BrainTrack Announces Teaching Scholarship Winners for Spring 2011
Winners From William & Mary and Western Washington University Share Perspectives With Future Students
MARLBOROUGH, MA, May 23, 2011 - BrainTrack, a widely referenced higher-education directory, today announced the Spring 2011 winners of its BrainTrack Teaching Schools Scholarship, a twice yearly scholarship for those enrolled in education degree programs that is intended to help future K-12 teaching students. The winners are Meagan Lynne Taylor of the College of William and Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia, who received the $1,000 first-place award, and Elie Hartman of Western Washington University in Bellingham, Washington, who received a $500 second-place award.
"Our Teaching Schools Scholarship program draws upon the experiences and insights of current students to help others considering a teaching career," says David Siegel, Vice President of Operations with BrainTrack's publisher, Futuremeld, LLC. "The winning essays are chosen for their creativity and usefulness to prospective education students. Selections drawn from all those entered are posted on our site."
Winner Advises Keeping in Mind Social Contexts
First-place winner Meagan Lynne Taylor, who's working towards her Master's degree in Elementary Education, believes that students must keep in mind the social characteristics of the locations where they someday hope to teach. "The social, economic, and political characteristics of the target location are frequently ignored in the decision process," she writes. "These characteristics, however, integrally shape the educational needs of a community. The skill sets necessary for effective teaching vary widely depending on these educational needs."
Runner-up Elie Hartman is currently pursuing her Bachelor's degree in teaching. Elie's essay stresses one main point: the importance of good preparation. She believes it's crucial for those interested in teaching to get some experience working in a classroom with children to make sure it's the right career for them. Additionally, Elie urges future teachers to prepare for failure. Young teachers will make mistakes, but it's important to think of them as learning experiences.
The winning essay entries along with a summary of useful tips suggested by entrants, are available in BrainTrack's Teaching Degree Student Stories section.
About BrainTrack's Teaching Scholarships for 2011
The Fall 2011 deadline for entering BrainTrack's ongoing Teaching Schools Scholarship is November 1, 2011. Entrants are asked to respond to essay questions that are aimed at helping prospective students evaluate teaching as a potential career. Selections from these essays will be published by BrainTrack.
The scholarship is available to active students who have at least one semester of credits towards a relevant teaching degree. Studies can be full-time, part-time, on-campus, or online at a properly accredited US college or university. Only winners names and schools will be published while all other names and contact information will be kept private and only used for purposes of the scholarhip. There are no fees required to enter.
Scholarship rules and details can be found in BrainTrack's Teaching Schools section.
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About BrainTrack
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