On April 6th, 18 students from Duplin County Schools participated in the Future Teacher Conference hosted by the Watson College of Education at the University of North Carolina-Wilmington.
The full-day conference explored education as a profession and the various degree options available at UNCW. After a brief welcome from the Dean and Associate Dean of Watson College and a fun ice-breaker activity, students selected three breakout sessions to attend. Topics for the sessions included exploring ways to make instruction engaging and fun, using music from around the world to promote social justice and emotional well-being, increasing diversity in the teaching profession, addressing the learning needs of students with disabilities, and teaching beyond the worksheet.
Photo from Duplin County Schools website
Students were also treated to a panel discussion with current Watson College students and lunch in the Wagoner Dining Hall.
Mrs. Sylvia Draughn, Human Resources Support, accompanied the students and saw mutually beneficial outcomes of the conference. “Not only was this a great opportunity for our students to learn more about a potential career pathway, it was also a long-range recruitment opportunity for Duplin County Schools. Keeping our own is a powerful recruitment strategy for us and we would love to hire these students in a few years.”
Special thanks to our College Liaisons for getting this information out to interested students at their respective schools and for serving as chaperones.
Duplin Early College
Lilliana Phelps, Channa Guy, Mary Pearsall, Rasheeta Dixon
East Duplin (Madison Cameron, College Liaison)
Whitney Ashlock, Gabriela Herrera, Camilla Torres Rivera
James Kenan (Kris McDaniel, College Liaison)
Eli Bostic, Raven Johnson, Lacrista Outlaw, Jasmin Diaz, Vanessa Herrera-Meza
North Duplin (Sierra Dixon, College Liaison)
Juan Garcia-Rodriguez, Teyana May, Danna Santibanez-Noriega
Wallace-Rose Hill (HaLee Knowles, College Liaison)
Taylor Herring, Ahmad Lisane, Emoni Bethea
