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While we all have our own personal experiences with education, being a teacher is a lot different than being a student. Through our teacher highlights, we aim to showcase the experiences of our teachers in education and with the Residency program. Read below for Lilly...
Today we are highlighting one of our wonderful Mentor Teachers, Michelle Culpepper! She teaches 5th grade at our partner school, Kansas City International Academy and has been a Mentor Teacher for KCTR for the past 2 years.Mentor Teachers are the backbone of the Residency....
Teacher: Paula HaydenSchool: Academie LafayetteGrade level: 6th Grade ELAYears teaching: two yearsHometown: Kansas City, MODegrees: Bachelor of Fine Arts, Painting and Art History, Kansas City Art Institute; Master of Arts, History of Art, University of Kansas; Master of Education, Urban Education, Park UniversityWhat were you doing...
On March 27th, at the spring conference of the Missouri Association of Colleges for Teacher Education (MACTE), Ms. Tawar Khalandi and Ms. Shamara Moore were recognized as two of Missouri’s Outstanding Beginning Teachers.Our first award winner, Ms. Khalandi, is a graduate of the Kansas City...
Teacher: Lauren Rodriguez CelestinSchool: KIPP: Endeavor AcademyGrade level: 7th grade ELAYears teaching: two yearsHometown: St. Louis, MODegrees: Bachelor of Arts in Spanish from the University of Missouri-Kansas City; Master of Education in Urban Education from Park UniversityWhat were you doing before you became a teacher? Before teaching,...
Teacher: Sarah Koo, KCTR Cohort TwoSchool: Millennium @ Santa Fe Elementary, Hickman Mills C-1 DistrictGrade level: 4th - ELA, Math, Social Studies, ScienceYears teaching: less than one yearHometown: Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, MalaysiaDegrees: Bachelors in Neuropsychology and Theater from UMKC; Masters Candidate in of Urban Education from Park...
Teacher: Camille Wilcox, KCTR Cohort TwoSchool: Troost ElementaryGrade level: 3rdYears teaching: less than one yearHometown: Kansas City, MODegrees: Bachelor's in Healthcare Administration; Master's of Urban Education (Spring 2019)What were you doing before you became a teacher? Before I became a teacher I was a Paraprofessional. I have...