Teacher Candidate Conference
Friday, October 11, 2024
Every semester, the Teacher Candidate Conference is a celebration of the final phases of the teacher education program. Teacher candidates return to campus from their placements all across the state to engage in timely professional development facilitated by current practitioners and CMU alumni. The day includes an address by the EHS Dean, a keynote address, and a series of breakout sessions. The conference concludes with a thought-provoking panel discussion during which student teachers in the audience ask real-world, practical questions of experienced educators.
Keynote Address Speaker:
Kelley Cusmano, Michigan Teacher of the Year
Region 9 and Michigan Teacher of the Year
Rochester High School, Rochester Community Schools
Keynote Address | EHS 118 | 9:20-9:45 a.m.
Kelley Cusmano is an English & Student Leadership Teacher Leader at Rochester High School in Rochester. She is in her 19th year of teaching and has taught in Rochester since 2008. She serves as the ELA curriculum consultant for Rochester Community Schools as well as on the Michigan Association of Student Councils Advisory Board. In March 2017 she was named MASC Adviser of the Year. Previously, she was an ASCD Emerging Leader (’16) and participated in the Teacher Leadership Initiative sponsored by the NEA. In 2018, she was part of a team of educators that organized the MI Governor’s Summit on Education and Talent. Currently, she is an at-large representative for the Michigan ASCD organization and serves on the CEO Board for the Teach Plus Organization.