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October here on campus is all about advising and looking toward the next step in education for our students. Our current students are picking their schedules for spring term and getting ready for registration. I want to take a moment to use this “advising” month to encourage you to think about your future and classes too!

Our Education Unit has always strived to encourage our students to become lifelong learners. It’s been wonderful to see this in practice! I have been able to see past students at conferences- both as participants and as speakers. However, my favorite way to engage with students again is as a graduate student. I love having past students in graduate courses – getting to see how far they have come and where they are going.

With that, I’d love to encourage you- our alum, our partners, and our friends- to consider joining us next fall for our graduate program. We have a graduate program that leads to a masters degree in Curriculum and Instruction as well as a sequence that leads to an English Language Learners (ESL) and/or Bilingual endorsement on your license.

The masters degree delves into cultural competence, communication and collaboration, technology, literacy in a multicultural context, children’s literature, behavior and the environment, diverse students, and a research project. It is 30 credit hours.

The ESL endorsement is 6 courses, 18 credits total. It can also be combined with some of the course classes of the graduate program to earn a degree (note the degree might require 2x per week).

Both of these programs can be completed in one year, only one night per week. If you want to learn more, reach out to the admissions representative at cynthia.coffey@trnty.edu

I really hope to have the privilege of seeing you continue in your learning.

Sara Baillie Gorman, EdD, BCBA
Professor of Education| Director of Education Operations

The Education office will be hosting an Open House! Come and meet us for a chance to win some great prizes!

Advising Day *New Format*

• Prior to your 1:1 Advising Day meeting, complete the module, specific to you, linked below. Be sure to complete the Quiz at the end. Advising Module
• Meet 1:1 with your Advisor, on our around Advising Day, as their appointment schedules permit. (Bring your course of study document and your proposed schedule for the spring semester to the meeting.)
• Drop in session for Cross-Advising and Q&A (8am – 10am in Education Conference Room) (optional) – Come prepared with any questions you may have regarding your Education program.
• Attend (1-hour) of the Connections Event (details below)

The Connections Event is Wednesday, October 25 from 1pm – 4pm. As Student Teachers, you are being given priority access to the following Mock Interview schedule (linked below). Be sure to sign up right away! The schedule will be sent to all other education majors tomorrow afternoon. I’ve also included a list of employers attending Connections. The attached pdf has hyperlinks to each employer’s website.

Event Schedule:

• 1:00 – 2:00 pm: Open Hours with Employers
• 2:00 – 3:00 pm: Mock Interviews and Open Hours with Employers
• 3:00 – 4:00 pm: Mock Interviews and Open Hours with Employers

Mock Interview

Reminder: all (Traditional) Junior and Senior education students are required to complete (2) 20-minute mock interviews. Adult undergraduate Junior and Senior students are highly encouraged to attend and sign up for mock interviews. Please be sure to schedule your Mock Interview by Monday, October 23rd at 5pm.

• Complimentary CEC Pre-Service Student Membership thru 12/31/2023
• Access to bi-weekly resources to support you in student teaching
• An online community where you can share questions and gain feedback from your peers
• Opportunity for your cooperating teacher and university faculty member to be provided the same resources, as well as talking points to discuss the resource with the student teacher
• Membership includes $1 Million Student Educator Professional Liability Insurance Policy

Fall 2023

• Oct 18: Thrive Department Open House Event
• Oct 25: Advising Day/Fall 2023 Connections Event
• Dec 11: Fall Education Commissioning & Celebration
• Spring 2024
• Jan 3: Adult Program Orientation
• Jan 8: Spring Student Teacher Orientation
• Mar 13: Advising Day
• Apr 23: Young Authors Reception
• Apr 24: Young Authors Festival
• April 29: Spring Education Commissioning & Celebration

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October here on campus is all about advising and looking toward the next step in education for our students. Our current students are picking their schedules for spring term and getting ready for registration. I want to take a moment to use this “advising” month to encourage you to think about your future and classes too!

Our Education Unit has always strived to encourage our students to become lifelong learners. It’s been wonderful to see this in practice! I have been able to see past students at conferences- both as participants and as speakers. However, my favorite way to engage with students again is as a graduate student. I love having past students in graduate courses – getting to see how far they have come and where they are going.

