Master's student receives Promising Master of Arts in Teaching Award at 2019 MAT Awards Ceremony

Edras Castellon Vasquez - carefree, caring, complex - is a Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT) candidate pursuing his single subject teaching credential in social science.

Vasquez received a Promising Master of Arts in Teaching award at the School of Education's 2019-2020 Scholarship Awards Ceremony on November 1.

Promising Master of Arts in Teaching awards, provided through a Hispanic Serving Institution grant from the U.S. Department of Education, support students who demonstrate the potential to become inspirational teachers. 
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"I have been able to interact with many different people of all ages and different backgrounds and from those interactions the one I am most fond of is teaching others," said Vasquez. "Teaching is the best way that I see myself helping others in my community. Through my discipline and the resources I will continue to gain, I hope to empower these students with knowledge and resources they could use to succeed well beyond their time in school. With this award I hope to buy tools that will aid me in my study and development of lessons for my students."