Inclusive Classroom for all students to thrive.
Kansas Future Teacher Academy had 150 students from over 90 students attend in summer 2024.
