Lancaster County STEM Alliance Honors Outstanding Pre-Service Teacher

Current Millersville technology and engineering education major Rebecca Hahn received the Outstanding Pre-Service Teacher Award for her hands-on, instructional work at Warwick Middle School. Hahn designed projects in which students built pneumatic systems for VEX robots, explored electrical circuits and applied coding and problem-solving skills to real-world challenges. Hahn says, “Receiving the Outstanding Pre-Service Teacher Award is incredibly meaningful to me. Personally, it reaffirms that I’m exactly where I’m meant to be.”

She believes that her goal as an educator is not only to teach future engineers but also to help every student find joy in learning. She adds, “Hands-on, inquiry-based learning allows students to take ownership of their work, make mistakes and figure things out in real time. It sparks curiosity and confidence, and it shows students that education isn’t just about getting the right answer – it’s about the process of discovering how things work and why.”