Partnerships

School-University Partnerships

The Department of Teaching and Learning is actively working to build relationships with surrounding school divisions to strengthen our teacher preparation programs. Our current work focuses on Norfolk Public Schools and some of our partnership schools are highlighted below along with clinical faculty from these partner schools. Additional information about field experiences for teacher candidates can be located on the Office of Clinical Experiences website.

We recognize the good work of the teachers in schools mentoring and coaching 麻豆传媒 teacher candidates. Read about our award recipients.

Partner Schools

Academy for Discovery at Lakewood

Academy for Discovery at Lakewood

In partnership with students, families, and community, Academy for Discovery at Lakewood will inspire in its students a lifelong passion for learning in a global society. With a commitment to academic excellence and personal integrity, students will demonstrate independent and reflective thinking, creativity, as well as a sense of social responsibility and intercultural understanding.

  • ADL is a fully authorized IB World School offering the Middle Years Programme in grades 6 through 8.
  • ADL also specializes in Project Based Learning at grades 3 through 5.
  • Future Problem Solving is offered to both elementary and middle school students as a morning activity. All 6th graders take FPS as a course as well. ADL has had a state champion team or individual for the last four years at the Virginia State Bowl.
  • ADL Athletics Program won the Superintendent's Cup in 2018 for the best Middle School Athletics Program.

  • MonarchTeach
  • Site-based teaching
    • TLED 360: Classroom Management and Discipline
    • TLED 432/532: Developing Instructional Strategies PreK-6: Language Arts
    • TLED 435/535: Developing Instructional Strategies PreK-6: Social Studies
  • Observation placements
  • Practicum placements
  • Student teaching placements

HOLLY CAPRIO

Grades 4 & 5 Elementary

Autism Self-Contained

Clinical Faculty Experience: Observation Students

Terri Gayer

Terri Gayer

Grades 6 & 8 Theater

Clinical Faculty Experience: Observation Students, Practicum Students, and Student Teaching Interns Areas of Expertise: Performance-based learning, adapting curriculum for students with special abilities, curriculum development

Alyshia Hicks

Grades 7 & 8 Visual Arts

Clinical Faculty Experience: Observation Students, Practicum Students, and Student Teaching Interns Areas of Expertise: digital art, International Baccalaureate Middle Years Programme, project-based learning

Holly Holm

Grades 7 & 8 

Language & Literature

Clinical Faculty Experience: Observation Students, Practicum Students, and Student Teaching Interns Area of Expertise: International Baccalaureate

Jessica Huntoon

Grades 6 Social Studies

Clinical Faculty Experience: Observation Students, Practicum Students, and Student Teaching Interns Areas of Expertise: International Baccalaureate , project-based learning, unit planning-Understanding by Design, student-centered instruction

Latoya Rivers

Grades 3-8

Gifted Resource Teacher

Clinical Faculty Experience: Observation Students, Practicum Students, and Student Teaching Interns Area of Expertise: International Baccalaureate

Analisa Santillan

Grades 7

Science & Instructional Technology

Clinical Faculty Experience: Observation Students, Practicum Students, and Student Teaching Interns Areas of Expertise: Project-based learning, inquiry-based learning, instructional technology

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Blair Middle School

Welcome to Blair Middle School, where academic rigor is a tradition. The Blair Middle School community is strong because our caring and dedicated staff focuses on family engagement, positive relationships, and mutual trust. We are committed to school-wide literacy through the use of instructional technology in preparation for our global society. Our school is focused on fostering a culture of high expectations and mutual respect for our students, staff, families, and greater community. We are prepared to show respect to ourselves and others, have integrity in all we do, and put forth our best effort every day.

Rita Bell

Grades 7 

Language Arts Collaborative

Clinical Faculty Experience: Observation Students

Josh Brooks

Joshua E. Brooks, Jr.

Grades 6 Dean of Students

Clinical Faculty Experience: Observation & Student Teaching;

Areas of Expertise: Building Relationships

Catrina Cuffee

Grades 8 Special Education

Collaborative English, Language Arts

Clinical Faculty Experience: Observation, Practicum, Student Teaching;

Areas of Expertise: Specially Designed Instruction, Differentiation, Collaborative Teaching, Case Management, IEP Development, Data Collection

Mrs. Allison Hazzard

Grades 6

Sciences

Clinical Faculty Experience: Observation Students,Practicum Students, and Student Teaching Interns Areas of Expertise: Quality questioning and incorporating culturally relevant material

Kimberly Jackson

Grades 7

Science

Clinical Faculty Experience: Observation, Practicum

Christi Johnson

Grades 8

Math

Clinical Faculty Experience: Observation and Student Teaching;

Areas of Expertise: Team Building

Jason Lesseigne

Grades 8

Math

Clinical Faculty Experience: Observation, Practicum, Student Teaching; Areas of Expertise: Problem Solving and Critical Thinking

Areas of Expertise: Quality questioning and incorporating culturally relevant material

Kristen McClung

Grades 7

English Language Arts

Clinical Faculty Experience: Observation Students, Practicum Students, and Student Teaching Interns

