Student Teaching Coordinators

		Ms. Vicki Goettel District: Pennsylvania Email: vgoettel@udel.edu	Vicki Goettel is a Student Teacher Coordinator, for the neighboring Pennsylvania school districts, at the University of Delaware. She completed both her Bachelor of Science degree and master of Instruction degree at the University of Delaware. Her professional experience includes teaching fourth and fifth grades in the Appoquinimink School District. She worked collaboratively with other teachers to design the district Social Studies curriculum based on the State Standards. She is a Teacher Consultant for the Delaware Geographic Society. She was honored with being named the Teacher of the Year for Redding Intermediate School and inducted into the Alpha Delta Kappa Sorority.

		Ms. Ann Jornlin District: Colonial Email: ajornlin@udel.edu	Ann Jornlin acts as the lead student teaching center coordinator for the ETE program and has recently created the Student Teaching Coordinator Manual. She supervises student teachers within the Colonial School District, where she has worked in that capacity since 1981. She conducts training sessions for cooperating teachers on "Performance Assessment of Student Teachers: Introduction to Pathwise." She served as the Project Manager for the New Teacher Mentoring Program in the Colonial School District, and she was a member of Delaware's Task Force to develop the Delaware Professional Teaching Standards.

		Ms. Deirdre Lilly District: Red Clay Email: dlilly@udel.edu	Deirdre Lilly is the student teaching coordinator for the Red Clay School District. She supervises the field experience for Elementary Teacher Education candidates collaborating with district administrators and teachers. Since 2001, she has conducted Pathwise evaluation training workshops to cooperating teachers and other student teaching program supervisors. She collaborates with other ETE coordinators to structure the course requirements and guidelines for the ETE student teaching program. Additionally, she is responsible for planning and delivery of EDUC 308, Curriculum in the Primary and Middle Grades.

		Dr. Laurie Palmer District: Milford Email: lpalmer@udel.edu	Laurie Palmer is an Instructor in the Southern Delaware Elementary Teacher Education Program at the University of Delaware/Milford School District Professional Development School. She teaches a variety of PDS courses, supervises students in the field, advises students, and provides professional development to district teachers. She is a consultant with the Delaware Writing Project. Laurie earned her Ed. D. in Curriculum and Instruction at the University of Delaware.

		Ms. Judy Patton District: Milford Email: jpatton@udel.edu	Judy Patton is a National Board Certified Teacher and an instructor in the University of Delaware/Milford School District Professional Development School. This unique partnership offers the complete Elementary Teacher Education program in Southern Delaware, providing a variable credit program with an emphasis on increased field experience and reflective practice. Judy taught in Delaware public schools for thirty-one years and worked for two years as a UD Student Teaching Coordinator. As a University of Delaware instructor in the PDS Program, she teaches courses, supervises and assesses student teachers (senior interns) in the field, supervises junior interns in their field placements, advises senior and junior interns, and provides Pathwise training for senior intern cooperating teachers. She arranges appropriate placements for junior and senior interns, provides ongoing support for cooperating teachers and interns in the field, presents orientations for junior and senior interns and their cooperating teachers and facilitates weekly seminars for the seniors. She works with Milford School District officials and administrators as well as University of Delaware colleagues to facilitate effective communication among all participants.

		Ms. Betsy Read District: Christina Email: bgread@udel.edu	Betsy Read is the Student Teacher Coordinator for the University of Delaware and the Christina School District, which she has done since January, 1990. She is a member of the Christina School District Instructional Division where she coordinates with the curriculum supervisors and Assistant Superintendent on district initiatives. She has taught or teaches math methods courses at the University of Delaware: EDUC 335, Elementary Math Methods, EDUC 336, Middle School Math Methods, EDUC 667 Methods of Integrating Mathematics and Technology and the mathematics section of EDUC 308, Integrating Curriculum. She worked on two projects with the Educational Testing Service, in 1992 - 1994 as part of the development team for the Praxis III - Teacher Performance Based Assessment and in 1994 to develop test items for the NAEP Middle School Mathematics Assessment. She has developed workshops (e.g. mathematics, writing, classroom management) and trained many teachers in the Christina School District and the State of Delaware. She taught for 15 years as general elementary educator, a special education teacher, and a secondary mathematics teacher. Currently she is coordinating the development of a rubric to evaluate mathematics lesson planning with the EDUC 335, math methods faculty and EDUC 400 student teaching coordinators.

		Ms. Mary Ann Venturena District: Brandywine Email: mavent@udel.edu	Ms. Venturena began her elementary teaching career (grades 1-6) in 1973 . Since 1991, she has served as the Student Teacher Supervisor in the Brandywine School District. She has provided Pathwise Training for cooperating teachers and clinical faculty. She has collaborated with other coordinators to develop inservice and orientation workshops for cooperating teachers. Her current responsibilities include the administration of the Delaware New Teacher Mentoring Program in her district and participation in the Clinical Studies Advisory Group.

		Ms. Stephanie Kotch Vertical Model Email: sakotch@udel.edu	Stephanie Kotch is an Instructor at the University of Delaware and coordinates the Vertical Model of Field Experience. She has compiled 15 years of diverse educational experience that includes Child Care Director, Administrative Director, Classroom Teacher, Professional Development Instructor, and Elementary Science Specialist. Her current research interests include improved field experiences for pre-service teachers, mentoring support within the student teaching triad, and preservice conversation groups.

		Ms. Cheri Lippstone District Christina & Red Clay Email: cheri@udel.edu