{"id":94382,"date":"2023-10-27T12:47:31","date_gmt":"2023-10-27T16:47:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/?p=94382"},"modified":"2023-10-27T12:48:40","modified_gmt":"2023-10-27T16:48:40","slug":"teachers-for-tomorrow-explore-umws-college-of-education","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/2023\/10\/27\/teachers-for-tomorrow-explore-umws-college-of-education\/","title":{"rendered":"Teachers for Tomorrow Explore UMW&#8217;s College of Education"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_94389\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-94389\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"94389\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/2023\/10\/27\/teachers-for-tomorrow-explore-umws-college-of-education\/futureteachers026\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/10\/futureteachers026-scaled.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1707\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;5&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;ILCE-7M3&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1696593193&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;25&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;4000&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.004&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;A group of students in the Teachers for Tomorrow program came from five different Prince William County high schools earlier this month to tour Seacobeck Hall, home to the University of Mary Washington&amp;#8217;s College of Education. Photo by Suzanne Carr Rossi.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/10\/futureteachers026-300x200.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/10\/futureteachers026-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-94389\" src=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/10\/futureteachers026-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"A group of students in the Teachers for Tomorrow program came from five different Prince William County high schools earlier this month to tour Seacobeck Hall, home to the University of Mary Washington's College of Education. Photo by Suzanne Carr Rossi.\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/10\/futureteachers026-300x200.jpg 300w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/10\/futureteachers026-1024x683.jpg 1024w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/10\/futureteachers026-768x512.jpg 768w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/10\/futureteachers026-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/10\/futureteachers026-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-94389\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A group of students in the Teachers for Tomorrow program came from five different Prince William County high schools earlier this month to tour Seacobeck Hall, home to the University of Mary Washington&#8217;s College of Education. Photo by Suzanne Carr Rossi.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Eighty high-schoolers from Prince William County fanned out across the University of Mary Washington\u2019s Seacobeck Hall earlier this month on a field trip for future educators.<\/p>\n<p>The Teachers for Tomorrow participants controlled mini-robots in the makerspace, put their heads together in collaborative classrooms and tapped into the minds of current UMW College of Education (COE) students in the Weatherly Wing.<\/p>\n<p>If the freshly renovated building, now home to COE, made a statement, the experiences of Mary Washington students already on their way to bachelor\u2019s and master\u2019s degrees in education spoke volumes, helping encourage the next generation of educators to step into the classroom.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen a kid finally understands what you\u2019ve been trying to teach them, and you can see it in their face,\u201d said senior elementary education major Gabriella Colon-Cosme, who plans to pursue an accelerated master\u2019s degree, \u201cit\u2019s a life-changing moment.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Together with fellow COE students Maddison Kidd and Trinity Huff, Colon-Cosme \u2013 herself a product of the Prince William County Teachers for Tomorrow program \u2013 answered questions about UMW coursework, classroom experiences and extracurriculars.<\/p>\n<p>How many classes do you have to take? Which ones are the hardest? How do you manage your time?<\/p>\n<div class=\"tiled-gallery type-rectangular tiled-gallery-unresized\" data-original-width=\"1100\" data-carousel-extra='{&quot;blog_id&quot;:7,&quot;permalink&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.umw.edu\\\/news\\\/2023\\\/10\\\/27\\\/teachers-for-tomorrow-explore-umws-college-of-education\\\/&quot;,&quot;likes_blog_id&quot;:230672515}' itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageGallery\" > <div class=\"gallery-row\" style=\"width: 1100px; height: 491px;\" data-original-width=\"1100\" data-original-height=\"491\" > <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 734px; height: 491px;\" data-original-width=\"734\" data-original-height=\"491\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/2023\/10\/27\/teachers-for-tomorrow-explore-umws-college-of-education\/futureteachers013\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"730\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"487\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"94386\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/10\/futureteachers013-scaled.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1707\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;5&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;ILCE-7M3&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1696592050&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;25&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;8000&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.004&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/10\/futureteachers013-300x200.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/10\/futureteachers013-1024x683.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/10\/futureteachers013-scaled.jpg?w=730&#038;h=487&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/10\/futureteachers013-scaled.jpg 2560w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/10\/futureteachers013-300x200.jpg 300w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/10\/futureteachers013-1024x683.jpg 1024w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/10\/futureteachers013-768x512.jpg 768w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/10\/futureteachers013-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/10\/futureteachers013-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" width=\"730\" height=\"487\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"730\" data-original-height=\"487\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"\" alt=\"Teachers for Tomorrow participants from Prince William got to experience the collaborative classroom spaces of Seacobeck Hall, home to UMW&#039;s College of Education. Photo by Suzanne Carr Rossi.