Assistant Professor-Special Education Melissa Jenkins
Melissa Jenkins, assistant professor and director of special education programs in the College of Education, and Rachel Bowman, assistant professor in the College of Education were awarded $24,680 through VDOE for their grant titled “Community of Practice Support for Provisionally Licensed Special Educators.” This grant will provide tuition support for provisionally licensed special educators in the COE.
Jenkins also presented at the Council for Exceptional Children’s Teacher Education Division Conference recently in Pittsburgh. She served on an invited panel titled: SSEPC Symposium: Leadership in Small Special Education Programs and presented an interactive session titled Forging Ahead: Empowering Educators to Move Beyond One-Teach, One Support.
Assistant Professor Rachel Bowman
Bowman also presented at the Council for Exceptional Children’s Teacher Education Division Conference in Pittsburgh. She led a session titled Special Educators’ Insights on Essential Mentoring Components.