With that, I’d love to encourage you- our alum, our partners, and our friends- to consider joining us next fall for our graduate program. We have a graduate program that leads to a masters degree in Curriculum and Instruction as well as a sequence that leads to an English Language Learners (ESL) and/or Bilingual endorsement on your license.

The masters degree delves into cultural competence, communication and collaboration, technology, literacy in a multicultural context, children’s literature, behavior and the environment, diverse students, and a research project. It is 30 credit hours.

The ESL endorsement is 6 courses, 18 credits total. It can also be combined with some of the course classes of the graduate program to earn a degree (note the degree might require 2x per week).

Both of these programs can be completed in one year, only one night per week. If you want to learn more, reach out to the admissions representative at cynthia.coffey@trnty.edu

I really hope to have the privilege of seeing you continue in your learning.

Sara Baillie Gorman, EdD, BCBA
Professor of Education| Director of Education Operations

The Education office will be hosting an Open House! Come and meet us for a chance to win some great prizes!

Advising Day *New Format*

• Prior to your 1:1 Advising Day meeting, complete the module, specific to you, linked below. Be sure to complete the Quiz at the end. Advising Module
• Meet 1:1 with your Advisor, on our around Advising Day, as their appointment schedules permit. (Bring your course of study document and your proposed schedule for the spring semester to the meeting.)
• Drop in session for Cross-Advising and Q&A (8am – 10am in Education Conference Room) (optional) – Come prepared with any questions you may have regarding your Education program.
• Attend (1-hour) of the Connections Event (details below)

The Connections Event is Wednesday, October 25 from 1pm – 4pm. As Student Teachers, you are being given priority access to the following Mock Interview schedule (linked below). Be sure to sign up right away! The schedule will be sent to all other education majors tomorrow afternoon. I’ve also included a list of employers attending Connections. The attached pdf has hyperlinks to each employer’s website.

Event Schedule:

• 1:00 – 2:00 pm: Open Hours with Employers
• 2:00 – 3:00 pm: Mock Interviews and Open Hours with Employers
• 3:00 – 4:00 pm: Mock Interviews and Open Hours with Employers

Mock Interview

Reminder: all (Traditional) Junior and Senior education students are required to complete (2) 20-minute mock interviews. Adult undergraduate Junior and Senior students are highly encouraged to attend and sign up for mock interviews. Please be sure to schedule your Mock Interview by Monday, October 23rd at 5pm.

• Complimentary CEC Pre-Service Student Membership thru 12/31/2023
• Access to bi-weekly resources to support you in student teaching
• An online community where you can share questions and gain feedback from your peers
• Opportunity for your cooperating teacher and university faculty member to be provided the same resources, as well as talking points to discuss the resource with the student teacher
• Membership includes $1 Million Student Educator Professional Liability Insurance Policy

Fall 2023

• Oct 18: Thrive Department Open House Event
• Oct 25: Advising Day/Fall 2023 Connections Event
• Dec 11: Fall Education Commissioning & Celebration
• Spring 2024
• Jan 3: Adult Program Orientation
• Jan 8: Spring Student Teacher Orientation
• Mar 13: Advising Day
• Apr 23: Young Authors Reception
• Apr 24: Young Authors Festival
• April 29: Spring Education Commissioning & Celebration

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As we wrap up the end of the academic year, I couldn’t possibly be prouder of the ways in which our department has collaborated internally and externally to support our K-12 partners. While it may not always seem like it as you move through the semester completing assignments, studying for tests and working to gather your field hours, you individually and our college as a whole play an important role in supporting the wider educational community. Over the course of this year we accomplished many things including:

• Hosting 8 virtual professional developments attended by a total of more than 80 K-12 professionals.
• Welcoming more than 200 8th grade students from Oak Lawn-Hometown Middle School for a campus visit.
• Providing thousands of hours of fieldwork in which you supported students’ personal and academic growth in the classroom and through extracurricular activities.
• Collaborating with departments across campus to foster student engagement in Math and Literature through the annual Math Triathlon and Young Authors Festival.

