Penni Harris Starts Student Teaching Component of Certification

2013 Oct 31

Davis & Elkins College education student Penni Harris has started the student teaching component of teacher certification at Elkins Middle School and George Ward Elementary School. Harris is the daughter of Brad Cosner of Elkins, WV, and Mandy Cosner of Buckhannon, WV.

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, WV, 2 hours east of Charleston, 3 hours south of Pittsburgh and 4 hours west of Washington, DC. For more information about Davis & Elkins College, visit www.dewv.edu.