Education Alumna Named Georgia’s History Teacher of the Year

Kari Slaten, graduate of NSU’s Fischler College of Education and School of Criminal Justice has been named Georgia’s 2020 History Teacher of the Year.

The award is presented by the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History, an organization dedicated to K-12 American history education, and honors exceptional American history teachers. Slaten was selected through a process that involved both the Institute and the Georgia Department of Education.

Currently, Slaten teaches 11th grade U.S. History at Central Gwinnett High School in Lawrenceville, Georgia and serves as the Social Studies Department Chair. Before moving to Georgia, Slaten taught at NSU University School Middle School from 2008-2014.

Slaten earned her B.S. in History Education form Tennessee Temple University and her M.S. in Education with a concentration in Social Studies Education with the Fischler College of Education and School of Criminal Justice in 2014.