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Kimberley Jones—Quest for Quality Award for Exceptional Teacher
Candidate
Kimberley was nominated by the Department of Teacher Education and re-
ceived the Quest for Quality Exceptional Teacher Candidate in Fall 2012. Her
cooperating teacher during student teaching said of her, “Kimberly enters the
classroom each day with a sense of purpose and has an uncanny ability to
keep the students focused on what she teaches. Her knowledge of the subject
area was even noticed by many faculty members as well as the principal in
our school.“ Her university supervisor added, “Kimberly is a positive role
model for her kindergarten students. She teaches the students the academic
content as well as working toward developing their character. She strives to
have her students share her strong work ethic in their daily lessons. Every day
she has worked with the students she has made a difference in their lives.“
Hayley Roberts—Undergraduate Researcher
Hayley, a senior in the Department of Teacher Education, made a poster presentation at the Undergraduate Re-
search Symposium at Angelo State University on April 19, 2013. Ms. Roberts joined 21 other student researchers
to present their research. The symposium was sponsored by
the ASU's Center for Innovation in Teaching and Research
(CITR) and directed by Dr. John Wegner. Nineteen entries
were from the sciences and two, including Hayley's, were
from social science. Hayley's research centered on three
questions related to Community Engaged Learning in which
ASU volunteers read to prekindergarten students at Alta Lo-
ma Elementary School in San Angelo Independent School
District. She designed the volunteer process, selected the
literature that would be used, and monitored and evaluated
the process. Hayley and her mentor, Dr. Sandra Maxedon,
planned for approximately a year before implementing the
pilot program at Alta Loma.
Quest for Quality
The Quest for Quality initiative, based in The Woodlands, is designed to highlight exceptional quality in university-
based teacher preparation in Texas. The Center for Research, Evaluation and Advancement of Teacher Education
(CREATE) and the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board collaborate on the program that is funded through a
grant from the Sid W. Richardson Foundation to the College for All Texans Foundation.
The following students and faculty have been nominated for the spring 2013 Quest for Quality Awards.
Exceptional Teacher Candidates: Lauren Couch and Michelle Hamilton
Exemplary Faculty Practices: Dr. Deborah Banker
Exemplary Field Based Practices: Dr. Sandra Maxedon
Exemplary School Partnerships: Dr. Christine Purkiss
