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GSEP Students Awarded California Council on Teacher Education Scholarships

Sidney Brazil, Maya Lohith and Samantha Sorkin have been awarded scholarships for the California Council on Teacher Education (CCTE) through Pepperdine’s Graduate School of Education and Psychology.  Brazil, Lohith and Sorkin are all in the Masters of Education and Teaching Credential Program.

Mrs. Brazil is working on her single subject credential in Health and Phys Ed and is currently teaching at City Honors College Preparatory Charter High School Physical Education and Health both 9^th and 10^th grade.  This is her second year there.

Ms Lohith and Ms Sorkin have just begun their student teaching at Westside Global Awareness Magnet School K-8 in Marina Del Rey. Ms Lohith is working on her multiple subject credential and is currently teaching in a second grade class. Ms Sorkin is working on her single subject math credential and is teaching in 7^th and 8^th grade, Pre Algebra and Algebra.

All three recipients will be attending the CCTE Spring Conference March 29-31 in San Jose, CA. to present on their Action Research Project from the Teacher Identity and Vocation course in MAETC, 611A. B & C and are working under the supervision of Dr. Garcia-Ramos.