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TRRE Cohort 3 with Emilie Coppinger, and UNH Cooperative Extension Advisors Karen Deighan and Chris Whiting Cohort 3 celebrated the completion of the   UNH TRRE Summer Institute with   a culminating project presented to their community-based partners. This summer the Seminar and Practicum in Teaching was co-taught for the first time. According to Tom Schram, Director of Pedagogy and Clinical Experience, the co-teaching experience with Lakes Region Faculty in Residence, Bryan Mascio, benefited the residents as each faculty brings complementary strengths and a shared philosophy about teacher development to the program. Bryan Mascio also taught Human Development and Learning/Educational Psychology and Socio-Cultural Perspectives on Teaching and Learning, which residents were also required to take this summer. This cross integration of summer courses allowed for a re-design of the community-based internship and the culminating summer project. Cross-curricular integratio...

Welcome Allie Tompkins and Marie Collins to the TRRE Team. As new graduate assistants, they join the TRRE Management Team to assist with recruitment, participate in research and spearhead individual TRRE projects connected to their studies. Marie Collins Marie Collins  started the PhD in Education in Curriculum & Instruction this fall. Most recently, Marie has been working as a grade 4 classroom teacher and inquiry coach at the International Community School in Cote D'Ivoire, and the American International School in Nigeria.  She currently lives in Portsmouth with her dog, Wahala.  Her research interests lie in exploring effective methods for developing environmental and science literacy in both students and teachers, with a focus on the connections between student and teacher literacy in these areas. Marie will be working with the Kathryn McCurdy,  TRRE Director of Mentoring and Induction,   to develop modules on classroom m...

University of NH Programs Engage Rural Schools in STEM Education Two University of New Hampshire (UNH) programs, STEMbassadors and Teacher Residency for Rural Education (TRRE), will be at the Berlin Elementary School on Sept. 21 for STEMfest 2019 promoting education in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM). UNH encourages collaboration among STEM outreach entities to excite K-12 students about futures in STEM topics and to offer professional development opportunities for educators.   TRRE takes that a step further, with a program to prepare new teacher candidates with a focus on STEM specifically for rural NH. Community members interested in becoming a rural NH teacher through TRRE, are invited to an information session at Berlin Elementary School on Sept. 21 at 11:00 am. A TRRE representative will be present to provide information about the program and answer questions. After attending the information session, lunch will be provided, and these partic...