Reflecting on KATE Con 2025: Inspiring Educators, Improving Classrooms

​   This insightful reflection comes to us from Avery Gathright, a senior at WSU and an aspiring educator. As we step into the new year, Avery’s experience serves as a beautiful reminder of the lasting impact the KATE conference has on pre-service teachers. KATE Pages invites you to take a look...

     I recently had the privilege to attend the Kansas Association of Teachers of English (KATE) 2025 Conference, Empowering Voices, Inspiring Change: Navigating Change in Turbulent Times. As a pre-service teacher and an introvert to a fault, this was my first KATE conference, and I was pleasantly surprised by how much I learned and the fact that I even enjoyed the experience. I was lucky enough to be able to attend every breakout session and learn from a diverse group of experienced educators and experts. Although I entered uncertain, worried that I was missing a day in the classroom and that I would just be overwhelmed, I left the conference feeling incredibly inspired and ready to make plans for my own future classroom.
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