On Monday, May 1st, the Education Unit hosted the Education Commissioning & Celebration to honor our most recent program completers. Education faculty, student supervisors, cooperating teachers, and many family members came together to celebrate the accomplishments of each our education program completers in a special ceremony and celebration.

We are so proud of these students and look forward to learning about the impact they will have within their school districts, communities, and the students they will serve. Congratulations to all on behalf of the Education unit.

The Education Department was delighted to host the Young Authors Reception & Festival on April 25 & 26. We were thrilled to bring author Laura Martin to campus. She is our very first young author participant who became an adult author! Laura delivered multiple workshops to the students, and graciously signed books for the Trinity community. The event welcomed school partners, students, families, and volunteers to Trinity campus. Over the course of 2 days, we were honored to collaborate with:

• 14 schools (Illinois & Indiana)
• 270+ elementary students
• 36 AMAZING Trinity student leaders
• 1 high school student leader
• 34 adult helpers
• 7 committee members

And through these collaborations, we hope to inspire the next era of Trinity students and future authors.

October here on campus is all about advising and looking toward the next step in education for our students. Our current students are picking their schedules for spring term and getting ready for registration. I want to take a moment to use this “advising” month to encourage you to think about your future and classes too!

Our Education Unit has always strived to encourage our students to become lifelong learners. It’s been wonderful to see this in practice! I have been able to see past students at conferences- both as participants and as speakers. However, my favorite way to engage with students again is as a graduate student. I love having past students in graduate courses – getting to see how far they have come and where they are going.

With that, I’d love to encourage you- our alum, our partners, and our friends- to consider joining us next fall for our graduate program. We have a graduate program that leads to a masters degree in Curriculum and Instruction as well as a sequence that leads to an English Language Learners (ESL) and/or Bilingual endorsement on your license.

The masters degree delves into cultural competence, communication and collaboration, technology, literacy in a multicultural context, children’s literature, behavior and the environment, diverse students, and a research project. It is 30 credit hours.

The ESL endorsement is 6 courses, 18 credits total. It can also be combined with some of the course classes of the graduate program to earn a degree (note the degree might require 2x per week).

Both of these programs can be completed in one year, only one night per week. If you want to learn more, reach out to the admissions representative at cynthia.coffey@trnty.edu

I really hope to have the privilege of seeing you continue in your learning.

Sara Baillie Gorman, EdD, BCBA
Professor of Education| Director of Education Operations

The Education office will be hosting an Open House! Come and meet us for a chance to win some great prizes!

Advising Day *New Format*

• Prior to your 1:1 Advising Day meeting, complete the module, specific to you, linked below. Be sure to complete the Quiz at the end. Advising Module
• Meet 1:1 with your Advisor, on our around Advising Day, as their appointment schedules permit. (Bring your course of study document and your proposed schedule for the spring semester to the meeting.)
• Drop in session for Cross-Advising and Q&A (8am – 10am in Education Conference Room) (optional) – Come prepared with any questions you may have regarding your Education program.
• Attend (1-hour) of the Connections Event (details below)

The Connections Event is Wednesday, October 25 from 1pm – 4pm. As Student Teachers, you are being given priority access to the following Mock Interview schedule (linked below). Be sure to sign up right away! The schedule will be sent to all other education majors tomorrow afternoon. I’ve also included a list of employers attending Connections. The attached pdf has hyperlinks to each employer’s website.

Event Schedule:

• 1:00 – 2:00 pm: Open Hours with Employers
• 2:00 – 3:00 pm: Mock Interviews and Open Hours with Employers
• 3:00 – 4:00 pm: Mock Interviews and Open Hours with Employers

Mock Interview

Reminder: all (Traditional) Junior and Senior education students are required to complete (2) 20-minute mock interviews. Adult undergraduate Junior and Senior students are highly encouraged to attend and sign up for mock interviews. Please be sure to schedule your Mock Interview by Monday, October 23rd at 5pm.

