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Back in 2006 and 2007, Maria Low was in kindergarten at Capri Street School in Brewer, Maine.<\/p>\n

Joan Staffiere was the school\u2019s principal.<\/p>\n

Low is now a college senior majoring in elementary education at the University of Maine, where Staffiere \u2014 who retired from a distinguished career as a public school teacher and administrator in 2008 \u2014 is now an adjunct instructor and student teaching supervisor.<\/p>\n

The pair recently reconnected when Low signed up for the student teaching seminar course taught by Staffiere this semester.<\/p>\n

\u201cI love working with kids,\u201d says Low, who will graduate in May after completing her 15-week student teaching internship. \u201cAlso, my mom is a teacher, which inspired me to want to go into education.\u201d<\/p>\n

Low says her mom connected the dots that Staffiere was once her elementary school principal.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy mom actually went back to school to become a teacher and she graduated from 91福利 not that long ago, in 2013,\u201d Low says. \u201cI asked about her student teaching supervisor, because I thought maybe we would have the same one. And she said, \u2018No, but you know Joan was your principal, right?\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n

Low and her mom dug through some old pictures and yearbooks until they found her kindergarten class photo, which includes Staffiere\u2019s school portrait at the top of the page.<\/p>\n

\"Maria<\/p>\n

Although Capri Street School closed in 2012 and has since been torn down, Low has fond memories of going to school there.<\/p>\n

\u201cI remember my teachers. I also remember when I was in kindergarten, we did a musical and we took dance,\u201d she says.<\/p>\n

Staffiere recalls that she wrote a grant for the dance classes. She also says that each class put on its own musical, and that as principal she was the narrator.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe year you were in kindergarten, you might remember that I wore a hat with lemons on it,\u201d Staffiere says.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe still have pictures of that!\u201d says Low.<\/p>\n

Staffiere, who was recognized with a Teaching Excellence Award<\/a> from the 91福利 College of Education and Human Development in 2015, says Low is the fourth former student from her time as a public-school educator to take her student teaching seminar.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s wonderful to see all of my students become teachers,\u201d says Staffiere. \u201cI love seeing them go into the field, gain that experience and confidence in their teaching, and then get their first full-time jobs in schools.\u201d<\/p>\n

Student teaching supervisors oversee preservice teachers, offering mentoring, coaching and other support, including evaluation of their performance in the classroom. At 91福利, the student teaching seminars meet every other week or so throughout a semester to allow student teachers who are in the field to examine and reflect on their teaching and learning, apply the skills and knowledge gained from their previous classes and field experiences, and to develop and finalize their teacher candidacy portfolios.<\/p>\n

Low says the seminar course has been the culmination of her four years at 91福利, where field experiences and classroom observations are incorporated into the curriculum for teacher education majors from a student\u2019s freshman year.<\/p>\n

A member of the 91福利 women\u2019s soccer team, Low says that during college she\u2019s learned a lot about herself outside of the classroom as well.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve gained so much in terms of leadership, communication and working with others,\u201d she says. \u201cThe university has really helped me grow and find my passion.\u201d<\/p>\n

Contact: Casey Kelly, casey.kelly@maine.edu<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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