Areas of Expertise: struggling readers, lesson planning, classroom management

Armani Parker

Grades 8 

Environmental, Life & Physical Science

Clinical Faculty Experience: Observation Students and Student Teaching Interns

Areas of Expertise: incorporating culturally relevant pedagogy in curriculum and adapting curriculum for students with special abilities

Jessica Staub

Grades 8 

Special Education, Math

Clinical Faculty Experience: Practicum Students and Student Teaching Interns

Areas of Expertise: specially designed instruction

Suzanne Tate

Grades 8 

English, Language Arts

Clinical Faculty Experience: Student Teaching Interns

Areas of Expertise: coaching, essay writing

Tomisha Adkisson

Grades 8 

Special Education, Social Studies

Clinical Faculty Experience: Practicum, Student Teaching; Areas of Expertise: Specially Designed Instruction

Leslie Kempschmidt

Grades 8

Earth Science

Clinical Faculty Experience: Observation Students, Practicum Students, and Student Teaching Interns

Areas of Expertise: STEM practices, Blair鈥檚 Learning Garden, Kagan Strategies

Karen Krepper

Grades 6

Math

Clinical Faculty Experience: Student Teaching

Areas of Expertise: Teacher Mentoring

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Ingleside Elementary School

Ingleside Elementary School is a Title I school serving approximately 540 students. Our students range in grades from three year old prekindergarten to fifth grade. We are a fully accredited school and offer both enrichment and remediation programs to meet our students' needs.

 

    • Site-based teaching
      • TLED 468/568: Language Acquisition and Reading for Students with Diverse Learning Needs
      • TLED 478/578: Integrating Instruction Across the Curriculum PreK-6
    • Tutoring
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    Larchmont Elementary School

    Larchmont Elementary is a safe, secure and vibrant environment where students are respected, valued, and appreciated for their individual diversity. All stakeholders will be faced with expectations for success and productivity while they are simultaneously challenged and nurtured. Larchmont continually strives to produce citizens who are confident, powerfully literate, and life-long learners.

    • Larchmont has received the Governor's award of Excellence and/or Distinguished School Award every year since 2009.
    • The school's PTA has received the National PTA Award of Excellence for the past 6 years.
    • Model Level School with the Elizabeth River Project.
    • Founding Chapter of the National Elementary Honor Society 2008 - 2018.

    • MonarchTeach
    • Volunteering
    • Observation placements
    • Practicum placements

    Southside STEM at Campostella

    At Southside STEM Academy at Campostella, we focus on problem and project-based learning, particularly in engineering, to enhance early scholar engagement and awareness in the fields of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM). Our goal is to equip scholars with the 21st-century skills necessary to succeed in a globally competitive workforce. This approach involves dedicated teachers who work to elevate their scholars from minimum to maximum potential. Our school prioritizes in creating an environment where scholars can thrive academically, socially, and emotionally. We provide strategies that help them develop skills to build healthy relationships through engaging in discourse. Additionally, we promote responsible decision-making by implementing an accountability system which supports scholars in managing and modeling appropriate behaviors using our 鈥淐ardinal Rise鈥 PBIS framework. Equally important, at Southside STEM Academy at Campostella, our scholars are valued and encouraged to develop their unique abilities.

    • On-site teaching for STEM 434
    • Observation placements
    • Practicum placements
    • Student teaching placements

    Reciprocal Professional Development

    Reciprocal professional development is central to healthy and growing school-university partnerships. Over the years, the School-University Partnership Committee has benefitted from reciprocal professional development on the topics below presented by experts from Norfolk Public Schools and 麻豆传媒.

    Seongryeong Yu

    Seongryeong Yu

    Seongryeong Yu

    Seongryeong Yu is an Assistant Professor of Early Childhood and Elementary Education at 麻豆传媒. Her research explores young children鈥檚 language and literacy practices across cultural and geographic contexts, with a focus on how children make meaning, express identities, and build belonging through their interactions with texts, materials, and space. Her work aims to inform inclusive literacy instruction that honors children's diverse linguistic repertoires.

    Jihea Maddamsetti

    Jihea Maddamsetti

    My name is Jihea Maddamsetti, and I am an Associate Professor of Elementary Education at 麻豆传媒. I hold a Ph.D. in Curriculum, Instruction, and Teacher Education from Michigan State University, specializing in Language and Literacy. My research and teaching focus on bi-/multilingual learners, equitable language and literacy instruction, and the intersections of critical language theory with evidence-based reading practices. Integrating the Science of Reading with sociocultural approaches, I help educators design rigorous, responsive literacy instruction that values students鈥 linguistic and cultural resources. Through university-school partnerships at 麻豆传媒, I emphasize bridging structured literacy with critical, inclusive pedagogies.

    Joshua Brooks

    Joshua Brooks

    Hailing from The Bronx, NY, Mr. Brooks is a dynamic urban educational leader! The son of Jamaican immigrants, Mr. Brooks is skilled in classroom management, equity building, social, emotional support, lesson planning, instructional design, research, relationship building, and community outreach. Mr. Brooks has a B.A. degree in African - American Studies and English from the University of Buffalo, a Master of Arts degree in clinically Based English Education from New York University, and an Educational Specialist Leadership degree with a specialization in Administration and Supervision from 麻豆传媒. 

