As all of the other university supervisors were white people, I was asked by Dr. Elizabeth Finsness to supervise two student teachers of color. Gloria Fahnbulleh (left) taught 3rd grade at Cornelia Elementary in Edina and Vanness Buth (above) taught 3rd grade in Peter Hobart Elementary in St. Louis Park. Both of these aspiring teachers were exceptional in their abilities to form relationships with students and to hold them to high expectations academically and behaviorally. I reviewed their lesson plans and observed each of their classrooms multiple times while taking scripted notes. I provided instructional advice and coaching support as well as documented their performance in Tk20.
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