Ep 8 - Lyric Jones: Elementary Education '23, Master of Arts in Teaching '24

Lyric Jones is a Knight in the Classroom! She is a graduate of Hamilton Southeastern High School in Fishers, IN and earned her undergraduate degree in Elementary Education in 2023 from Marian University. Lyric continued at Marian by completing the 4+1 residency program where she earned her Master of Arts in Teaching in 2024. Lyric is a dedicated educator who constantly focuses on her own growth, so listen to how she is living out Marian University's vision to “transform lives, society, and the world” with her students. (00:00) Knights in the Classroom intro (00:27) Introducing Lyric Jones (03:48) Embarrassing moments in the classroom...and the gym! (07:19) Decision to pursue becoming an educator (10:52) The impact of the Marian residency program (16:00) Teaching math and growing in literacy (19:35) Growth as an educator (22:07) Preparing 3rd graders for standardized testing (27:57) Working with data as a new teacher (30:22) Advice for someone considering becoming a teacher (32:11) Building a classroom community