\" style=\"width: 730px; height: 487px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> Teachers for Tomorrow participants from Prince William got to experience the collaborative classroom spaces of Seacobeck Hall, home to UMW&#8217;s College of Education. Photo by Suzanne Carr Rossi. <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <div class=\"gallery-group images-2\" style=\"width: 366px; height: 491px;\" data-original-width=\"366\" data-original-height=\"491\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/2023\/10\/27\/teachers-for-tomorrow-explore-umws-college-of-education\/futureteachers030-1\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"362\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"242\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"94390\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/10\/futureteachers030-1-scaled.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1707\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;5.6&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;ILCE-7M3&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1696593343&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;70&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;4000&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.005&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/10\/futureteachers030-1-300x200.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/10\/futureteachers030-1-1024x683.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/10\/futureteachers030-1-scaled.jpg?w=362&#038;h=242&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/10\/futureteachers030-1-scaled.jpg 2560w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/10\/futureteachers030-1-300x200.jpg 300w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/10\/futureteachers030-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/10\/futureteachers030-1-768x512.jpg 768w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/10\/futureteachers030-1-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/10\/futureteachers030-1-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" width=\"362\" height=\"242\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"362\" data-original-height=\"242\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"\" alt=\"Professor of Education Teresa Coffman works with a high school student from Prince William County during a recent field trip for Teachers for Tomorrow participants to UMW&#039;s Seacobeck Hall, home to the College of Education. Photo by Suzanne Carr Rossi.\" style=\"width: 362px; height: 242px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> Professor of Education Teresa Coffman works with a high school student from Prince William County during a recent field trip for Teachers for Tomorrow participants to UMW&#8217;s Seacobeck Hall, home to the College of Education. Photo by Suzanne Carr Rossi. <\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/2023\/10\/27\/teachers-for-tomorrow-explore-umws-college-of-education\/futureteachers034\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"362\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"241\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"94391\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/10\/futureteachers034-scaled.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1707\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;5.6&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;ILCE-7M3&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1696593608&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;70&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;4000&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.005&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/10\/futureteachers034-300x200.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/10\/futureteachers034-1024x683.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/10\/futureteachers034-scaled.jpg?w=362&#038;h=241&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/10\/futureteachers034-scaled.jpg 2560w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/10\/futureteachers034-300x200.jpg 300w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/10\/futureteachers034-1024x683.jpg 1024w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/10\/futureteachers034-768x512.jpg 768w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/10\/futureteachers034-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/10\/futureteachers034-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" width=\"362\" height=\"241\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"362\" data-original-height=\"241\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"\" alt=\"Two Teachers for Tomorrow participants from Prince William County work on a tangram challenge. Photo by Suzanne Carr Rossi.\" style=\"width: 362px; height: 241px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> Two Teachers for Tomorrow participants from Prince William County work on a tangram challenge. Photo by Suzanne Carr Rossi. <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <\/div> <!-- close row --> <\/div>\n<p>\u201cDon\u2019t be overwhelmed by the check sheet,\u201d Kidd told the group. \u201cYour adviser will work with you to figure it out,\u201d she said, highlighting relationships she\u2019s formed with professors and peers.<\/p>\n<p>Director of Clinical Experiences and Partnerships Kristina Peck helped the panel explain the programs and pathways available to UMW COE students pursuing both undergraduate and graduate degrees. They discussed the mix of real-life classroom experiences the Mary Washington curriculum provides, across grade levels, from elementary to middle to high school, and socioeconomic settings, from rural to suburban to city.