• Complimentary CEC Pre-Service Student Membership thru 12/31/2023
• Access to bi-weekly resources to support you in student teaching
• An online community where you can share questions and gain feedback from your peers
• Opportunity for your cooperating teacher and university faculty member to be provided the same resources, as well as talking points to discuss the resource with the student teacher
• Membership includes $1 Million Student Educator Professional Liability Insurance Policy

Fall 2023

• Oct 18: Thrive Department Open House Event
• Oct 25: Advising Day/Fall 2023 Connections Event
• Dec 11: Fall Education Commissioning & Celebration
• Spring 2024
• Jan 3: Adult Program Orientation
• Jan 8: Spring Student Teacher Orientation
• Mar 13: Advising Day
• Apr 23: Young Authors Reception
• Apr 24: Young Authors Festival
• April 29: Spring Education Commissioning & Celebration

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The Education office will be hosting an Open House! Come and meet us for a chance to win some great prizes!

• Prior to your 1:1 Advising Day meeting, complete the module, specific to you, linked below. Be sure to complete the Quiz at the end. Advising Module: https://brightspace.trnty.edu/d2l/le/content/10281/Home?itemIdentifier=D2L.LE.Content.ContentObject.ModuleCO-311803<https://t.e2ma.net/click/gxqrtn/ce9llu5/gdvhhkk
• Meet 1:1 with your Advisor, on our around Advising Day, as their appointment schedules permit. (Bring your course of study document and your proposed schedule for the spring semester to the meeting.)
• Drop in session for Cross-Advising and Q&A (8am – 10am in Education Conference Room) (optional) – Come prepared with any questions you may have regarding your Education program.
• Attend (1-hour) of the Connections Event (details below)

The Connections Event is Wednesday, October 25 from 1pm – 4pm. As Student Teachers, you are being given priority access to the following Mock Interview schedule (linked below). Be sure to sign up right away! The schedule will be sent to all other education majors tomorrow afternoon. I’ve also included a list of employers attending Connections. The attached pdf has hyperlinks to each employer’s website.

Event Schedule:

1:00 – 2:00 pm: Open Hours with Employers

Education Alumni Spotlight: Kevin Barron ’13https://t.e2ma.net/click/gxqrtn/ce9llu5/8iyhhkk

• Complimentary CEC Pre-Service Student Membership thru 12/31/2023
• Access to bi-weekly resources to support you in student teaching
• An online community where you can share questions and gain feedback from your peers
• Opportunity for your cooperating teacher and university faculty member to be provided the same resources, as well as talking points to discuss the resource with the student teacher
• Membership includes $1 Million Student Educator Professional Liability Insurance Policy

Facebook

Instagram

As we wrap up the end of the academic year, I couldn’t possibly be prouder of the ways in which our department has collaborated internally and externally to support our K-12 partners. While it may not always seem like it as you move through the semester completing assignments, studying for tests and working to gather your field hours, you individually and our college as a whole play an important role in supporting the wider educational community. Over the course of this year we accomplished many things including:

• Hosting 8 virtual professional developments attended by a total of more than 80 K-12 professionals.
• Welcoming more than 200 8th grade students from Oak Lawn-Hometown Middle School for a campus visit.
• Providing thousands of hours of fieldwork in which you supported students’ personal and academic growth in the classroom and through extracurricular activities.
• Collaborating with departments across campus to foster student engagement in Math and Literature through the annual Math Triathlon and Young Authors Festival.

On Monday, May 1st, the Education Unit hosted the Education Commissioning & Celebration to honor our most recent program completers. Education faculty, student supervisors, cooperating teachers, and many family members came together to celebrate the accomplishments of each our education program completers in a special ceremony and celebration.

We are so proud of these students and look forward to learning about the impact they will have within their school districts, communities, and the students they will serve. Congratulations to all on behalf of the Education unit.

The Education Department was delighted to host the Young Authors Reception & Festival on April 25 & 26. We were thrilled to bring author Laura Martin to campus. She is our very first young author participant who became an adult author! Laura delivered multiple workshops to the students, and graciously signed books for the Trinity community. The event welcomed school partners, students, families, and volunteers to Trinity campus. Over the course of 2 days, we were honored to collaborate with:

• 14 schools (Illinois & Indiana)
• 270+ elementary students
• 36 AMAZING Trinity student leaders
• 1 high school student leader
• 34 adult helpers
• 7 committee members

And through these collaborations, we hope to inspire the next era of Trinity students and future authors.

