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Podcast: Classroom Matters
Episode: Episode #10: Ready? or Not… Teacher Preparedness with Stephanie Koscielski
Description: Most teachers knew at an early age that education was the career path they wanted to take, but at what cost? In today’s world of bullying, state and national testing, school violence, and academic standards, it’s no wonder that we are facing a teacher shortage. At the University of Missouri-St. Louis, Stephanie Koscielski is working diligently to ensure that educators are highly qualified and able to walk into the classroom and achieve academic success. Using a new technique of student-teaching, called the Studio Schools Model, teacher candidates are given a sort-of on the job reality check of what be...