<\/p>\n<div class=\"tiled-gallery type-rectangular tiled-gallery-unresized\" data-original-width=\"1100\" data-carousel-extra='{&quot;blog_id&quot;:7,&quot;permalink&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.umw.edu\\\/news\\\/2023\\\/10\\\/27\\\/teachers-for-tomorrow-explore-umws-college-of-education\\\/&quot;,&quot;likes_blog_id&quot;:230672515}' itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageGallery\" > <div class=\"gallery-row\" style=\"width: 1100px; height: 491px;\" data-original-width=\"1100\" data-original-height=\"491\" > <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 734px; height: 491px;\" data-original-width=\"734\" data-original-height=\"491\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/2023\/10\/27\/teachers-for-tomorrow-explore-umws-college-of-education\/futureteachers001\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"730\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"487\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"94383\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/10\/futureteachers001-scaled.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1707\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;5&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;ILCE-7M3&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1696590413&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;25&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;3200&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0125&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/10\/futureteachers001-300x200.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/10\/futureteachers001-1024x683.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/10\/futureteachers001-scaled.jpg?w=730&#038;h=487&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/10\/futureteachers001-scaled.jpg 2560w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/10\/futureteachers001-300x200.jpg 300w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/10\/futureteachers001-1024x683.jpg 1024w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/10\/futureteachers001-768x512.jpg 768w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/10\/futureteachers001-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/10\/futureteachers001-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" width=\"730\" height=\"487\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"730\" data-original-height=\"487\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"\" alt=\"Prince William County Schools Organizational Development Specialist Kelli Stenhouse (second row, second from right) organized October&#039;s Teachers for Tomorrow field trip to UMW for 80 teens from five high schools. Photo by Suzanne Carr Rossi.\" style=\"width: 730px; height: 487px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> Prince William County Schools Organizational Development Specialist Kelli Stenhouse (second row, second from right) organized October&#8217;s Teachers for Tomorrow field trip to UMW for 80 teens from five high schools. Photo by Suzanne Carr Rossi. <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <div class=\"gallery-group images-2\" style=\"width: 366px; height: 491px;\" data-original-width=\"366\" data-original-height=\"491\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/2023\/10\/27\/teachers-for-tomorrow-explore-umws-college-of-education\/futureteachers006\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"362\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"242\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"94385\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/10\/futureteachers006-scaled.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1707\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;5&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;ILCE-7M3&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1696591373&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;25&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;8000&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.005&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/10\/futureteachers006-300x200.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/10\/futureteachers006-1024x683.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/10\/futureteachers006-scaled.jpg?w=362&#038;h=242&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/10\/futureteachers006-scaled.jpg 2560w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/10\/futureteachers006-300x200.jpg 300w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/10\/futureteachers006-1024x683.jpg 1024w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/10\/futureteachers006-768x512.jpg 768w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/10\/futureteachers006-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/10\/futureteachers006-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" width=\"362\" height=\"242\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"362\" data-original-height=\"242\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"\" alt=\"Teachers for Tomorrow participants got an up-close look at the freshly renovated Seacobeck Hall, including this two-story stadium stairs that rise through the center of the building. Photo by Suzanne Carr Rossi.\" style=\"width: 362px; height: 242px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> Teachers for Tomorrow participants got an up-close look at the freshly renovated Seacobeck Hall, including the two-story stadium stairs that rise through the center of the building. Photo by Suzanne Carr Rossi. <\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/2023\/10\/27\/teachers-for-tomorrow-explore-umws-college-of-education\/futureteachers004\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"362\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"241\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"94384\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/10\/futureteachers004-scaled.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1707\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;5&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;ILCE-7M3&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1696591286&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;25&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;8000&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.004&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/10\/futureteachers004-300x200.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/10\/futureteachers004-1024x683.