My name is Paige Rogers, and I am the Coordinator of Clinical Placements and Partnerships here in Trinity’s Education Department. I oversee all clinical experiences within our department, starting with students first observations in a classroom, through student teaching. I also work with local school districts, partnering to find creative ways to get our education students quality experience while benefitting our community.

Starting in the fall of 2021, we revised our education program regarding field experience. We now have several courses that have syllabi which are designed to blend theory and practice as our students prepare for the education field – in practice, fieldwork that is designed around coursework. This is an important change to our program and our student outcomes. It gets students a wider variety of experience – different grade levels, subjects, and focuses – as well as support from their peers and professors to walk through their observations and learnings.

This year alone, we have:

• Made around 250 field experience placements
• Placed around 70 student teachers at over 50 different schools
• Partnered with over 30 private and public schools for field experience placements, including districts in Palos Heights, Tinley Park, Bolingbrook, Worth, Harvey, Oak Lawn, Cicero, Midlothian, Oak Forest, Chicago, and more!

Christine Scholma, Associate Professor of Special Education, was invited to develop a pre-conference workshop based on her recent dissertation research for the 24th International Conference on Autism, Intellectual Disability, and Developmental Disabilities on January 18, 2023. Alongside Dr. Deborah Schadler from Gwynedd Mercy University, Scholma’s presentation, “You Belong Here! Sense of Belonging for Students with Intellectual Disabilities in Postsecondary Education,” engaged participants in thinking about what it means to belong through interactive and discussion based activities. Then, Scholma and Schadler presented an emergent model for belonging that focuses on a campus culture of inclusion and a broad range of supports to help students with ID experience belonging through friendships, involvement, and pursuit of life goals.

Additionally, on January 20, in her role as the Presentation Chair for the Dolly Gray Children’s Literature Award, Scholma joined the Dolly Gray Chair, Tina Taylor from Brigham Young University, to present on using discernment when choosing texts depicting ability based diversity. Their presentation, “Beyond Banning Books: What to Respect and What to Reject” shared research from the 2020-2022 Dolly Gray Award period and outlined a process for reviewing literature containing characters with disabilities. Participants had the opportunity to use the rating scale to evaluate picture books including characters with disabilities to determine if the book would be a good choice to use with students.

Well done, Dr. Scholma!

Advising Day and our Spring 2023 Connections Event are both held on Wednesday, March 15th.

Education students will be expected to attend the following:

• Your Specific Group Advising Session
• Your advisor meeting with your Advisor

Registration:  https://www.trnty.edu/event/advising-day-connections-2023/

Laura Martin grew up on the border of Indiana and Illinois and attended Highland Christian School for both elementary and middle school. She won the Young Authors competition in the third grade and attended the Young Authors Festival at Trinity Christian College. The event was the first time she ever realized that she could make writing a career. She is the first Young Authors attendee to return as a published author.

Laura believes in chasing her dreams and she brought that philosophy to her classroom for six years as a seventh grade English teacher. Edge of Extinction – The Ark Plan is Laura’s first novel – and a dream come true. She has written and published four children’s novels since then. When she isn’t writing stories, she can be found in the Indianapolis area with her dashing husband, Josh, her four adorable kids and an opinionated bulldog.

FTA is partnering up with STAC and the Serve Team to bring students to Feed My Starving Children on Wednesday, February 15th from 11:30am – 1:15pm. Transportation is provided, but limited. This is another opportunity for EDUC 215 students to get service hours. Be sure to sign-up with the link below or in the bio of futureteacherassociation on Instagram.

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1e1gwJ1-K5TyAb-e5UUlN6j5Z2EGjRT96OuWl5ODSANc/edit?usp=sharing

This is an amazing opportunity so take advantage of it!

For future events follow  https://www.instagram.com/futureteacherassociation/ on Instagram.

Are you looking for a Full-time, Part-time, Internship, Volunteer, or Summer Job?  Take a look at our systems linked below for access to job opportunities!

