Markita Prieto Starts Student Teaching Component of Certification

2014 Mar 3

Davis & Elkins College education student Markita Prieto has started the student teaching component of teacher certification at Junior Elementary and George Ward Elementary. Prieto is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Stan Swick of Belington, W.Va.

Student teaching is the culminating experience in D&E’s teacher education program. Teacher candidates work full-time in public school classrooms under the mentoring of a qualified co-operating teacher. By the end of two seven-week teaching placements, student teachers have gained valuable experience in planning, teaching and managing a classroom.

Related to the Presbyterian Church (USA), Davis & Elkins College is located in Elkins, W.Va., 2 hours east of Charleston, 3 hours south of Pittsburgh and 4 hours west of Washington, D.C. For more information about Davis & Elkins College, visit www.dewv.edu.