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BEYOND THE CLASSROOM
Students in the School of Education have many opportunities to learn more about education outside the classroom . Teacher candidates can join Stevenson ’ s Teachers of Tomorrow , or become members of Kappa Delta Pi International Honor Society in Education . These opportunities allow for students to experience aspects of the field of education firsthand .
TEACHERS OF TOMORROW
MATTHEW ZIPP ‘ 13
Teacher , Anne Arundel County Public Schools
“ As a student my favorite part about my major was the sense of community . The School of Education is a very close-knit group . There
is nothing we wouldn ’ t do to help out a fellow teacher .”
Matthew is now a seventh-grade teacher in Anne Arundel County Public Schools and plans to eventually become a principal . “ Actually being in the classroom since my sophomore year has given me the experience and confidence I need to succeed in the teaching profession .”
Teachers of Tomorrow is an all-inclusive group of active , motivated future teachers who participate in various campus events for the School of Education and the Stevenson community and attend local and national conferences . Their mission is to support and mentor future teachers as they pursue a degree in education by hosting events such as a “ Survival Night ” for all first-year and returning students , “ Make and Take ” classroom events , and a screening of the documentary Finding Kind , which focuses on people ’ s experiences with girl-on-girl bullying .
PROFESSIONAL LEARNING COMMUNITIES
The School of Education has implemented the Professional Learning Community ( PLC ) model to ensure that Stevenson University is preparing teachers who have a positive impact on student learning . The School of Education ’ s PLCs are developed and sustained in multiple ways . The seminar classes for all teacher candidates beginning their first semester provide the first layer by establishing norms and expectations for collaboration as well as promoting professional responsibility and developing skills that align with teacher candidate outcomes . Other PLC teams may form to collaborate in any flexible combination of teacher candidates / interns , SU mentors , school mentors , school faculty / staff , SU faculty , and / or graduates . Professional learning sessions are offered throughout the academic year to all PLC members . Sessions focus on teacher candidate success and student achievement , and they align with teacher candidate outcomes .
Students from the School of Education paired with the accounting department and the Operation Hope : Banking On Our Future program to teach students at Randallstown Elementary School about financial literacy .
Students in Stevenson ’ s Equity in Education course had the opportunity to teach at a school in the Appalachian region of West Virginia where they applied what they had learned in the course to teach the diverse group of students .
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