Louisiana Tech's TEAM Model Clinical Residency Program in Lincoln Parish elementary schools received a state visit today from Louisiana Believe and Prepare officials, Julie Stephenson and Rebecca Freeland. At Cypress Springs Elementary, Lead Mentor Teacher, Michelle Chauvin, modeled the TEAM evaluation system with intern, Laura Davidson. At Glen View Elementary, mentor teacher Candice Cole co-taught mathematics using the parallel teaching strategy with intern, Destiny Maxwell, and Glen View interns were interviewed. After school, school team interviews continued at Ruston Elementary with a surprise visit from Louisiana State Superintendent, John White.
White praised the continuous strength of the university district partnership in this clinical residency program and gave the TEAM members a chance to share their reflections on the experience. According to Program Co-Director, Dr. Amy Vessel, "The success we are seeing in the TEAM model is a testament to every single team member of our model from the principal to the district leader to the university leader to the intern. However, the true key to the clinical residency program success continues to be the mentor teacher."
Louisiana Tech's College of Education and Lincoln Parish School Board began the first pilot of a full-year student teaching program with 11 volunteers during the 2014-2015 academic year. This year, 14 interns are placed in three local elementary schools. This national and state trend toward longer clinical experiences will have effects extending to university initial certification program, teacher-to-student ratios in the classrooms, and ultimately impacts on student success. In August 2015, the Clinical Residency Center was established in Woodard Hall to conduct such studies. Through additional grants, new mentor teams have been identified, and training is extending beyond Lincoln Parish to Ouachita, Claiborne, and Union Parishes this spring.
This blog entry was submitted by Dr. Amy Vessel, Acting Director for the CRRC. You can contact Dr. Vessel at avessel@latech.edu for more information.
White praised the continuous strength of the university district partnership in this clinical residency program and gave the TEAM members a chance to share their reflections on the experience. According to Program Co-Director, Dr. Amy Vessel, "The success we are seeing in the TEAM model is a testament to every single team member of our model from the principal to the district leader to the university leader to the intern. However, the true key to the clinical residency program success continues to be the mentor teacher."
Louisiana Tech's College of Education and Lincoln Parish School Board began the first pilot of a full-year student teaching program with 11 volunteers during the 2014-2015 academic year. This year, 14 interns are placed in three local elementary schools. This national and state trend toward longer clinical experiences will have effects extending to university initial certification program, teacher-to-student ratios in the classrooms, and ultimately impacts on student success. In August 2015, the Clinical Residency Center was established in Woodard Hall to conduct such studies. Through additional grants, new mentor teams have been identified, and training is extending beyond Lincoln Parish to Ouachita, Claiborne, and Union Parishes this spring.
This blog entry was submitted by Dr. Amy Vessel, Acting Director for the CRRC. You can contact Dr. Vessel at avessel@latech.edu for more information.
Pictured above are John White, Julie Stephenson, Rebecca Freeland, Dr. Amy Vessel, Dr. Dawn Basinger, Dr. Don Schillinger, Dr. Bryan McCoy, Kay Bradford, Mike Milstead, Sherry Boyd, E Lisa Mangum, District Clinical Liaison, Amy Brister, Mandy Brown, Jasmine Hall-Archangel, Lisa Allen, Belinda Birch, Jillian McAlpin, Maryanne Smith, Evelyn Skinner, Dana Reno, Mary Riggs, and Sarah Sullivan.
This article originally appeared on the College of Education Blog on February 2, 2016.
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