New kindergarten teacher brings passion for literacy

Kacey Hammer is stepping into her first official teaching role this fall as Stedman Elementary’s newest kindergarten teacher.

Hammer is currently completing her Master’s degree in Elementary Education at the University of Alaska Southeast, working toward her K-8 certification. She’ll begin the school year on a provisional license while finishing her student teaching requirements in her own classroom — an arrangement that her UAS advisor encouraged.

“He was like, ‘You’re ready,’” Hammer recalls. “He said, ‘In this program, we have prepared you for this.’”

Though this is her first official teach...

 
 

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