Orientation session prepares Thiel College student teachers for area classrooms
Posted January 14, 2020Communications and Marketing Department
GREENVILLE, Pa.—Eleven members of the Thiel College Class of 2019 are headed to four Mercer County school districts to finish their degrees with their student-teaching assignment.
Pictured top row (L-R): Austin Hall ’20, Dominic Farabaugh ’20, Matthew Crawford ’20, Luke Lindeman ’20; middle row: Olivia Stone ’20, Taylor Guth ’20, Logan Addison ’20; bottom row: Courtney Harriman ’20, Lexi Callander ’20, Crystal Sams ’20, Kaila Carolus ’20.
- Hall, a 2016 graduate of Mercer (Pa.) Area Junior-Senior High School, is teaching fourth grade and third–fifth-grade learning support at Sharpsville Elementary School.
- Farabaugh, a 2015 graduate of Penn Cambria (Pa.) High School, is teaching second and third grade and second-grade learning support at Greenville Elementary School.
- Crawford, a 2016 graduate of Greenville (Pa.) Senior High School, is teaching secondary social studies at Commodore Perry School District
- Lindeman, a 2016 graduate of Southwestern (N.Y.) Central High School, is teaching Kindergarten and learning support at Sharpsville Elementary School.
- Stone, a 2016 graduate of Kane (Pa.) Area High School, is teaching third grade and second–third-grade learning support at Greenville Elementary School.
- Guth, a 2016 graduate of Riverside (Pa.) High School, is teaching seventh–12th-grade math at Greenville Junior-Senior High School.
- Addison, a 2016 graduate of Greenville (Pa.) High School, is teaching fourth grade and fourth-grade learning support at Hermitage School District.
- Harriman, a 2016 graduate of Geneva (Ohio) High School, is teaching seventh–12th at Commodore Perry School District.
- Callander, a 2016 graduate of Keystone (Pa.) Junior-Senior High School, is teaching sixth-grade learning support and second grade at Greenville Elementary School.
- Sams, a 2016 graduate of Cameron County (Pa.) Junior-Senior High School, is teaching fourth grade and third-grade learning support at Greenville Elementary School.
- Carolus, a 2016 graduate of General McLane (Pa.) High School, is teaching fourth grade and fourth-grade learning support at Sharpsville Elementary School.
The students had an orientation session this past Wednesday, which included CPR lessons and a presentation by retired teacher and author of “Student Teaching: The Inside Scoop from a Master Teacher,” Dede Faltot Rittman.
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Thiel College is an independent college founded in the Lutheran tradition. Located in Greenville, Pa., the College offers 60 majors and minors, 24 varsity sports, and an 11:1 student-faculty ratio. The College is also home to a new Master of Science in speech-language pathology and 2Master of Business Administration. Both master’s degree programs offer innovative and accelerated five-year paths which allow students to earn a bachelor’s and master’s degree in five years. The speech-language pathology program also has an accelerated 15-month graduate-level program. The M.B.A. program also has a 12-month post-graduate program.A dedicated faculty paired with dynamic research and internship opportunities produce numerous graduate school and job placements. Coeducational from its beginnings, the College remains committed to combining tradition with innovation as it celebrates 150 years.
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