College of Education and Human Development - George Mason University

Mason Students Attend Teachers of Promise Institute

February 21, 2014

Last week Graduate School of Education students and faculty attended the Teachers of Promise Institute, which recognizes and celebrates the best prospective teachers in America.

From March 21-22, students from the College of Education and Human Development attended the Teachers of Promise Institute. Established in 2004, the institute brings together high-caliber preservice teachers from Virginia’s colleges and universities and dozens of master educators for a two-day event.

The focus of the institute is to celebrate the prospective teachers' decision to teach, elevate the teaching profession to the status it deserves, and activate collaboration and synergy among promising teachers in the commonwealth of Virginia. The Teachers of Promise Institute has been recognized as a national model for teacher leadership and one of the country’s most innovative teacher quality initiatives.

 

CEHD students attended the Teachers of Promise Institute in March. From left to right: Neil Conley (Secondary Education Program), Erin O’Brien (Elementary Education Program), Sarah Elliston (PhD Program), Lindsey Reeves (Elementary Education Program), and Dr. Seth Parsons, Assistant Professor of Elementary Education. Not pictured: April McPeake (Secondary Education Program)

 


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