Fall '21 Student Teachers

August 27, 2021
Bethany Education Department is pleased to announce its Fall 2021 student teachers who are making a difference in classrooms near and far, across Kansas and Chicago due to our partnership with Chicago Center for Urban Life and Culture. Bethany Education Program continues its strong tradition and mission of preparing candidates “to become exceptional, reflective teachers in a diverse culture.” 

Pictured (left to right): Amanda Avila (Elementary Education, ELL); Rayleen Castro (Elementary Education); Paige Joyce (Elementary Education, ELL); DeLaynee Malone (Elementary Education, Special Education); Jackson Thaemert (PreK-12 Health and Physical Education); Abigail Rishel-Barnett (PreK-12 Vocal Music). 

Frita Amor (Elementary Education, ELL) is pictured on the right with her cooperating teacher. Frita is a student teaching in Chicago and enjoying this unique opportunity.

Dr. Chi’s headshot with her book Madness, Psychiatry, and Empire in Postcolonial Literature.
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Banner depicting Dean Coughenour with the words Dean Coughenour Trust Scholarship
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Banner depicting faculty with students in a classroom, with a quote from a Bethany alum
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