Shanda Ross Starts Student Teaching Component of Certification

2013 Oct 25

Davis & Elkins College education student Shanda Ross has started the student teaching component of teacher certification at Third Ward Elementary School and Elkins Middle School. Ross is a resident of Bowden, 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.