While many education students do their student teaching in the Grinnell or other nearby public school systems, those who wish to teach in a large, urban area or in alternative schools may apply to the Urban Teaching Program in Chicago. Education students are also encouraged to network at state meetings of professional organizations, to assist faculty members with research projects, and to develop research projects of their own. In addition, they may become involved in student organizations such as The Mentoring Program and the Green Frog Children's Theatre Company. Career Opportunities Grinnell graduates who earn teaching certificates go on to teach at all levels of public and private education in many subjects in the United States and abroad. Grinnell graduates include high school teachers in math, English, foreign language, science, and art, as well as elementary teachers, educational consultants, professors, teachers of English as a second language, and teachers for the Peace Corps.
Students use the libraries as resources for their methods courses, group work, and studying.
Each library is equipped with dedicated computer terminals networked with the campus system, a video camera and VCR for microteaching, and other educational technology. Karin Connelly, lecturer and assistant in the writing lab, has a B.A. from Carleton College and M.A. and M.F.A. degrees from the University of Iowa. Jeanne Janson, assistant professor, received an A.B. degree from Brown University and M.A. and Ph.D. degrees from the University of Iowa. Jean Smiley Ketter, assistant professor, has a B.A. from the University of Northern Colorado and M.A. and Ph.D. degrees from the University of Kansas. She teaches courses in educational psychology, perspectives on educational issues, special methods for secondary teaching, and supervises high school student teachers.