Bilbro-Berry

By Dr. Laura Bilbro-Berry

Last month heralded the commencement season for colleges and universities across North Carolina. Within the class of 2025 are graduates who will be the state’s next generation of classroom teachers. These individuals have been trained to design organized and well-planned classrooms while delivering content instruction. These newly minted teachers will likely spend their summer working on academic lesson plans, crafting classroom configurations to maximize learning and creating behavioral expectations which represent just a few of things they learned within their educator preparation program.

While North Carolina-prepared teachers complete a variety of field experiences and student teaching to give them the opportunity for direct student interac

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