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/10\/futureteachers004-scaled.jpg?w=362&#038;h=241&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/10\/futureteachers004-scaled.jpg 2560w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/10\/futureteachers004-300x200.jpg 300w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/10\/futureteachers004-1024x683.jpg 1024w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/10\/futureteachers004-768x512.jpg 768w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/10\/futureteachers004-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/10\/futureteachers004-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" width=\"362\" height=\"241\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"362\" data-original-height=\"241\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"\" alt=\"UMW student Daniela Villatoro-Carcamo leads high school Teachers for Tomorrow students on a tour of Seacobeck Hall. Photo by Suzanne Carr Rossi.\" style=\"width: 362px; height: 241px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> UMW student Daniela Villatoro-Carcamo leads high school Teachers for Tomorrow students on a tour of Seacobeck Hall. Photo by Suzanne Carr Rossi. <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <\/div> <!-- close row --> <\/div>\n<p>\u201cWe love getting students on campus to interact with our faculty, staff and students,\u201d said COE Director of Advising Center Services April Brecht. \u201cThey get to see firsthand how beautiful campus is [thanks to a tour provided by the Office of Admissions], along with this great building \u2013 Seacobeck \u2013 designed for preparing future teachers.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The structure\u2019s complete renovation, celebrated at a ribbon-cutting ceremony last year, includes features that simulate real elementary classrooms, a curriculum lab, a greenroom-like \u201cImaginarium\u201d and a makerspace filled with 3D printers and other creative contraptions. A flex event area called the Weatherly Wing doubles as a small performance hall, and an open and airy two-story forum with \u201cstadium stairs\u201d cuts through the core of the building.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s exciting to get these guys in here to see the possibilities,\u201d Peck said. \u201cWith this new building, there\u2019s such a variety of experiences they can explore.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"tiled-gallery type-rectangular tiled-gallery-unresized\" data-original-width=\"1100\" data-carousel-extra='{&quot;blog_id&quot;:7,&quot;permalink&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.umw.edu\\\/news\\\/2023\\\/10\\\/27\\\/teachers-for-tomorrow-explore-umws-college-of-education\\\/&quot;,&quot;likes_blog_id&quot;:230672515}' itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageGallery\" > <div class=\"gallery-row\" style=\"width: 1100px; height: 493px;\" data-original-width=\"1100\" data-original-height=\"493\" > <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 737px; height: 493px;\" data-original-width=\"737\" data-original-height=\"493\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/2023\/10\/27\/teachers-for-tomorrow-explore-umws-college-of-education\/futureteachers019\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"733\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"489\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"94387\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/10\/futureteachers019-scaled.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1707\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;5&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;ILCE-7M3&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1696592548&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;25&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;8000&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.003125&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/10\/futureteachers019-300x200.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/10\/futureteachers019-1024x683.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/10\/futureteachers019-scaled.jpg?w=733&#038;h=489&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/10\/futureteachers019-scaled.jpg 2560w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/10\/futureteachers019-300x200.jpg 300w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/10\/futureteachers019-1024x683.jpg 1024w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/10\/futureteachers019-768x512.jpg 768w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/10\/futureteachers019-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/10\/futureteachers019-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" width=\"733\" height=\"489\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"733\" data-original-height=\"489\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"\" alt=\"Prince William high-schoolers who participate in the Teachers for Tomorrow program try out VR headsets in Seacobeck Hall&#039;s makerspace. Photo by Suzanne Carr Rossi.\" style=\"width: 733px; height: 489px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> Prince William high-schoolers who participate in the Teachers for Tomorrow program try out VR headsets in Seacobeck Hall&#8217;s makerspace. Photo by Suzanne Carr Rossi. <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <div class=\"gallery-group images-2\" style=\"width: 363px; height: 493px;\" data-original-width=\"363\" data-original-height=\"493\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/2023\/10\/27\/teachers-for-tomorrow-explore-umws-college-of-education\/futureteachers025\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"359\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"246\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"94388\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/10\/futureteachers025-scaled.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1755\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;5&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;ILCE-7M3&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Left to right: Kayle Ramirez, Emily Harding, and Katherine Hernandez look at a 3D printer in the Maker\\u0027s Space.&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1696592651&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;25&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;4000&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.004&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/10\/futureteachers025-300x206.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/10\/futureteachers025-1024x702.