Louise (Lou) Moore, internship placement coordinator and elementary block field supervisor in the Reich College of Education’s Office of Field Experiences, is retiring - again! She taught grades fifth and sixth at Parkway School in Watauga County Schools for the last 20 years of her 31-year teaching career. For 14 of those years, she taught elementary students during the day and taught college students at the university in the evenings.
For the past 26 years, Moore has worked in various roles in the college including:
- 1997-2011: part-time adjunct instructor for elementary science methods course;
- 2012-2022: various roles with the Kaleidoscope Program; and
- 2019-2023: internship placement coordinator and elementary block field supervisor.
Additionally, she provided workshops for the Mathematics and Science Education Center for many years.
Moore earned her Bachelor of Science degree in elementary education from App State, and she has seen the university change since her time as an undergraduate student.
“The growth in both the physical campus as well as in the undergraduate and graduate degree programs offered at the university is extraordinary,” said Moore.
Despite the increase in population, Moore observed that “App State has maintained its ‘small college’ feel, especially in the Reich College of Education where the tradition of caring for students is as strong a commitment as ever.”
“App State has maintained its ‘small college’ feel, especially in the Reich College of Education where the tradition of caring for students is as strong a commitment as ever.”
In retirement, Moore is excited about taking “long hikes and (slow) runs on our beautiful mountain trails, visits to my daughters in faraway states, long-overdue home beautification projects, and finally making a dent in my very lengthy ‘books I want to read’ list!”
While she is very excited to do many things in retirement, Moore also noted she will miss her colleagues in the RCOE. “I will miss the wonderful instructors with whom I have worked and come to know so well and the dedicated team in the Office of Field Experiences.”
“I will miss the excitement and enthusiasm of teacher candidates who want to share every little detail of their experiences ‘in the field’ in preparation for the day they will walk into their very own classroom for the first time,” she continued. “I will most certainly miss the walks through the most beautiful college campus on the face of the earth.”
Her advice to future staff: “As in all of life, RELATIONSHIPS are the most important things. Always take the time to make connections with students, colleagues, and your community.”
Lou Moore
