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Erica Carrasquillo鈥檚 technology skills, acquired through her curriculum in the Department of Elementary Education, were a saving grace when her teaching internship shifted to the virtual environment. Through a series of Zoom meetings, the teacher trainee and her mentor transitioned a second-grade science and social studies curriculum to an online environment, posting self-teaching tools and assignments.

鈥淰irtual learning has opened the door to new possibilities for the future of teaching,鈥� says Carrasquillo. 鈥淥ne of the biggest benefits is the ability to customize teaching to the learning styles of individual students.鈥�

Carrasquillo, an elementary education major, met daily in live-streaming sessions with students and quickly became aware of their challenges. 鈥淚n addition to subject content, we had to prepare a series of 鈥榟ow-to鈥� videos 鈥� how to log in, how to enter the Google classroom, and how to access assignments.鈥�

鈥� Virtual learning has opened the door to new possibilities for the future of teaching. 鈥�

A first-generation college graduate who is bilingual in Spanish, she began teaching in fall 2020 at Charles Carroll Barrister Elementary School in Baltimore City, where 37 percent of students are native Spanish speakers. 鈥淭he reality of first-year teaching did not exactly match my dreams, but I feel Towson has prepared me well,鈥� says Carrasquillo. 

Trips abroad with working with teachers in Lusaka, Zambia and teaching English in Cambodia also helped prepare the new teacher. 

Her commitment in and out of the classroom led 91影视破解版 to honor Carrasquillo with the College of Education鈥檚 Frances T. Bond Award in spring 2020 for public service. 

鈥淢y experiences made me realize I wanted to teach elementary students,鈥� says Carrasquillo, now a third grade teacher at Charles Carroll Barrister Elementary School. 鈥�Teaching someone to read is a miraculous life-changing experience.鈥� 

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