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National Business Education Association Recognizes ESU IDT Alumna Cynthia Johnson as Secondary Business Teacher of the Year

Cynthia Johnson and Husband

Boston, Massachusetts – Cynthia S. Johnson (at right, pictured with her husband Jerome) was awarded the Secondary Business Teacher of the Year Award at the National Business Education Association Conference, which was held in Boston, Massachusetts, April 3-7, 2012.  Honoring outstanding educators since 1978, Mrs. Johnson is the thirty-fifth educator to win this national award.
 
Mrs. Johnson (MS in Instructional Design and Technology, 2003) is a secondary business teacher at Jefferson County North High School (JCNHS) in Winchester, Kansas.  She has taught computer courses at JCNHS for twelve years and works with the web design and yearbook students.  This award is presented annually to a secondary business teacher who made significant contributions to the field of business education by implementing creative and innovative ideas in the classroom, by involvement in department or school activities, and by participation in professional organizations.  Nominations are made by a National Business Education Association member or by the executive boards of affiliated local, state, or regional associations.  After winning the regional teaching award at this summer’s Mountain Plains Business Education Association Conference, Mrs. Johnson was nominated by a collegiate colleague from Nebraska.  A panel of distinguished, anonymous judges evaluated each nomination packet to determine the award winner.

The National Business Education Association (NBEA) represents business educators from across the country and is the nation's leading professional organization devoted exclusively to serving individuals and groups engaged in business instruction, administration, and research.

Instructional Design and Technology prepares individuals for leadership in the design, development, and integration of technology and online learning into teaching and private sector training.

Many of the individuals obtaining the IDT degree are practicing P-12 educators who wish to improve the quality of curriculum, instruction, and student learning through appropriate integration of technology into the classroom. Others acquire leadership positions in post-secondary institutions or serve as instructional designers/trainers in business, industry, and the military, charged with training, development, and eLearning programs within their organizations. 

In addition to P-12 and higher education employment, recent graduates' positions include:

  • Training Specialist and Multimedia Developer, Cubic Defense Applications Group

  • Network Coordinator, Arts Partners, Inc.

  • Chief Director of Operations, The Blissett Group (Learning solutions/workplace performance consulting firm)

  • Educational Consultant, Performance Development, Sprint

  • Project Manager, Simulation Technology, Business Transformation Services, IBM

  • Corporate Trainer, Training and Marketing Authoring Network Department, John Deere

  • Instructional Systems Specialist, TrainingDirectorate , US Army

  • Senior Training Specialist, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta

 With six full-time faculty members, Emporia State's IDT department has the largest and most comprehensive instructional technology program in the state and is the only program in Kansas that grants a Master of Science Degree in Instructional Design and Technology. All master's program courses are completely available online.

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