R-MC Student Teachers Inspired by Mentors

The Education Department's annual student-teacher dinner salutes the partners who support R-MC's efforts to prepare qualified educators.

Education Department's 2013 student-teacher dinner

2/28/13

On February 19, 2013, the Randolph-Macon College Education Department hosted its annual student-teacher dinner in Estes Dining Hall to salute the partners who support R-MC’s efforts to prepare qualified educators. These vital partners include: Hanover County Public Schools’ mentoring teachers and HCPS administrators, R-MC education faculty, the Teacher Preparation Committee members (which includes R-MC faculty members and HCPS school board administrators), college administrators, and tutorial faculty.

The guest speaker, Brennan Sigel, a social studies teacher at Atlee High School and Hanover County Public Schools’ 2013 Teacher of the Year, said that the key to success as a classroom teacher is to build positive relationships with students, parents and colleagues.

“Our students were inspired with Ms. Sigel’s dedication and passion and are committed to becoming caring educators,” says R-MC’s Director of Teacher Preparation and Educational Outreach Leslie Roberson. “They’re also inspired by alumni connections: Two cooperating teachers for our student teachers are R-MC alumnae: Erin Attkisson Cobb ’04 is a history teacher at Lee-Davis High School and Jackie Wilson Fitzgerald ’07 is a Latin teacher at Hanover High School. Both completed their majors and education minors at R-MC and both were inducted into the R-MC Phi Beta Kappa chapter. In addition, R-MC Education Professor Michael Mudd ’97, who serves as principal of South Anna Elementary School, is a wonderful role model for our education students.”

In all there are eight student-teachers and HCPS placements: Aliya Headley ’13 (French major) is placed at Hanover High School; Kerra Lundgren ’13 (Latin major) is placed at Hanover High School; Murphy Protzman ’13 (French major) is placed at Liberty Middle School and Atlee High; Tyler Kane ’13 (history major) is placed at Oak Knoll Middle School; Nick Lapres ’13 (history major) is placed at Oak Knoll Middle School; Hillary Sherbert ’13 (history major) is placed at Lee Davis High School; Brian Sommer ’13 (English major) is placed at Liberty Middle School; and Tricia Wayland ’13 (communication studies major) is placed at South Anna Elementary School.