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  Nancy Lazaro | President of Golden Apple Illini

  by Lea PeckFeb 28, 2019 12:45 pm |  149  Views

  In middle school, Nancy had no idea what college was. But after one of her teachers inspired her to be an educator, she learned about Big Ten schools and Illinois.

  Today, Nancy is a Senior Golden Apple Scholar and president of Golden Apple Illini. She has also worked as a tutor with America Reads/America Counts.

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  Candace Hsu | Born To Teach

  by Lea PeckFeb 21, 2019 12:15 pm |  181  Views

  Candace knew her purpose in life was to be a teacher from the age of seven. As a senior majoring in elementary education and minoring in speech and hearing science, she loves connecting what she learns from one field of study to another. She hopes to create a future classroom in which her students can walk in with a smile and leave feeling encouraged and empowered.

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  Sam Fishman | Student Teaching

  by Lea PeckFeb 14, 2019 2:15 pm |  251  Views

  Special Education major, Sam Fishman is currently student teaching at Jefferson Middle School in Champaign. He says working with his 8th graders has been the highlight of his college career thus far. Sam is in a co-taught english and math period working with four students in a Tier 3 math intervention class.

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  Matthew Sondag | Inspired To Change

  by Lea PeckFeb 7, 2019 9:15 am |  226  Views

  Junior Matthew Sondag's choice to pursue Early Childhood Education was inspired by the quote, "To see the change, you must create the change." His goal is to create a classroom that promotes acceptance, respect, kindness, and the love of learning. 

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  Xue Yan Chen | Research Grant for Capstone Project

  by Lea PeckJan 31, 2019 12:15 pm |  119  Views

  Learning and Education Studies Senior, Xue Yan Chen received a $1,050 Undergraduate Research Support grant for her capstone project. She is working to develop an interactive prototype application grounded in the keyword method and usability testing to access effectiveness on Spanish vocabulary recall and comprehension.

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  Nia Curtis | A Trip to South Africa

  by Lea PeckJan 24, 2019 10:30 am |  196  Views

  Last summer, Elementary Education Junior Nia Curtis took an 18-hour flight out of the country for the first time. She met her mother, a high school English teacher and Fulbright Recipient, in South Africa. Over the summer they traveled to Botswana, Cape Town, Johannesburg, and Zimbabwe.

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