Teaching Careers Students Set to Enter Classrooms; Attend Educators Rising State Conference
Beginning on Tuesday, March 23, a total of 31 high school seniors will enter classrooms to begin their field experience in the field of education.
Cadets in the Four Rivers Career Center’s Teaching Careers program have been learning about the foundations of education for the entire school year, and even have designed and presented virtual lessons.
Many cadets are signed up to earn college credit in the field of teaching through this class, and 14 of these students are competing in the State Educators Rising virtual conference where they hope to qualify for the National Conference. Their teacher, Jenny Meers, describes this group as the most resilient and creative class yet to be a part of Teaching Careers.
The teaching cadets will be working with students in grades K-8 in 16 different buildings throughout the Washington, Sullivan, St. Clair, Hermann, Warrenton, and Union School Districts. By the end of the school year, cadets will have earned approximately 60-75 hours of field experience, giving them a huge head start compared to their peers.
Facing a teaching shortage, the goal of the program is to allow area school districts to grow their own future teachers. Currently, the School District of Washington has two former Teaching Careers cadets from the program’s pilot year employed by the district.
Click here for bios of students in the Teaching Careers program.
Educators Rising State Conference
On March 10-11, students from the Teaching Careers program attended the virtual Educators Rising State Conference. There were Zoom breakout sessions and keynote speakers. Teaching Careers had 13 students receive medals and all competitors qualify to move on to the National Conference held virtually this summer. Congrats to the following medalists:
1st place for her Pre-K book: Gabrielle Mesler
1st place for her Administration competition: Abigail Dewert
2nd place Team Competition: Abby Redd, Avery Street, Alyssa Warnecke, and Ariel Pettis
2nd place for her Pre-K book: Margaret Chalem
2nd place for her K-3 book: Abigail Ebersohl
3rd place for her Support Service presentation: Raeanne Pecka
3rd place for her Public Speaking: Carlee Bocklage
5th place for her Job Interview: Emily Frick
4th place for her Public Speaking: Emma Riegel
4th place for her Ed Rising Moment: Gretchen Overman
5th place for her Job Interview: Emily Frick.
Teaching Careers Students 2020-21