The Hutchinson News

HILLSBORO Tabor College is putting initiatives in place to advance teacher education programming at both the graduate and undergraduate levels following the colleges recent successful accreditation review by the Kansas State Department of Education.

A Master of Education in neuroscience and trauma, launching in summer 2021 at Tabor, will be the nations first online program to train and equip trauma-responsive educators to meet the needs of students who struggle with learning dysfunction and difficult home environments.

Education and neuroscience have historically functioned in two separate silos without informing each others research, said Dr. David Stevens, lead graduate faculty member, about the new M.Ed program. Today, more than ever, there is an overwhelming need for teachers to understand how stress and trauma affect the lives and cognition of their students.

Planning is in the final stages for a comprehensive repurposing of the second floor of the library building to house the colleges Education Department.

The renovation will provide premier space for state-of-the-art instructional use, cutting-edge technology and curriculum resources, a student lounge for social interaction, and a faculty suite. Construction will begin as early as March 2021.

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