Come listen and learn from recent Trinity alumni who followed different pathways to teaching on Tuesday October 22nd, 2013 from 6:30-7:30pm in Rittenberg Lounge, Mather Student Center. Guests will appear in person and via web video conference to share their individual stories on how and why they became K-12 classroom teachers. Their personal advice expands on the Pathways to Teaching web pages hosted by the Educational Studies Program. All students are welcome, sign up if you plan to attend.

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Updated: Here’s a video broadcast of the event:

Participants: Laurie Gutmann Kahn ’03, Kate McEachern ’07, Jesse Wanzer ’08, Courteney Coyne ’10, Blake Fisher ’11, Candace Simpson ’12, and Jill Mack (University of Saint Joseph teacher licensure officer). Read their comments below for background.

Trinity alumni:

• Post a comment below to share your story before the event about the pathway you followed into the teaching profession. See examples from Fall 2012 and Fall 2011 events. Feel free to email me a recent photo of you to add to this page.
• To participate in the event via video conference, register for a free Google+ account, then click on my Google+ profile to add me to your circles (and I will do the same). Test your settings ahead of time. When the event begins, log onto your Google+ page and look for an invitation from me to join our “hangout” video conference session, which will be recorded and publicly broadcast on the web.
• To participate in the event in person, feel free to come early at 6pm for a light meal.