Two young people from Gainesville are among sixty in Georgia who are part of this year's Woodrow Wilson Foundation Fellowship class.
Wesley Adams will attend Mercer University and Rachel Hastreiter will study at Georgia State.
Adams has been a math and physics tutor; research honor society member; YMCA youth camp leader; process improvement engineer; intern in the county engineer’s office; volunteer youth wrestling coach; and assistant high school wrestling coach.
Hastreiter's background includes serving as a mathematics supplemental instructor, college algebra; mathematics tutor, college level; undergraduate researcher, statistics, math tutoring lab; vice president of public relations, international honor society; participant, Belize study abroad program, working with high-need students; member, academic honor society; recipient, multiple academic scholarships and awards; nominee, All-USA and Coca Cola Academic Team; dean’s and president’s list student; avid hiker and outdoor enthusiast.
“The Woodrow Wilson Fellowship is about putting well-trained, committed educators in not only the fields of highest demand in our technology-driven age, but in the schools of highest need here in Georgia,” Gov. Nathan Deal said Thursday at a ceremony in Atlanta where the winners were announced. “STEM education plays a critical role in our state’s competitiveness and future economic prosperity and the most important thing we can do for our students in this field is ensure they have effective teachers. This opportunity for teachers is leading to a brighter future for students as they prepare for the 21st century workforce.”
The fellowship program recruits both recent graduates and career changers with strong backgrounds in science, technology, engineering, and math—the STEM fields—and prepares them specifically to teach in high-need secondary schools, according to a news release from the foundation.
The Woodrow Wilson Teaching Fellowship focuses on preparing top-quality educators for many of Georgia’s most underserved public schools. Each Fellow receives $30,000 to complete a specially designed, cutting-edge master’s degree program based on a yearlong classroom experience. In return, Fellows commit to teach for three years in the urban and rural Georgia schools that most need strong STEM teachers. Throughout the three-year commitment, Fellows receive ongoing support and mentoring.
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