Two GSE Students Awarded the Department of Education’s 2011 New Jersey Distinguished Student Teacher Award

The Office of Academic Services is proud to announce that two GSE teacher education students have been awarded the New Jersey Department of Education's 2011 Distinguished Student Teacher Award. These students were nominated by GSE faculty members for their outstanding achievement during their teaching internships.  The winners are:
 
Lauren Hayes – Elementary & Special Education
Luis Leyva – Mathematics Education
 
This prestigious award recognizes the year’s top graduates of teacher preparation programs administered by New Jersey colleges and universities. These students' dossiers, submitted by the GSE into competition for the awards and evaluated by a panel of professionals in the education field, have shown these teacher candidates to be exceptionally well prepared for entry into the teaching profession.
 
Congratulations, students!