Spring 2023

Mar 15: Advising Day/Spring 2023 Connections Education Event

Apr 25: Young Authors Reception

Apr 26: Young Authors Festival

May 1: Student Teacher Commissioning Reception

My name is Paige Rogers, and I am the Coordinator of Clinical Placements and Partnerships here in Trinity’s Education Department. I oversee all clinical experiences within our department, starting with students first observations in a classroom, through student teaching. I also work with local school districts, partnering to find creative ways to get our education students quality experience while benefitting our community.

Starting in the fall of 2021, we revised our education program regarding field experience. We now have several courses that have syllabi which are designed to blend theory and practice as our students prepare for the education field – in practice, fieldwork that is designed around coursework. This is an important change to our program and our student outcomes. It gets students a wider variety of experience – different grade levels, subjects, and focuses – as well as support from their peers and professors to walk through their observations and learnings.

This year alone, we have:

• Made around 250 field experience placements
• Placed around 70 student teachers at over 50 different schools
• Partnered with over 30 private and public schools for field experience placements, including districts in Palos Heights, Tinley Park, Bolingbrook, Worth, Harvey, Oak Lawn, Cicero, Midlothian, Oak Forest, Chicago, and more!

Christine Scholma, Associate Professor of Special Education, was invited to develop a pre-conference workshop based on her recent dissertation research for the 24th International Conference on Autism, Intellectual Disability, and Developmental Disabilities on January 18, 2023. Alongside Dr. Deborah Schadler from Gwynedd Mercy University, Scholma’s presentation, “You Belong Here! Sense of Belonging for Students with Intellectual Disabilities in Postsecondary Education,” engaged participants in thinking about what it means to belong through interactive and discussion based activities. Then, Scholma and Schadler presented an emergent model for belonging that focuses on a campus culture of inclusion and a broad range of supports to help students with ID experience belonging through friendships, involvement, and pursuit of life goals.

Additionally, on January 20, in her role as the Presentation Chair for the Dolly Gray Children’s Literature Award, Scholma joined the Dolly Gray Chair, Tina Taylor from Brigham Young University, to present on using discernment when choosing texts depicting ability based diversity. Their presentation, “Beyond Banning Books: What to Respect and What to Reject” shared research from the 2020-2022 Dolly Gray Award period and outlined a process for reviewing literature containing characters with disabilities. Participants had the opportunity to use the rating scale to evaluate picture books including characters with disabilities to determine if the book would be a good choice to use with students.

Well done, Dr. Scholma!

Advising Day and our Spring 2023 Connections Event are both held on Wednesday, March 15th.

Education students will be expected to attend the following:

• Your Specific Group Advising Session
• Your advisor meeting with your Advisor

Registration:  https://www.trnty.edu/event/advising-day-connections-2023/

Laura Martin grew up on the border of Indiana and Illinois and attended Highland Christian School for both elementary and middle school. She won the Young Authors competition in the third grade and attended the Young Authors Festival at Trinity Christian College. The event was the first time she ever realized that she could make writing a career. She is the first Young Authors attendee to return as a published author.

Laura believes in chasing her dreams and she brought that philosophy to her classroom for six years as a seventh grade English teacher. Edge of Extinction – The Ark Plan is Laura’s first novel – and a dream come true. She has written and published four children’s novels since then. When she isn’t writing stories, she can be found in the Indianapolis area with her dashing husband, Josh, her four adorable kids and an opinionated bulldog.

FTA is partnering up with STAC and the Serve Team to bring students to Feed My Starving Children on Wednesday, February 15th from 11:30am – 1:15pm. Transportation is provided, but limited. This is another opportunity for EDUC 215 students to get service hours. Be sure to sign-up with the link below or in the bio of futureteacherassociation on Instagram.

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1e1gwJ1-K5TyAb-e5UUlN6j5Z2EGjRT96OuWl5ODSANc/edit?usp=sharing

This is an amazing opportunity so take advantage of it!

For future events follow  https://www.instagram.com/futureteacherassociation/ on Instagram.

Are you looking for a Full-time, Part-time, Internship, Volunteer, or Summer Job?  Take a look at our systems linked below for access to job opportunities!

