MultiDisciplinary
Anterior Cruciate Ligaments
By Alexis Jenkins
Alexis Jenkins definitely is very active from the start. Sports have always been her passion; growing up, you could always catch her outside at the softball field playing with her high school, tournament team, or family. This all was until she had an almost career-ending injury occur not just once but twice. Luckily, she could continue to play two years of college softball, but she always wondered why tearing your ACL, also known as your Anterior Cruciate Ligament, was such a big deal. Now years later, she is a Senior here at Millersville studying Sports Journalism. After graduation, she plans to work her way into the ESPN world to eventually become an ESPN Broadcast Journalist.
Music
Using Puppetry as a Tool to Create an Immersive Elementary Music Classroom
By harley ludy
Harley Ludy is a junior Music Education Major with a concentration in string bass, and is working towards certification in Modern Band at the Tell School of Music. Harley Ludy is a member of the Music division of the Music Research Fellows and enjoys the atmosphere and
community aspect of the community of practice. Harley is an avid puppeteer and loves to implement puppetry into lesson plans. Thus, Harley’s research takes a deep look at puppetry and its use in the elementary music classroom, as well as its ability to immerse students in their learning.
Harley utilized the oral history methodology and interviewed 7 individuals: 3 professional puppeteers and 5 educators who utilize puppetry in the classroom. With these two
different perspectives, Harley wants to use both sides to inform each other. Puppets have a presence to them that children adore and that make the classroom fun and fresh. They also have links to the concepts of classroom management and social-emotional learning. Harley’s
goal is to show educators that puppets as fully realized characters will make the learning environment of their classroom more engaging for the students.