Giving Day 2024: CMNS Terrapin Teachers Support Fund
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$2,500 will be unlocked with 10 donations to the Terrapin Teachers Fund, in honor of Terrapin Teachers’ 10-year anniversary, thanks to a generous, anonymous donor couple.
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Terrapin Teachers Student Ambassadors
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Photo credit: Jahaira Dixon
(left to right: Lauren Shephard, Lekha Tantry, Jonathan Mevs, and Jemies Saratis)
The Terrapin Teachers Student Ambassador Program is a yearlong internship, which offers students the opportunity to become more involved in the recruiting efforts of the program. Ambassadors are expected to represent Terrapin Teachers at outreach events (First Look Fair, Maryland Day, orientations, etc.), assist with the logistical details for recruitment events, provide support for social media sites, distribute flyers and other promotional materials, and serve as a confident leader and role model for new Terrapin Teachers students.
For students to qualify for the Student Ambassador Program, they must first complete TLPL 101. They must also: maintain a 2.75 GPA; have knowledge of the Terrapin Teachers initiative; and demonstrate excellent communication skills, dependability, tolerance, maturity, and professionalism.
The student ambassador program is co-led by Dr. Anisha Campbell, Associate Director of Terrapin Teachers and Jahaira Dixon, Program Management Specialist. Listed below are the names, majors, and classifications for the students who served as the Terrapin Teachers Student Ambassadors during the spring 2018 semester.
(left to right: Lauren Shephard, Lekha Tantry, Jonathan Mevs, and Jemies Saratis)
Lauren Shepard- sophomore, geology
Lekha Tantry - junior, mathematics and secondary math education
Jonathan Mevs - senior, computer science
Jemies Saratis- freshman, secondary math Education
Maryland Day 2018
/Photo Credit: Jahaira Dixon
(left to right: Harrison Schatz, Young Chang, Jemies Saratis, Andrea Dai, and Victoria Cockcroft)
Terrapin Teachers participated in the university-sponsored event held on April 28, 2018. Students shared “real-life” experiences about teaching with parents and prospective UM students who expressed an interest in teaching. The day was filled with fun and laughter. There was a line of students and parents wrapped around our tent who were interested in winning Terrapin Teachers swag. To spin the “Wheel of Goodies,” participants had to answer math or science-based questions correctly. The level of difficulty increased based on the participants' level of education. Winners walked away with Terrapin Teachers swag that included t-shirts, water bottles, notebooks, stickers, pens, and drawstring bags.
Hannah McIlvried’s Reflection on Paid Internship Experience
/During the spring 2017 semester, Terrapin Teachers, in partnership with Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS), piloted a paid internship initiative. Interns from the College of Education's Master's Certification (MCERT) program were hired to fulfill one long-term substitute position. During the spring semester, Elyse Sauer and Hannah McIlvried were placed at Northwood High School. They co-taught Algebra I and Algebra II honors courses.
Terrapin Teachers was able to talk with Hannah McIlvried (now Mrs. Hannah Coleman), about her internship experience and how it prepared her for her current position at Montgomery Blair High School in Silver Spring, MD. Hannah teaches Algebra I and Related Math to primarily English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) students and Honors Algebra II.
Meet the College of Education Student Ambassadors
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Two Terrapin Teachers students have been accepted into a yearlong internship with the College of Education's Student Ambassador Program. Being a part of this yearlong internship will give Rachel Kim (front row, center) and Ian Goralczyk (back row) the opportunity to become more involved in the college community. Students also receive training so that they can participate actively and knowledgeably in recruitment, orientation, open houses, and other events during their second semester in the program.
To learn more about their internship, please click the link below.
