December 2025 Recap

The Early Childhood Block hosted "Polar Express: Tickets to Learning," where preservice teachers designed engaging, hands-on stations in science, literacy, and math for first grade students from Kitty Stone Elementary.

Students rotated through each activity with their Polar Express tickets and earned a punch at every stop. They were curious, excited, and fully engaged in each station!

We are grateful for the Kitty Stone students and staff for being part of the event, and we were glad to welcome more than fifty dual enrollment students who joined us throughout the day!

Our final total for the Teacher Education Food Drive is 2,246 pounds of food and resources donated to the Gamecock Market. Thank you all for your incredible generosity and teamwork!!

Final Team Totals:

Cannon Team: 474 lbs

Gilliland Team: 1,405 lbs

Stancil Team: 367 lbs

Congratulations to the Gilliland Team for taking first place this year!

Attached are photos from the large food drop before the Thanksgiving break.

And as promised, we have video footage of the "losers" getting pied!

Thank you again to everyone who helped make this drive a tremendous success!

The JSU Child Development Center was cheering loud and proud for our graduates in the JSU College of Education and Professional Studies

Mrs. Kelsey Sims - Masters of Early Childhood Education

Ms. Jasmine Prater - Masters of Early Childhood Education

Mrs. Cassie Deavor - Bachelors of Elementary Education/Early Childhood Education

Miss Sarah Vance - Bachelors of Elementary Education

Congratulations, ladies!

The CEPS enjoyed special guests at the end of semester Fall meeting and luncheon.

Singers from Kitty Stone Elementary School serenaded us with Christmas carols. Hopefully we will have 1,2,3,4,5,6,7 feet of snow this winter

Dr. Troncale’s students took their classroom learning to new heights by diving into a two-day PBL Works professional development offered by the Jax State Regional Inservice Center.

By exploring various techniques and strategies during the session, students gained tools for fostering active engagement and meaningful teaching and learning.

We extend our thanks to Valerie Curtis and Dean White for making this experience possible. Our pre-service teachers are grateful for your enthusiastic support!

Student Showcase and Career Fair made for great day at the CEPS! We are so proud of all of our amazing future teachers 🐔

Congratulations to all of our CEPS Fall 2025 Graduates!

Dr. Priscilla Wilson was honored to hood one last time during the Fall commencement. This past Fall marked Dr. Wilson's final semester with Jax State, following her announcement earlier in the year that she would retire at the end of December of 2025.

Thank you, Dr. Wilson, for your dedication to Jax State and the College of Education and Professional Studies.

Congratulations, Dr. Wilson, on your retirement!

After an incredible semester, our dedicated elementary education teacher candidates impressed us with their presentations on the impact of their teaching in elementary education!

This culminating assignment, completed during their practicum, allowed them to apply their skills in real classroom settings and evaluate the effect of their teaching on student learning.

We are so proud of their hard work and commitment to shaping the future of education!