Episode Air Date 4/7/2025

Dr. Rose Jagielo-Manion is an Assistant Professor in the Early and Middle Grades Education Department at West Chester University, where she teaches undergraduate and graduate teacher education courses and supervises K-8 student teachers. Before joining the WCU faculty, Rose worked in a variety of elementary and middle schools as a general education teacher, special education teacher, special education coordinator, and academic coordinator. Her research focuses on mentoring and support of pre-service and in-service teachers, learning environments and instructional practices to foster students' success, and promoting teacher candidates' cultural competence. She has published articles in The Elementary School Journal, Innovative Higher Education, Journal on Empowering Teaching Excellence and Journal of Language and Literacy Education and has presented at numerous international, national and regional conferences. After 30 years in education, teaching still brings her joy every day.