Application deadline: Jan. 31, 2022

This scholarship is established to encourage and support high school students wishing to become teachers. This is a $500 scholarship.  

Eligibility: Applicants must be Missouri high-school seniors planning to attend a college with an education or pre-education program to pursue a career in teaching, and a member of the Educator Rising Association. Applicants must be in the top 20 percent of their class, and if 18, be a registered voter.

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Educators Rising Missouri State Conference

VIRTUAL

March 8-9, 2022 (Competitions)
March 9, 2022 (Keynote and Sessions)
Competitions may begin at 8 a.m. each day.

Deadline to Register: Jan. 25

Fee: $15 per person (student or advisor)
All payments or purchase orders are due by March 3. 

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Judges and Timekeepers/Room Monitors:  Register here by Jan. 25 >

Students who do not compete are encouraged to participate in the sessions Wed. March 9. In addition to competitions, the program offers:

• Keynote speaker 
• Table talks with professional educators in a variety of professional roles and topics
• Information on educator preparation programs in Missouri
• All competitions closed to spectators

The agenda will be scheduled based on the competition entries received. Thus, the final agenda will not be published until after March 3. Competitions may begin at 8 a.m. each day. Please watch your email for details.

If you have any questions about registration, contact Laurie Bernskoetter (laurie.bernskoetter@mnea.org) at (573) 644-9623. 

Download Materials

• 2022 Competition Rules and Rubrics
• 2022 Competition Requirements Outline
• Virtual Competition Norms
• Chapter Competition Planner
   

2022 Educators Rising Missouri Competition Information

VIRTUAL COMPETITIONS 
9 a.m. - 9 p.m. | Tues., March 8
9 a.m. - 12 p.m. | Wed., March 9

KEYNOTE AND SESSIONS
March 9, 2022 

Competition Entry Form Deadline: Jan. 25, 2022

Students may enter up to two events. If a student is a presenter for a chapter competition, that counts as an event entry. All students entering a Missouri competition must pay national dues of $10 by Feb. 1, 2022. Missouri offers all national competitions and contests this year EXCEPT we are not offering Impromptu Lesson Plan.  

Each chapter bringing students to compete needs to recruit and bring a judge. Judges must be able to access materials from the internet before the event and join an online judge's training before the conference. Judges can be current college students. Register as a judge or timekeeper/room monitor >

All students competing must also register to attend the conference by Jan. 25.

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All students will receive their competition date and time to meet with judges by March 3. All students entering a state-level competition must be a paid active member of the National Educators Rising. National dues are $10, and they can be paid at www.educatorsrising.org (deadline Feb. 1, 2022)

Educators Rising-Missouri offers 17 competitions in 2022. For details, see the 2022 MO EdRising General Competition Guidelines and Virtual Competition Norms.

All students who compete on March 8-9 will be entered into a prize drawing. Winners will be announced on the afternoon of March 9.

The top ten state winners in each competition are eligible, but not required, to compete at the virtual Educators Rising National Conference in June. Students who wish to enter a competition or contest that Missouri is not offering this year may enter the national competition/contest.

Any student who intends to apply for the Educators Rising Missouri $500 scholarship needs to enter a competition, as this enhances their scholarship application.

We recommend that students do not wait until the last day to enter. The entry deadline will not be extended.

Students must…

1. Students who enter a competition must also register to attend the conference by Jan. 25.
2. Read submission details and complete the entry form no later than Jan. 25 at https://www.mnea.org/form/ed-rising-competition-entry-form.   
   Entrants will receive a confirmation email immediately following their online submission.
3. Contestants who enter a competition that requires materials submitted in advance of the conference must email their materials and recording to Laurie.Bernskoetter@mnea.org. Files should be labeled with the following format: LastName.FirstInitial.competition.material.2022. Example: Jarrett.A.ExplAdmin.Interview.2022. All but three competitions require materials and recorded presentations to be submitted in advance this year.
    - All written materials required in advance must be received by midnight, Thurs., Feb. 3, 2022.
    - Recorded presentations (if required for virtual format) are due by midnight, Tues., Feb. 22, 2022.
4. Students will also have a virtual, live meeting with judges on March 8-9.

Teachers/Advisors must...

1. Register to attend the conference by Jan. 25.
2. Email a completed Chapter Competition Planner to Laurie.Bernskoetter@mnea.org by Jan. 25.
3. Chapters with students entering competitions must recruit at least one judge. Judges must be able to join online meetings and view documents online. We especially need judges who can host online meetings with students. In addition to one judge per chapter, adult timekeepers are also needed. Judges and timekeepers will not register with your chapter, but will complete the online form https://www.mnea.org/form/ed-rising-judge-timekeeper-room- by Jan. 25.
4. Register their chapter for the Educators Rising Conference by midnight Jan. 25. Students who submit a competition entry form must also register to attend the conference. 
5. Teacher leaders may pay fees for your chapter by purchase order, check, or credit card. Purchase orders must be received by March 3. If paying by credit card, the card is charged when the online registration is completed. If you want individual students to be able to pay by personal credit card, they can register online as an individual, but students cannot attend without a teacher leader.

Detailed competition information, requirements, and scoring guides can be accessed on the National Educators Rising website, usually in August, at www.educatorsrising.org, under Student Resources.

If you have any questions please call Laurie Bernskoetter at (573) 644-9623, or email her at Laurie.Bernskoetter@mnea.org.

Students cannot be a spectator in their competition at any time during the conference. Please do not enter or leave a room during presentations, only between presentations. 

Entrants grant Missouri National Education Association, the state coordinator of Educators Rising Missouri, the right to post photos of students for promotional purposes on websites, social media, and printed materials. Entrants may not make any requests about their competition time.