Spring 2023

Mar 15: Advising Day/Spring 2023 Connections Education Event

Apr 25: Young Authors Reception

Apr 26: Young Authors Festival

May 1: Student Teacher Commissioning Reception

My name is Paige Rogers, and I am the Coordinator of Clinical Placements and Partnerships here in Trinity’s Education Department. I oversee all clinical experiences within our department, starting with students first observations in a classroom, through student teaching. I also work with local school districts, partnering to find creative ways to get our education students quality experience while benefitting our community.

Starting in the fall of 2021, we revised our education program regarding field experience. We now have several courses that have syllabi which are designed to blend theory and practice as our students prepare for the education field – in practice, fieldwork that is designed around coursework. This is an important change to our program and our student outcomes. It gets students a wider variety of experience – different grade levels, subjects, and focuses – as well as support from their peers and professors to walk through their observations and learnings.

This year alone, we have:

• Made around 250 field experience placements
• Placed around 70 student teachers at over 50 different schools
• Partnered with over 30 private and public schools for field experience placements, including districts in Palos Heights, Tinley Park, Bolingbrook, Worth, Harvey, Oak Lawn, Cicero, Midlothian, Oak Forest, Chicago, and more!

Christine Scholma, Associate Professor of Special Education, was invited to develop a pre-conference workshop based on her recent dissertation research for the 24th International Conference on Autism, Intellectual Disability, and Developmental Disabilities on January 18, 2023. Alongside Dr. Deborah Schadler from Gwynedd Mercy University, Scholma’s presentation, “You Belong Here! Sense of Belonging for Students with Intellectual Disabilities in Postsecondary Education,” engaged participants in thinking about what it means to belong through interactive and discussion based activities. Then, Scholma and Schadler presented an emergent model for belonging that focuses on a campus culture of inclusion and a broad range of supports to help students with ID experience belonging through friendships, involvement, and pursuit of life goals.

Additionally, on January 20, in her role as the Presentation Chair for the Dolly Gray Children’s Literature Award, Scholma joined the Dolly Gray Chair, Tina Taylor from Brigham Young University, to present on using discernment when choosing texts depicting ability based diversity. Their presentation, “Beyond Banning Books: What to Respect and What to Reject” shared research from the 2020-2022 Dolly Gray Award period and outlined a process for reviewing literature containing characters with disabilities. Participants had the opportunity to use the rating scale to evaluate picture books including characters with disabilities to determine if the book would be a good choice to use with students.

Well done, Dr. Scholma!

Advising Day and our Spring 2023 Connections Event are both held on Wednesday, March 15th.

Education students will be expected to attend the following:

• Your Specific Group Advising Session
• Your advisor meeting with your Advisor

Registration:  https://www.trnty.edu/event/advising-day-connections-2023/

Laura Martin grew up on the border of Indiana and Illinois and attended Highland Christian School for both elementary and middle school. She won the Young Authors competition in the third grade and attended the Young Authors Festival at Trinity Christian College. The event was the first time she ever realized that she could make writing a career. She is the first Young Authors attendee to return as a published author.

Laura believes in chasing her dreams and she brought that philosophy to her classroom for six years as a seventh grade English teacher. Edge of Extinction – The Ark Plan is Laura’s first novel – and a dream come true. She has written and published four children’s novels since then. When she isn’t writing stories, she can be found in the Indianapolis area with her dashing husband, Josh, her four adorable kids and an opinionated bulldog.

FTA is partnering up with STAC and the Serve Team to bring students to Feed My Starving Children on Wednesday, February 15th from 11:30am – 1:15pm. Transportation is provided, but limited. This is another opportunity for EDUC 215 students to get service hours. Be sure to sign-up with the link below or in the bio of futureteacherassociation on Instagram.

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1e1gwJ1-K5TyAb-e5UUlN6j5Z2EGjRT96OuWl5ODSANc/edit?usp=sharing

This is an amazing opportunity so take advantage of it!

For future events follow  https://www.instagram.com/futureteacherassociation/ on Instagram.

Are you looking for a Full-time, Part-time, Internship, Volunteer, or Summer Job?  Take a look at our systems linked below for access to job opportunities!

