Previous Student Teachers
What do student teachers have to say about their preschool practicum experience after they leave the ECLS?
"The UMass Early Childhood Laboratory School was and remains
the most rewarding teaching experiences ever. I miss so many aspects of the
extraordinary techniques demonstrated within the Reggio Emilia Philosophy
of Education. This approach to teaching and learning has influenced me the
most.
After I bid farewell to UMass, I returned home to Albany, NY where I immediately
began graduate school. I am attending The University at Albany, graduating
in August 2002 with a Masters in Reading. I can't tell you how many papers
I have typed or professors I have spoken to about the Early Childhood Laboratory
School in Amherst, MA. I even chose to travel back to Massachusetts to interview
Ben and Lily Richards for an inquiry project assigned in a Teaching Writing
for Children course. My undergraduate training, especially under the supervision
of Dotty Meyer, Jane Broderick, Kate Strub-Richards, and Jamie Broadhead was
exceptional and prepared me for the work expected at the graduate level."
Lauren Reznitsky (4/2/02)
"I am the lead teacher for the four year old group at Agassiz Cooperative Preschool in Cambridge, MA. I love it but I would love to find a reggio inspired school to work at. Skinner has definately been the major influence on my teaching. My group and I have done three major projects this year- castles (which included dragons, magic, unicorns etc), space, and now we are exploring bones." Beth Williams (3/30/02)
"I use a lot that I have learned from ECLS because it is
so useful....It has been such an asset to my teaching style."
Marie Grygiel (3/29/02)
Room 4, Fall 2001
Front row: Lori, Elle, Melissa, Alyssa
Back Row: Sarah, Lauren, Holly, Amy
Lori Kozlowsky is completing her final student teaching in a 1st grade classroom at Wildwood Elementary in Amherst.
Melissa Discolo is completing her course work for her second major, which is Sociology.
Sarah Zammuto is completing her final student teaching in a 3rd grade classroom at Whately Elementary School. She is also applying to Graduate School in Florida.
Lauren Buckley is completing her final student teaching in a Kindergarten classroom at Fort River Elementary School in Amherst.
Holly Zemrock is completing her final student teaching in a 1st grade classroom at the Plains School in South Hadley.
Amy St. Peter is completing her final student teaching in a Kindergarten classroom at the Gerena Magnet School in Springfield.
Spring 2001
Katie Balducci is attending Graduate School at UMass/Amherst. She is also a Toddler Teacher at University Child Care.
Alison Deprizio is teaching Kindergarten in Chelsea, MA.
Meg Hood is teaching 2nd grade in Spencer, MA.
Lisa Pomerantz is graduating from UMass in May. She will be attending Graduate School for Special Education in NYC in the fall.
Heidi Rubenstein is teaching Kindergarten in Sharon, MA.
Kerry Scott is completing her final student teaching in a Kindergarten classroom at Fort River Elementary in Amherst. She will be graduating in May.
Fall 2000
Alissa Cohen is attending Graduate School at UMass/Amherst.
Marie Grygiel is the Head Teacher at a Preschool in New Jersey.
Elana Mallach is teaching at a Hebrew School in Florence, MA. She is also working at Kidsports in Hadley.
Alyssa Manzi is teaching 2nd grade in N.Andover, MA.
Aimee Puskar is substitute teaching in Stratford, CT. She is also very involved in the performing arts. She is working backstage at a theatre in Bridgeport, CT and is starring in a Community Theatre in the same town.
Lauren Reznitsky is attending Graduate School at the University at Albany. She will graduate in August 2002 with an M.Ed. in Reading. As a graduate student she has been working as an Instructional Aid for Special Education, grades K-2.
Spring 2000
Beth Williams is the Lead Teacher of the 4-year-old group at the Agassiz Cooperative Preschool in Cambridge, MA.