November 3, 2015
College of Education hosts the 2015 NC Teacher of the Year
On October 19, 2015, Ms. Keana Triplett, the 2015 Burroughs Wellcome Fund North Carolina Teacher of the Year, visited East Carolina University. Over sixty students attended Ms.Triplett’s inspiring keynote address which was featured as a part of the Teacher Toolbox Workshop series, offered by the College of Education.
A North Carolina Teaching Fellows graduate, Triplett earned a Bachelor’s degree in Secondary English Education in 2005, and a Master’s degree in Educational Technology in December 2012, both from Appalachian State University. In 2014, she achieved National Board Certification in English/Language Arts.
Triplett has spent her entire teaching career at Ashe County High School. Since 2005, she has taught 9th, 10th and 12th grade English. She is chair of Ashe County High School’s Writing Committee and a member of the school’s Literacy Committee. She also is a Senior Conference Presenter for the Appalachian Community of Educators Society, a Teaching Fellows Advisory Council member for Appalachian Educators and a Cooperating Teacher for Appalachian State University student teachers.
She is the North Carolina Region 7 Teacher of the Year for 2014-15, and Ashe County Schools’ Teacher of the Year as well as Ashe County High School Teacher of the Year for 2014-15. She is a two-time grant recipient having received the Ashe County Schools’ Endowment Grant in 2010 and the Blue Ridge Electric Bright Ideas Grant in 2009. As Burroughs Wellcome Fund North Carolina Teacher of the Year, Triplett spends her time traveling the state as an ambassador for the teaching profession.
The College of Education was honored to sponsor this event as a way to teach, lead, and inspire!
For more information about teacher education at East Carolina University, please visit our website at http://www.ecu.edu/cs-educ/
To view a recording of the event, please visit this link: http://bit.ly/1Nb9wrY