Tina Cornelius is a student in Eastern Kentucky University’s Master of Arts in Education – School Media Librarian program.Read More

Casie McGuire is pursuing a Master of Arts in Education in special education from Eastern Kentucky University online. Casie is an elementary teacher working with students who have moderate and severe disabilities. She recently shared her thoughts about her EKU Online experience.Read More

Science teachers at all levels are in a position to deliver exciting and engaging learning opportunities for students. This includes anything from building things through engineering challenges, observing plants and animals in their natural habitat, performing laboratory investigations, to participating in a dissection while learning about body systems. Science is everywhere!Read More

Whitney Cox graduated from Eastern Kentucky University with a bachelor’s of elementary education and is currently pursuing a Master of Arts in Education in middle grades science from EKU online. Whitney is a first-grade teacher at Corbin primary school. She recently shared her thoughts about her EKU Online experience.Read More

Taylor Newton is a student in Eastern Kentucky University’s Master of Arts in Education - School Librarian program. Taylor is a high school science teacher for the Madison County School District in Kentucky. She is completing her Master of Arts in Education online and recently shared her thoughts about her EKU Online experience.Read More

EKU instructor and long-time teacher, Richard Day believes in relationship building and taking an active part in his student’s educational experience. He goes above and beyond to ensure his online students have opportunities to interact and engage with both himself and the material. Day’s personal attention and dedication to helping students prepare to make their...Read More

Research shows that strong relationships between families and schools are foundational for student achievement. This is especially the case for students who have been historically underserved based on their race, ethnicity, and/or income. Despite this awareness, less than half of U.S. states require pre-service teachers to explore effective family and community engagement practices in their...Read More

Research shows that more than 4 % of Kentucky’s public-school population consists of English Language Learners (ELL) and that number increases every year. ELLs are considered a linguistically diverse population because they are exposed to a language other than English on a daily basis. However, their level of proficiency in that language might vary substantially....Read More

When I was a new high school English teacher, I struggled to know how to support my students’ learning. It seemed like no matter how well I planned, differentiated instruction, or scaffolded lessons many students were not meeting the learning goals I created. I was frustrated because I did not possess the knowledge or skills...Read More

EKU instructor, Emily Zuccaro believes in relationship building and taking an active part in her student’s educational experience. She goes above and beyond to ensure her online students have opportunities to interact and engage with her. Zuccaro’s personal attention and dedication to helping students prepare to make their mark in the field makes her a...Read More