A total of 156 students from the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater will represent the university as student teachers at schools in Wisconsin, Illinois and other neighboring states during the 2024 fall semester.

The following UW-Whitewater students from the Whitewater area will serve as student teachers this fall:

53190 Whitewater, WI: Christian Derenne, who is majoring in History and will work in Social Studies at Denmark High School in the Denmark school district.

53190 Whitewater, WI: Colton Meuret, who is majoring in Mathematics and will work in Math at Whitewater High School in the Whitewater school district.

53190 Whitewater, WI: Inger Miles, who is majoring in Special Education MSE and will work in Special Education at Whitewater Middle School in the Whitewater school district.

53190 Whitewater, WI: Raquel Ortiz, who is majoring in Elementary Education and will work in Elementary & Middle at Lincoln Elementary in the Whitewater school district.

53190 Whitewater, WI: Sydney Troy, who is majoring in Elementary Education and will work in Elementary & Middle at Parkview Elementary in the Parkview school district.

53190 Whitewater, WI: Dayna Wendelberger, who is majoring in Elementary Education and will work in Elementary & Middle at Templeton Middle School in the Hamilton school district.

Students from the university’s College of Education and Professional Studies will serve as student teachers through January 2025.

“Our students are highly sought after,” said Fred Trotter, administrative director in UW-Whitewater’s Office of Clinical Experiences. “School districts really appreciate the caliber of our graduates.”

Student teaching is the final activity before teacher candidates earn their degree and license.

UW-Whitewater will partner with 218 cooperating teachers across 148 schools in 94 districts over the course of the semester.

“We couldn’t do this without a lot of the great partnerships we have with those pre-K through 12 schools – their partnerships are very much appreciated,” Trotter said.

Student teachers assist cooperating teachers with lesson planning, instruction and assessment. Some student teachers are pre-selected by UWW staff and cooperating schools for internships, earning a small stipend and teaching up to 50 percent of their day as a certified teacher would.

UW-Whitewater licenses the most teachers in the state of Wisconsin. Educating teachers was the university’s original mission during its founding in 1868. To learn more about the College of Education and Professional Studies at UW-Whitewater, visit uww.edu/coeps.