Paige Valensky '14
My favorite memory from GVSU is either Kleiner Late Night or when the pendulum went viral on Vine after Miley Cyrus' Wrecking Ball song released.
Education Career Guide
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Places to Gain Related Experience:
- IKUS Life Enrichment Services
- EDUStaff, LLC – Substitute teaching
- The McCahill Group
- National Heritage Academies
- Amazon
- Everyday Wonders Educare
- Learning Care Group
- Professional Educational Group Services (PESG)
- Camp Fire
Where Alumni Have Landed
- English/Spanish Teacher – Grand Rapids Public Schools
- Substitute Teacher – EDU Staff, LLC
- Special Education Teacher – Kenowa Hills Public Schools
- Customer Success Manager – TenMarks Education, an Amazon Company
- Technology Integration Specialist – Grandville Public Schools
- Adjunct Professor* – Grand Rapids Community College
- Dean of Human Services* – Baker College
- Dean of Adult Education* – Grace Bible College
- Grants Consultant – National Heritage Academies – Grants Consultant
- Physical Education Teacher – Aurora Public Schools (Colorado)
- Teacher Consultant – Fraser Public Schools
- Secondary Special Education Supervisor* – Troy School District
- Supervisor of Special Education* – Eastern Service Unit
- Director of Special Education – Sparta Area Schools
- KTC CORE West Program Instructor (Career Orientation Readiness Education) – Kent ISD
- GED Instructor* – Sparta Area Schools –
- Alternative Academy Virtual Teacher – Montabella Community Schools
- Director of Adult Education* – Sparta Area Schools
- Secondary English Teacher and Trainer – Peace Corps
- Principal* – Byron Center Public Schools
Spotlights
Samantha Hardenburgh '03 & '05
Snow days were very scarce back when I was in college, but there was a winter where part of campus lost power in a blizzard. We played games by candlelight, went sledding and overall had a great time!
Kay Augustyniak-Miller '85
It's been incredible to see the campus' growth over the past 36 years and remember back to what it used to be. My spouse and I met my senior year, and my son met his wife also at GVSU.
Student Organizations to Consider
- Council for Exceptional Children (CECS)
- Kappa Delta Pi
- Teachers of Tomorrow – Phi Delta Kappa
- Student Chapter of the National Science Teachers Association (NSTA)
Study Abroad Programs
Discover the different education systems around the world and develop your own personal international pedagogy. Imagine yourself doing your student teaching in an Indian classroom with the COST program, or learn the Hungarian teaching style during a semester in Budapest!
Graduate and Professional Education
Develop some of these technical and professional competencies to be successful:
- Leadership
- Customer service
- Teaching
- Teamwork
- Social media
- Curriculum development
- Educational leadership
- Classroom management
- Educational Technology
- Response To Intervention (RTI)
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