Overview of education program in Kansas State's College of Education that focuses on the Military child in the classroom.

2. • Military connected students move three times more often than non-military
students; every two to three years
• More than two million American children have had at least one parent serve
in Afghanistan or Iraq – many multiple times
• Children’s ages of deployed parents:
42.5% are five years or younger
30.5% are 6 - 11 years old
22.5% are 12 - 18 years old
4.5% are 19 - 23 years old
• There are 1.38 million school age children and over 80% attend U.S. public
schools
• Every school district in this country has military-connected children and
youth
Statistics from Department of Defense, 2012

4. Operation Educate the Educators

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9. “How do you fill the gaps in the amount of time you
have with them? It does make it hard for them.
Their social studies in another state is not going to
look like what we teach here. They are playing catch
up as well as trying to move forward.”
-Elementary School Teacher

11. To Build Capacity in the K-State
College of Education to:
Prepare pre-service and in-service school
personnel to serve military –connected students
and families.
Meet the needs of our military-connected COE
undergraduate and graduate students.
Contribute to the knowledge base about
education and military-connected students and
families.
Collaborate with other military/veteran initiatives
across campus.

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16. Social-Emotional Cycle of Military Life

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Mrs. R’s
4th grade

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Consider your reaction to
guns or war in writing and
drawing.
This is simply a sweet
birthday card to a child’s
Aunt who is in the Military.

23. Stories provide children with a chance
to share about their own lives and
allows children to determine a closer
sense of community within a
classroom.

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27. Tell Me A Story™

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