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/10\/futureteachers025-scaled.jpg?w=359&#038;h=246&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/10\/futureteachers025-scaled.jpg 2560w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/10\/futureteachers025-300x206.jpg 300w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/10\/futureteachers025-1024x702.jpg 1024w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/10\/futureteachers025-768x526.jpg 768w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/10\/futureteachers025-1536x1053.jpg 1536w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/10\/futureteachers025-2048x1404.jpg 2048w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/10\/futureteachers025-1131x772.jpg 1131w\" width=\"359\" height=\"246\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"359\" data-original-height=\"246\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"\" alt=\"Left to right: Kayle Ramirez, Emily Harding, and Katherine Hernandez look at a 3D printer in the makerspace. Photo by Suzanne Carr Rossi.\" style=\"width: 359px; height: 246px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> Left to right: Kayle Ramirez, Emily Harding, and Katherine Hernandez look at a 3D printer in the makerspace. Photo by Suzanne Carr Rossi. <\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/2023\/10\/27\/teachers-for-tomorrow-explore-umws-college-of-education\/futureteachers049\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"359\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"239\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"94392\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/10\/futureteachers049-scaled.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1707\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;5&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;ILCE-7M3&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1696596074&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;25&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;4000&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.00625&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/10\/futureteachers049-300x200.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/10\/futureteachers049-1024x683.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/10\/futureteachers049-scaled.jpg?w=359&#038;h=239&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/10\/futureteachers049-scaled.jpg 2560w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/10\/futureteachers049-300x200.jpg 300w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/10\/futureteachers049-1024x683.jpg 1024w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/10\/futureteachers049-768x512.jpg 768w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/10\/futureteachers049-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/10\/futureteachers049-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" width=\"359\" height=\"239\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"359\" data-original-height=\"239\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"\" alt=\"Prince William County Teachers for Tomorrow participants experiment with teaching toys outside Seacobeck Hall&#039;s fully equipped makerspace. Photo by Suzanne Carr Rossi.\" style=\"width: 359px; height: 239px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> Prince William County Teachers for Tomorrow participants experiment with teaching toys outside Seacobeck Hall&#8217;s fully equipped makerspace. Photo by Suzanne Carr Rossi. <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <\/div> <!-- close row --> <\/div>\n<p>Prince William County Schools Organizational Development Specialist\u00a0Kelli Stenhouse, who organizes campus tours throughout the year, is a fan of whatever strengthens the future of the field. The \u201cGrowing Our Own Teachers\u201d\u00a0program she coordinates strives to increase workforce diversity, she said, helping students imagine \u201cbigger and bolder dreams for themselves.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>UMW priorities \u2013 an emphasis on Fulbright scholarship and Peace Corps participation, and a Noyce grant for students who want to be high-school STEM-subject teachers \u2013 help do that, too, COE Dean Pete Kelly told the Prince William group.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere\u2019s no better job in the world than being a teacher,\u201d he said. \u201cAnd we need good teachers now more than ever.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_94393\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-94393\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"94393\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/2023\/10\/27\/teachers-for-tomorrow-explore-umws-college-of-education\/futureteachers054\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/10\/futureteachers054-scaled.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1707\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;11&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;ILCE-7M3&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1696596662&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;25&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;640&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.000625&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Eighty teens from five different Prince William County schools visited UMW&amp;#8217;s Seacobeck Hall earlier this month. The trip was designed to allow Teachers to Tomorrow participants to experience what Mary Washington&amp;#8217;s College of Education has to offer. Photo by Suzanne Carr Rossi.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/10\/futureteachers054-300x200.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/10\/futureteachers054-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-94393 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/10\/futureteachers054-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Eighty teens from five different Prince William County schools visited UMW's Seacobeck Hall earlier this month. The trip was designed to allow Teachers to Tomorrow participants to experience what Mary Washington's College of Education has to offer. Photo by Suzanne Carr Rossi.\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/10\/futureteachers054-1024x683.jpg 1024w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/10\/futureteachers054-300x200.jpg 300w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/10\/futureteachers054-768x512.jpg 768w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/10\/futureteachers054-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/10\/futureteachers054-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-94393\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Eighty teens from five different Prince William County schools visited UMW&#8217;s Seacobeck Hall earlier this month. The trip was designed to allow Teachers for Tomorrow participants to experience what Mary Washington&#8217;s College of Education has to offer. 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