It was important for Danielle Valenza (M.A.T. ’24) to find a master’s program that would prepare her to support students who are deaf and hard of hearing in diverse school settings. She found that in the CEHD's master's program in deaf education.
Shamandi Clark (M.S. ’24) has learned some key features of being an educator: Reflecting on your teaching practices, showing compassion for your students and creating a safe classroom environment.
In her classroom at Give Center West in Gwinnett County, an alternative school setting for students with behavioral challenges, Palak Jani (M.Ed. ’24) finds the most engaging ways to connect with her 11th grade students about physics.
For Ruth Guzman (M.A.T. ’24), becoming a parent volunteer at her children's school showed her firsthand how educators can make a difference for students and their families. It also inspired her to earn her master's degree in special education.
After graduating this fall, Jaquelyn Guerrero (M.Ed. ’24) plans to mentor students who are underrepresented in STEM – including young girls and multilingual learners – to help them consider pursuing careers in STEM.
Cainan Barnes (B.S. ’19, M.S. ’24) served as an academic advisor at Perimeter College’s Dunwoody campus for the last few years while earning his master's degree in instructional design and technology in the College of Education & Human Development.
Brenda Trammel (M.Ed. ’24) earned her master’s in literacy education, honoring her mother's and sister's memories in the process. In this Q&A, Trammel talks about her educational journey and what it means to her.
For the last 18 years, Damarrio Holloway (M.Ed. ’24) has been an expert at the “m” in STEM: mathematics. This fall, he's graduating with a master's in STEM education and a deeper knowledge of the other STEM fields.
Allison Joyce (B.I.S. ’24) spent time working with after-school programs connected to Project Access, where she put the concepts she learned in the bachelor’s program in human learning and development into practice.
Shanequa Sims (B.S.Ed. ’24), who graduates this fall, was inspired by her children to consider a career path in early care and education.
