Information for Students Interested in Education
There are lots of ways for you to get involved in education while at the College.
Pathways into schools and classrooms:
• You can get firsthand experience in classrooms, tutoring, and after-school programs. Some Education courses make this an integral part of a student’s work, for example, Education 215, 221, 300, 304, 308, 310, 314, and 325.
• You can have more intensive internships via Education 302 –ongoing teaching in classrooms at elementary, middle, and high schools. These internships can prepare students for direct entry into teaching careers in public or private schools or for programs like Teach for America.
• Internships can be part-time or full-time, and you can earn teacher certification.
We are happy to talk with you about the many different options.
Pathways in Educational Studies:
• Social concern about education keeps growing. Our courses seek to provide you with a realistic understanding of the interplay between educational policy, research, and history, and of the actual conditions in schools and in young people’s lives.
• Education 117 is intended for first-years and is one excellent starting place, but you are also welcome to begin with 200-level courses.
• Also, notice that many other departments offer education-focused courses.
Again, we are happy to talk with you about the many options. We hope you will visit us in our offices or email us:
• Barbara Beatty, department chair, about Education Studies.
• Bernice Speiser, about elementary school courses and internships.
• Ken Hawes, about middle and high school courses and internships.
• Soo Hong, about courses in educational policy and urban education.
• Wilbur Rich, about Education 339 Politics of Urban Public Schools.
• Veronica Darer, about Education 117 Diversity in Education.
• Joy Renjilian-Burgy, about Education 308 World Languages Methodology.
• Alexa Miller, about Education 221 Museum Education and the Art Encounter.
Education Department
Barbara Beatty, Chair
106 Central Street
Wellesley, MA 02481-8203
Phone: 781.283.3232
Fax: 781.283.3701