2008 Woodie Awards
Sessions help new teachers
Carlye Seybold
Issue date: 1/17/08 Section: News
Ringholz said she came back to UT to help students prepare for their own teaching experiences.
"I feel like when I went through college, I didn't get enough information about what the first year is like," she said. "I wanted to help other people get a little bit of understanding."
Ledgard, Tspranis and Ringholz all agreed that nothing can really give you the experience you need to be a teacher until you become one.
"You can't really understand it until you're there, but the more help, the better," Ringholz said.
Janet Struble, UT3 program coordinator, said they will continue this series throughout the semester.
"The next one we are having Treva Jeffries, the science curriculum coordinator for Toledo Public Schools, and she's bringing students," she said. "She brings high school students, and our students can interact and talk with them and see what they expect of their teachers."
Tspranis said UT3 is a grant program through the United States Department of Education and its focus is helping students who will teach math and science.
Ledgard and Ringholz both graduated in the spring of 2007. Ledgard teaches math at Mctigue Middle School and at Early College High School. Ringholz teaches math at Lake Middle School.
"We try to prepare, but you can't really prepare for the situation until you're there," Tspranis said.
"I feel like when I went through college, I didn't get enough information about what the first year is like," she said. "I wanted to help other people get a little bit of understanding."
Ledgard, Tspranis and Ringholz all agreed that nothing can really give you the experience you need to be a teacher until you become one.
"You can't really understand it until you're there, but the more help, the better," Ringholz said.
Janet Struble, UT3 program coordinator, said they will continue this series throughout the semester.
"The next one we are having Treva Jeffries, the science curriculum coordinator for Toledo Public Schools, and she's bringing students," she said. "She brings high school students, and our students can interact and talk with them and see what they expect of their teachers."
Tspranis said UT3 is a grant program through the United States Department of Education and its focus is helping students who will teach math and science.
Ledgard and Ringholz both graduated in the spring of 2007. Ledgard teaches math at Mctigue Middle School and at Early College High School. Ringholz teaches math at Lake Middle School.
"We try to prepare, but you can't really prepare for the situation until you're there," Tspranis said.
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