BrainTrack Announces Teaching Schools Scholarship Winners for Spring 2010
Saint Joseph College and Ohio State University Winners Selected for their Insights for Prospective Students
MARLBOROUGH, MA, June 2, 2010 –– BrainTrack, a widely referenced higher-education resource, today announced the Spring 2010 winners for its BrainTrack Teaching Schools Scholarship, a biannual scholarship for education degree students that is designed to help prospective K-12 teaching students. The winners are Bridget Horan of Saint Joseph College in West Hartford, CT, who received the $1,000 first-place award, and Carmen McFarland of Ohio State University in Columbus, OH, who received a $500 second-place award.
"The essay responses from all the entrants offer a valuable set of insights for those considering teaching career paths," said David Siegel, Vice President of Operations with BrainTrack's publisher, Futuremeld, LLC. "We are publishing a selection of these as student stories. The winners were selected based on factors such as the creativity and practicality of their essays."
"When I graduate, I know that I will be well prepared to teach middle or high school in urban, suburban or rural settings as well as traditional public schools or alternative academies. I also know what to expect when working with exceptional students, English Language Learners, and different learning styles," said BrainTrack Teaching Scholarship winner Bridget Horan, who is working toward her Bachelor's in English Certification in Secondary Education at Saint Joseph College. Her winning essay encouraged prospective students to identify a personal teaching philosophy early on by raising questions and debating policies with classmates and professors.
BrainTrack Teaching Scholarship runner up Carmen McFarland overcame her fear of speaking in front of people after travelling to Ghana and Costa Rica, where she became involved in educating children. She hopes to eventually teach first grade in an international or bilingual school, after completing her Master's in Education (Early Childhood) at Ohio State University.
A summary of useful tips offered by entrants, as well as the winning essay entries, are published in BrainTrack's Teaching Degree Student Stories section.
About BrainTrack's Teaching Scholarships for 2010
The Fall 2010 entry deadline for BrainTrack's ongoing Teaching Schools Scholarship is November 1, 2010. The scholarship asks entrants to respond to essay questions that are geared toward helping others evaluate teaching as a potential career path. BrainTrack publishes a selection of those essays which prove most helpful to future students.
The scholarship is open to current students with at least one semester of credits towards graduation with an appropriate degree in teaching. Studies can be full-time, part-time, on-campus, or online and must be at an accredited US college. There are no fees for entry and all entrant names and contact information will be kept private for use only in the scholarship, except for the winners whose names will be published.
For scholarship details and rules please see BrainTrack's Teaching Schools section.
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About BrainTrack
Online since 1996, BrainTrack is a worldwide university and college directory that lists more than 10,000 higher-education institutions in over 190 countries. The site helps visitors make academic and career decisions through its content, including thousands of original and detailed school profiles, guides to U.S. colleges by career, U.S. colleges by religion, articles on topics such as financial aid, accreditation, transfers, and more. BrainTrack is referenced by thousands of sites, including major universities, libraries, government agencies, and publications. BrainTrack is produced and maintained by FutureMeld LLC.