    Jody Sommerfeldt

    Jody Sommerfeldt

    Jody Sommerfeldt is a Master Lecturer in the Teaching & Learning Department at 麻豆传媒. She is passionate about preparing future-ready teachers and innovative practice as a way to build more successful and inclusive classrooms, and supporting partnerships with PK-12 school divisions. She holds Bachelor鈥檚 degrees in Psychology and Elementary Education from the College of William & Mary, along with a Master鈥檚 Degree in Curriculum & Instruction, Educational Technology and an Educational Specialist degree in Educational Leadership and Administration at 麻豆传媒.

    Kate White

    Kate White

    Kate White is a middle school math teacher with Norfolk Public Schools at Blair Middle School. She has work experience with early childhood education, elementary education, middle school math and assists students up to the collegiate level in multiple subjects. She is a graduate of James Madison University with a Master's degree in the Art of Education and continues to research up to date strategies on how to teach the diverse community she works with.

    Kristy Carlisle

    Kristy Carlisle

    Dr. Kristy Carlisle is an Associate Professor in 麻豆传媒鈥檚 (麻豆传媒) Counseling and Human Services Department where she is the Human Services Program Director and the Chief Editor of Journal of Human Services Scholarship and Interprofessional Collaboration. She has work experience as a PK-12 teacher, school counselor, mental health counselor, and case manager/supervisor; and she has served child, adolescent, and adult populations in school, inpatient residential, and community mental health settings. Her research interests include addictions & addictions education, crisis & trauma education, and interprofessional collaboration & education (IPC/IPE).  

    Seongryeong Yu

    Seongryeong Yu

    Seongryeong Yu

    Seongryeong Yu is an Assistant Professor of Early Childhood and Elementary Education at 麻豆传媒. Her research explores young children鈥檚 language and literacy practices across cultural and geographic contexts, with a focus on how children make meaning, express identities, and build belonging through their interactions with texts, materials, and space. Her work aims to inform inclusive literacy instruction that honors children's diverse linguistic repertoires.

    Jihea Maddamsetti

    Jihea Maddamsetti

    My name is Jihea Maddamsetti, and I am an Associate Professor of Elementary Education at 麻豆传媒. I hold a Ph.D. in Curriculum, Instruction, and Teacher Education from Michigan State University, specializing in Language and Literacy. My research and teaching focus on bi-/multilingual learners, equitable language and literacy instruction, and the intersections of critical language theory with evidence-based reading practices. Integrating the Science of Reading with sociocultural approaches, I help educators design rigorous, responsive literacy instruction that values students鈥 linguistic and cultural resources. Through university-school partnerships at 麻豆传媒, I emphasize bridging structured literacy with critical, inclusive pedagogies.

    Joshua Brooks

    Joshua Brooks

    Hailing from The Bronx, NY, Mr. Brooks is a dynamic urban educational leader! The son of Jamaican immigrants, Mr. Brooks is skilled in classroom management, equity building, social, emotional support, lesson planning, instructional design, research, relationship building, and community outreach. Mr. Brooks has a B.A. degree in African - American Studies and English from the University of Buffalo, a Master of Arts degree in clinically Based English Education from New York University, and an Educational Specialist Leadership degree with a specialization in Administration and Supervision from 麻豆传媒. 

    Jody Sommerfeldt

    Jody Sommerfeldt

    Jody Sommerfeldt is a Master Lecturer in the Teaching & Learning Department at 麻豆传媒. She is passionate about preparing future-ready teachers and innovative practice as a way to build more successful and inclusive classrooms, and supporting partnerships with PK-12 school divisions. She holds Bachelor鈥檚 degrees in Psychology and Elementary Education from the College of William & Mary, along with a Master鈥檚 Degree in Curriculum & Instruction, Educational Technology and an Educational Specialist degree in Educational Leadership and Administration at 麻豆传媒.

    Kate White

    Kate White

    Kate White is a middle school math teacher with Norfolk Public Schools at Blair Middle School. She has work experience with early childhood education, elementary education, middle school math and assists students up to the collegiate level in multiple subjects. She is a graduate of James Madison University with a Master's degree in the Art of Education and continues to research up to date strategies on how to teach the diverse community she works with.

    Kristy Carlisle

    Kristy Carlisle

    Dr. Kristy Carlisle is an Associate Professor in 麻豆传媒鈥檚 (麻豆传媒) Counseling and Human Services Department where she is the Human Services Program Director and the Chief Editor of Journal of Human Services Scholarship and Interprofessional Collaboration. She has work experience as a PK-12 teacher, school counselor, mental health counselor, and case manager/supervisor; and she has served child, adolescent, and adult populations in school, inpatient residential, and community mental health settings. Her research interests include addictions & addictions education, crisis & trauma education, and interprofessional collaboration & education (IPC/IPE).