By Jake Marcus ’24, staff writer

On Thursday, Feb. 29, twenty early childhood and special education student teachers celebrated their accomplishments with presentations in Zimmerman Hall.

Seniors in the early childhood and special education programs at LVC presented their semester-long research to peers, professors and faculty.

These seniors completed their final student teaching experience in the fall, the last step towards receiving their certificate of education.

The guidelines for the project were relatively open-ended.

“Design a research question, implement it, reflect on it, then present it.” Jennifer Kuntz, director of field experiences and assistant professor at LVC, said.

This gave students the opportunity to cater the research to their interests.

Nick Morder, a senior early childhood education major, presented a project that questioned the correlation between behavioral management and a reward system. His project used extra recess time as the reward.

“I was very happy with the way my research panned out,” Morder said. “The correlation showed to be true based on the data.”

These students have worked very hard over the semester and in previous years, making this event the perfect way to recognize and celebrate their accomplishments.