Berlin Intermediate is fortunate to be a Professional Development
School, PDS, with Salisbury University. As a PDS site, BIS teachers,
welcome Salisbury University Education Majors into our classrooms where
they participate in a co-teaching environment. The collaboration between
the interns and mentor teachers' provides extra assistance in the
classroom, which directly benefits the students.
INTRODUCING OUR FALL 2021 STUDENT INTERNS
(Pictured are: Brianna Johnson, Jenna Mclaurin and Adriean Hayward)
My name is Brianna
Johnson, and I am from Ocean View, DE. I am thoroughly enjoying my
internship experience in Mrs. Coat’s class. I am majoring in Elementary
Education and will graduate in December. After graduation, I hope to
teach math and science in a 3rd, 4th, or 5th grade classroom. n my free
time, I coach all-star cheerleading, watch Disney movies, and go
fishing!
My name is Jenna McLaurin, and I am loving my time at BIS as I am interning in Ms. Lipka’s class. I am from Ocean City Maryland. I hope to be teaching in Worcester County after finishing my Elementary Education Degree this December. In my free time, I enjoy paddle boarding, riding my bike and hanging out with my friends.
Hi! My name is Adriean Hayward and I’m from Preston, MD. I am majoring in Elementary Education, and I will be graduating in December 2021. I am doing my internship in Mrs. Thaw’s class. My dream job after graduation would be a sixth-grade science teacher! In my free time I love spending time with my husband and 2-year-old son. I also like to read, and I have a part-time photography business that I enjoy!
Intern 2's (Full time - 8 weeks)
Adriean Hayward - Kelly Thaw
Brianna Johnson - Kate Coates
Jenna McLaurin - Pam Lipka
Intern 1's ( at least 1/2 day (three hours) per week from Sept. 7 - Oct. 22 and Nov. 22 - Dec. 10. Between Oct. 25 – Nov. 19 they will be at BIS full time) **will be full time interns Fall 2022
Sarah Long - Lori Romano
Savanah Nilo - Amanda Senter
PE (Full time Interns)
Patrick Dempsey - Susan Johnson
Doug Jones - Ryan Stout
(Click on the SU picture below for the youtube video)
BIS is so honored to work hand in hand with SU to provide quality PDS experiences. We are incredibly proud of our own Emma Reider, who was nominated for the Emerging PDS Leader Award. This is a national award and she is the only undergrad in the Nation to receive it this year.
Pictured (Left to Right):
Sara Elburn, Regional PDS Program Manager
Pam Lipka, PDS Site Coordinator for BIS
Dr. Keith Connors, National PDS awards committee chair
Emma Reider, Intern recipient
Ryan Cowder, Principal
Patti King, Clinical Assistant and Worcester PDS Liason
Paul Gaisor, Clinical Practice Coordinator for field experiences