The Education faculty are a dynamic group of professionals who are committed to your learning and teaching. Whether you are thinking of pursuing teaching at the elementary, middle, or high school level, your faculty members come from a variety of backgrounds and are all interested in the same mission: to prepare the best teacher educators for school age students. There are other faculty members in the education department at McDaniel College who teach outside of the education minor. Here is a list of the faculty members who teach in our education minor, their advising levels and the courses they teach:
Dr. Sharon Craig, elementary education advisor:
EDU 2015 Processes and Acquisition of Reading;
EDU 3324 Balanced Reading Instruction and Materials;
EDU 4205 Assessment of Reading Instruction
Dr. Francis Fennell, elementary education advisor:
(Dr. Fennell is on administrative leave 2006-2008)
Dr. Ramona Kerby:
SLM 3317 Children's Literature;
SLM 3318 Young Adult Literature
Dr. Ochieng K'Olewe, social studies and secondary education advisor:
EDU 2240 Planning and Evaluating Instruction
EDU 3345 Methodology in Social Studies
Dr. Janet Medina, transfer students, foreign language and secondary ed. advisor:
EDU 1141 Teaching and Learning in a Diverse Society
Dr. Debra Miller:
EDU 4417 Reading in the Content Areas: Part 1;
EDU 4418 Reading in the Content Areas: Part 2
Dr. Julia Orza,
EDU 1111 Learning in a Diverse Society
Dr. Simeon Schlossberg:
EDU 1111 Learning in a Diverse Society
Dr. Susan Travetto, professional year advisor and internship coordinator
All Internships in Education
Dr. Margaret Trader, department chair