Adam Robison | Buy at photos.djournal.comJenna Smiley, a student teacher enrolled at the University of Mississippi, writes symbols on the board for students to define in Allison Movitz’s 12th-grade English class at Oxford High School as they review the book “The Awakening” by Kate Chopin. Smiley is one of 40 students from both Ole Miss and Mississippi State University who are in the charter cohort of the Mississippi Excellence in Teaching Program, designed to attract the best and brightest to teaching and keep them in the state. By Emma Crawford Kent Daily Journal TUPELO – As the Mississippi Excellence in Teaching Program’s 2013 charter class approaches graduation in May, the rigorous teacher education program continues to grow and garner interest among students from Mississippi and elsewhere who are passionate about teaching. The program, a collaboration between the University of Mississippi and Mississippi State University, aims to attract top-notch high school students to teaching. METP students receive a full scholarship, including tuition, room and board, stipends, a study abroad experience and other perks.
Building The Best: Metp Prepares Teachers, Aims To Reshape Perceptions
Emma Crawford, Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal
Sun, 04/09/2017 - 5:54am
Sections: u.s.
Topics: Mississippi Lee County Tupelo
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