Greenwood Leflore Hosts Educators Rising Fall Northern State Conference

The Educators Rising chapter at Greenwood Leflore Career Technical Center (GLCTC) hosted their first Fall State Conference October 26 on the campus of Mississippi Valley State University (MVSU). The MVSU Education Department Chair Teresa Dumas and MVSU Director of The Institute of Effective Teaching Practices Daryl Gates assisted Shakeya Leflore-Johnson, chapter advisor at GLCTC, with planning and implementing a successful program.

There were 18 Career and Technical Education Centers represented at the conference, totaling 223 students. Students were offered workshops on the importance of CPR, handwashing, employability skills, mental health issues, helping close the teacher shortage gap and team-building skills as well as fun activities that reinforced curriculum-based skills. Students also had an opportunity to visit invited vendors during the activity. Some of the vendors included MS Wildlife and Fisheries, MS State Extension Services’ 4-H Division, Life Help, MS Public Broadcasting Services, Delta Health Alliance, MS Department of Health, MS Tobacco-Free Coalition, MS Organ Recovery Agency, Regions Bank, Save the Children and MS Department of Education Teacher Retention Department. Students were greeted by MVSU Cheerleaders and entertained by members of the Epsilon Pi Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.