NEWS RELEASE

Contact: Ericca Reynolds (reynoldse@nsula.edu)
News Bureau
Northwestern State University
Natchitoches, LA 71497
(318) 357-6466

4/11/2003

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

NATCHITOCHES-The College of Education at Northwestern State University recently held a Teacher Cadet Day to honor high school students who have completed teacher cadet academy and to recruit new members for the teacher cadet academy of 2003.

NSU teacher cadet coordinator, Jacqueline Mason, presented an overview of the program and the students received a tour of the Northwestern campus.

The speaker was Debbie Silver, an award-winning educator with 30 years experience as a classroom teacher, staff development instructor and university professor. Silver has been named the Louisiana State Teacher of the Year and has given keynote addresses for the majority of the National Middle School Association State Conferences, the European Middle League of educators and throughout Western Canada.

The teacher cadet academy program is a dual-enrollment course designed to attract young adults in high school to the teaching profession through a challenging introduction to teaching. Students will gain practical experience and knowledge about education before committing to the college degree program.

Students spend two days per week working with the instructor/coordinator learning about such things as instructional strategies and classroom management. The instructor/coordinator organizes and implements the instructional program, assists and monitors the students in the classroom experience, and coordinates college credits for the cadet teacher interns.

During the mentoring and observation time, which is three days per week, cadet teacher interns gain knowledge and skills related to their career goal in education and improved self-esteem and confidence.

For more information please contact Jacqueline Mason at 357-5091 or at masonj@nsula.edu

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