JOPLIN, MO (SNS) – Seventy-five education majors at Missouri Southern State University are engaging in their student teaching professional semester in the teacher education program. The experience is one of the requirements for graduation with a Bachelor of Science degree in education (BSE).

All of the teacher candidates will be in classrooms for ten weeks under the supervision of a certified teacher. They must have a minimum 2.75 cumulative Grade Point Average and a 2.5 GPA in their majors; pass all sections of a comprehensive core curriculum exam covering areas such as social studies, math, language arts and other areas; receive a recommendation from a faculty member outside the teacher education program; have an ACT of 20 or higher; and write an autobiography.

Students apply for tentative admission at the beginning of their junior year and then they apply for the student teaching experience at the beginning of their senior year. The student teaching semester is the culminating experience and all course work must be completed.

One of the largest teacher education programs in the state, Southern has a performance-based teacher education program. Candidates must demonstrate mastery of the teacher education program standards, such as well-developed lesson plans and classroom management skills.

Names, Hometowns of Student Teachers, Missouri Southern State University:

MISSOURI
Amsterdam
Leister, Tabitha

Aurora
Weldy, Clay

Burler
Tarvin, Jamie

Carl Junction
Billings, April
Jackson, Ryan
McAfee, Tina

Carthage
Baugh, Trisha
Osborne, Jacob
Payne, Daphne
Lockard, Breanna
Bruton, Erin
Scriven, Aaron

Caulfield
Long, Jacob

Diamond
Littlefield, Sheila

Duenweg
Stokes, Christa

Goodman
Greer, Stacy

Granby
Sapp, Elizabeth

Jasper
Crahan, Angela

Joplin
Blankenship, Amber
Avery, Heidi
Gibson, Sara
Hill, Mary Sue
Hoover, Meghan
Greenstreet, Lois
Sharp, Linda
Spector, Karrie
Mounts, Tara
Kehrer, April
Gubera, Brenden
Hodson, Haley
Keele, Lisa
Robertson, Keith

Lamar
Watkins, Tessie
Johnson, Anna

Lebanon
Hartman, Angela
Goans, Laura

Milo
Hancock, Suzanne

Monett
Krueger, Krista

Mt. Vernon
Orr, Stacy

Neosho
Johnson, Elizabeth
Rogers, Diesha
Reiboldt, Kathleen

Nevada
Holt, Matthew

Oronogo
Tyndall, Sabrina

Purcell
Carr, Norman

Purdy
Skiles, Sarah

Reeds
Lambeth, Ashley

Sarcoxie
Feather, Dusty
Rice, Forrest

Seneca
Bruegel, Sonya
Hilburn, Cody
Elbert, Holly

Stark City
Brewer, Brandice

Stotts City
Ross, Brooke

Verona
Graves, Joey

Webb City
Depoe, Josh
Eckhart, Ashley
Gozia, Sarah
Ivie, Magan
Janssen, Nancy
Reed, Aaron
Stanford, Callie
White, Derick
Whyte, Bryan

KANSAS
Columbus
Evans, Stephanie

OKLAHOMA
Claremore
Woolard, Alese

Cleora
Browning, Serena

Miami
Fiddler, James
Kress, Genii
Durborow, Angela

Mustang
Theissen, Tracy

Terlton
Cornshucker, Morgan

Welch
Peffly, Amanda

TEXAS
San Angelo
Reisner, Tera

WEST VIRGINIA
Pineville
Cox, Arthur

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