Spring 2023

Mar 15: Advising Day/Spring 2023 Connections Education Event

Apr 25: Young Authors Reception

Apr 26: Young Authors Festival

May 1: Student Teacher Commissioning Reception

My name is Paige Rogers, and I am the Coordinator of Clinical Placements and Partnerships here in Trinity’s Education Department. I oversee all clinical experiences within our department, starting with students first observations in a classroom, through student teaching. I also work with local school districts, partnering to find creative ways to get our education students quality experience while benefitting our community.

Starting in the fall of 2021, we revised our education program regarding field experience. We now have several courses that have syllabi which are designed to blend theory and practice as our students prepare for the education field – in practice, fieldwork that is designed around coursework. This is an important change to our program and our student outcomes. It gets students a wider variety of experience – different grade levels, subjects, and focuses – as well as support from their peers and professors to walk through their observations and learnings.

This year alone, we have:

• Made around 250 field experience placements
• Placed around 70 student teachers at over 50 different schools
• Partnered with over 30 private and public schools for field experience placements, including districts in Palos Heights, Tinley Park, Bolingbrook, Worth, Harvey, Oak Lawn, Cicero, Midlothian, Oak Forest, Chicago, and more!

Christine Scholma, Associate Professor of Special Education, was invited to develop a pre-conference workshop based on her recent dissertation research for the 24th International Conference on Autism, Intellectual Disability, and Developmental Disabilities on January 18, 2023. Alongside Dr. Deborah Schadler from Gwynedd Mercy University, Scholma’s presentation, “You Belong Here! Sense of Belonging for Students with Intellectual Disabilities in Postsecondary Education,” engaged participants in thinking about what it means to belong through interactive and discussion based activities. Then, Scholma and Schadler presented an emergent model for belonging that focuses on a campus culture of inclusion and a broad range of supports to help students with ID experience belonging through friendships, involvement, and pursuit of life goals.

Additionally, on January 20, in her role as the Presentation Chair for the Dolly Gray Children’s Literature Award, Scholma joined the Dolly Gray Chair, Tina Taylor from Brigham Young University, to present on using discernment when choosing texts depicting ability based diversity. Their presentation, “Beyond Banning Books: What to Respect and What to Reject” shared research from the 2020-2022 Dolly Gray Award period and outlined a process for reviewing literature containing characters with disabilities. Participants had the opportunity to use the rating scale to evaluate picture books including characters with disabilities to determine if the book would be a good choice to use with students.

Well done, Dr. Scholma!

Advising Day and our Spring 2023 Connections Event are both held on Wednesday, March 15th.

Education students will be expected to attend the following:

• Your Specific Group Advising Session
• Your advisor meeting with your Advisor

Registration:  https://www.trnty.edu/event/advising-day-connections-2023/

Laura Martin grew up on the border of Indiana and Illinois and attended Highland Christian School for both elementary and middle school. She won the Young Authors competition in the third grade and attended the Young Authors Festival at Trinity Christian College. The event was the first time she ever realized that she could make writing a career. She is the first Young Authors attendee to return as a published author.

Laura believes in chasing her dreams and she brought that philosophy to her classroom for six years as a seventh grade English teacher. Edge of Extinction – The Ark Plan is Laura’s first novel – and a dream come true. She has written and published four children’s novels since then. When she isn’t writing stories, she can be found in the Indianapolis area with her dashing husband, Josh, her four adorable kids and an opinionated bulldog.

FTA is partnering up with STAC and the Serve Team to bring students to Feed My Starving Children on Wednesday, February 15th from 11:30am – 1:15pm. Transportation is provided, but limited. This is another opportunity for EDUC 215 students to get service hours. Be sure to sign-up with the link below or in the bio of futureteacherassociation on Instagram.

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1e1gwJ1-K5TyAb-e5UUlN6j5Z2EGjRT96OuWl5ODSANc/edit?usp=sharing

This is an amazing opportunity so take advantage of it!

For future events follow  https://www.instagram.com/futureteacherassociation/ on Instagram.

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Spring 2023

Mar 15: Advising Day/Spring 2023 Connections Education Event

Apr 25: Young Authors Reception

Apr 26: Young Authors Festival

May 1: Student Teacher Commissioning Reception