MultiDisciplinary
Anterior Cruciate Ligaments
By Alexis Jenkins
Alexis Jenkins definitely is very active from the start. Sports have always been her passion; growing up, you could always catch her outside at the softball field playing with her high school, tournament team, or family. This all was until she had an almost career-ending injury occur not just once but twice. Luckily, she could continue to play two years of college softball, but she always wondered why tearing your ACL, also known as your Anterior Cruciate Ligament, was such a big deal. Now years later, she is a Senior here at Millersville studying Sports Journalism. After graduation, she plans to work her way into the ESPN world to eventually become an ESPN Broadcast Journalist.
A Comprehensive Investigation of Pre-Service Teachers' Well Being and Social Emotional Competencies
The Use of the Computational Thinking Process In-Place Value Intervention
delaney Reitnauer
Delaney Reitnauer is a senior Early Childhood Education major (Pre-K through 4th) with a minor in Psychology and a member of the Honors College. From a young age, Delaney knew she wanted to be a teacher and contribute to the world of education. As most know, teaching is more than just helping students gain academic knowledge. One component of teaching is implementing specific and alternative ways to help children learn. Although this project is a requirement for student teaching, Delaney wanted to implement a practice that was relatively new to help struggling students with the foundation of mathematics: place value. Before beginning the two-week intervention, she was excited and interested in seeing the potential growth students could have and how it applies to their basic operational skills. This project is timely since Delaney’s 4th-grade students will be taking the Math PSSAs within a month of the completion of this intervention. After graduation, Delaney plans to accept a teaching job within the local area and continue to do academic research on practices that will support students. Eventually, Delaney wants to continue her own education by becoming a School Psychologist. Whether in the classroom or supporting other educators, Delaney wants to make an impact in the field of education.
Delaney Reitnauer is a senior Early Childhood Education major (Pre-k through 4th) with a minor in Psychology and a member of the Honors College. From an early age, Delaney knew she wanted to be a teacher and be in the world of education. As most know, teaching is more than just helping students gain academic knowledge. Teachers must be mindful of the whole child. The emotional and social aspects of a student are as important to consider. As this is part of Delaney’s teaching philosophy, she started her Honors thesis with the topic in mind. When in her education classes, she found that other pre-service teachers may not realize the gravity that they hold on to students' social-emotional learning (SEL) with their own social-emotional competencies (SECs). This truly inspired Delaney to investigate the foundation of pre-service teachers' SECs. Delaney is passionate about seeing how the education community can refine the important practice of SEL to benefit most students. Additionally, this research satisfies Delaney’s last component of the Honors program–the thesis. She is grateful for how this experience has shown her interest in academic research and helped prepare her for the future. After graduation, Delaney plans to accept a teaching job within the local area and continue to do academic research on practices that will support students. Eventually, Delaney wants to continue her own education by becoming a School Psychologist. Whether in the classroom or supporting other educators, Delaney wants to make an impact in the field of education.