Outstanding Student/Teacher in English Education
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Caitlyn Kirk and Teagan McDonough are the Outstanding Student/Teachers in English Education, an award that recognizes the special promise demonstrated in becoming an exceptional secondary English teacher. The Outstanding Student/Teacher award is given annually by each program at the University of Delaware to top graduates in their teacher education major. Caitlyn and Teagan were selected for this award by the English Education faculty and field instructors on the basis of their consistently outstanding professional practice over the past academic year, from courses through student teaching. They have demonstrated strong classroom practice and professionalism, planned and implemented exceptional lessons, developed admirable rapport with students and colleagues, and incorporated suggestions and new ideas, all of which has made them dynamic classroom teachers.
George Henry Memorial Award
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Anna Sellers received the George Henry Memorial Award, which honors successful teacher candidates who show great promise of becoming exceptional secondary English teachers in Delaware public schools. The award was established in 1991 by a bequest of Professor George Henry, a long-time Delaware educator who began his career in 1926 as a high school teacher in Lewes and later served as principal of Dover High School. As a member of the University of Delaware faculty, he became a nationally known scholar and teacher in the field of English Education. Because of his strong commitment to English Education and to the Delaware schools, he left a bequest to establish the award. Anna's outstanding performance as a student/teacher and determination to teach in Delaware schools are recognized through this award.
Secondary Education Award for Educational Promise
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Kelsey Bennett and Grace Stuart received the Secondary Education Award for Educational Promise. This award is given to students who have taken EDUC413, EDUC414 or EDUC419. The winners have demonstrated exceptional potential as future educators. They were selected for this award by the School of Education faculty members who teach the EDUC core classes. They note that awardees have exhibited "excellent understanding" about diverse groups of adolescent learners, professional dispositions, and promising teaching practices in EDUC413, EDUC414 and/or EDUC419. Kelsey and Grace were two of only six students selected for the award this year across all of the secondary teacher education programs.
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