Information
on courses and study for each of our teaching programs is given separately,
along with names of subject
matter advisors
for each program. Please
see “Additional
Information on Subject Matter Knowledge and Subject Advising” for
the subject you are interested in.
II.
Education Courses, Pre-Practicum fieldwork, and Student Teaching:
The following courses and field work are required:
For Wellesley or MIT students:
a. One introductory education course: Education 102, 212, 215, 216,
217, Psychology 248 or MIT 11.124 or 11.125. (Done with field work
in a school
setting.)
b. Education 300 (This is the fall seminar that precedes student
teaching. Done with field work in the classroom where you plan to
student teach.)
c. Education 303 "Practicum" (a full semester of normally
full-time student teaching at a nearby school).
d. Education 302 (This is a seminar that accompanies student teaching).
(e. For foreign language teaching programs, Education 308 is
also required. It is recommended for Latin and classical humanities.)
Or
for Wellesley or MIT students wishing to complete student teaching
(in math, general science, biology, chemistry, or physics)
in a shorter time
by using IAP,
the sequence of courses is: 11.124, 11.125, 11.129, 11.130,
11.131. Consult with Eric Klopfer about this path.
Strongly
recommended: a developmental psychology course, especially an adolescent
development course, such as Psychology 208.
Planning
your pre-practicum field work:
(“Pre-practicum” means
before the practicum, that is, before student teaching.)
You must complete at least 50 hours of supervised field work,
in two or more school settings, before doing student teaching.
Field
work includes
tutoring,
assisting, observing, and teaching. Additional work in
other settings where
you have major responsibilities for teaching young people
can be valuable also. Please
see us for more information on how field work is supervised
and documented. Your field work must include work in an
urban setting or with children
from urban
backgrounds. A substantial amount of fieldwork will be
done as part of Education 300 or MIT 11.129 (fall semester before
student teaching).
Using
the Teaching Program Plan:
Please read and use the Teaching Program Plan (attached)
as soon as you are ready to begin planning your program,
and file
it with
Ken or Eric
once it
has been
approved.
III.
Other requirements:
A.
Program Entry
Doing the complete teacher education program is a serious
undertaking, and it entails commitments to students
and their teachers.
Consequently, we have
a process
for entry into the program. This normally involves
three steps.
1. Initial program interest and advising.
We discuss with you your experience and course work
so far, your academic and personal readiness for
teaching,
and plans
for completing
the program.
2. Formal program entry.
For the next step, a formal application can be
made as early as the spring of your sophomore year.
This
step
is normally
completed by
April 1 of
your junior
year, but may be done up to the beginning of Education
300 or 11.129 if necessary. Please see us for an
application form. (This step can
also be
completed within
11.129.)
3. Student teaching entry.
Near the end of Education 300 or 11.129, we take
an opportunity to determine together if you are
ready to begin student
teaching.
B. Demonstration of Knowledge
1. The deepest demonstration of your knowledge
will be through student teaching.
2. Using the Massachusetts Curriculum Frameworks
as a basis, you will have opportunities to
review and reflect
on your
subject matter
knowledge
throughout
Education 300
or 11.129.
3. You can choose to take and pass the subject
matter MTEL (Massachusetts Test for Educator
Licensure) for your teaching
field or go through
a portfolio review
process. For this process, you would prepare
a written
review and demonstration of your knowledge
to be discussed in an
oral interview
with the subject
matter advisor for your field and the director
of the secondary program.
C. Other Requirements
1. Assessment of your teaching, mainly during
student teaching, to ensure that you
meet the Massachusetts “Professional
Standards for Teachers.”
2. Completion of your bachelors degree.
3. For certification in Massachusetts only:
passing the subject matter MTEL and the
Communication and
Literacy
Skills MTEL.
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Parts of the requirements described here
can be waived, depending
on your prior knowledge
and experience,
with approval.
Wellesley-MIT
Teacher Education
Teaching Program Plan (grades 5-8 or 8-12 or 5-12)
Your
plan for your middle or high school teacher licensure program needs
to be worked out in consultation with the designated advisor in the
appropriate subject matter department (English Department, Chemistry
Department, etc.) and with Ken Hawes in the Education Department
or Eric Klopfer at MIT. Please read the requirements for your program,
prepare a draft, and then make an appointment with your subject matter
advisor and with Ken or Eric. Once your plan has been approved, leave
the form with Ken or Eric after making a copy for yourself.
If
you would like an electronic copy of this form to work from, please
email Ken at khawes@wellesley.edu
Name:
College: Date:
Email and telephone:
Program to teach this subject and grade level:
Your Major:
I.
Subject Matter Requirements. List all courses that will enable you
to fulfill the subject matter knowledge for your program that you
have taken or will take, and any additional study on your own that
you need. See the specific knowledge requirements for your subject.
You may wish to consult the MTEL test objectives for your teaching
field and the relevant Massachusetts Curriculum Framework to help
you understand more fully the subject matter requirements for your
program. Add any necessary additional comments to explain how you
fulfill the subject matter requirements. (Attach an additional sheet
if you like.)
Semester/Year Course
Number and Name
Additional study needed outside of courses (describe):
II. Education Courses and pre-practicum field work. (50 hours minimum required)
Course Semester/Year Field
Placement
III. Any additional field work independent of courses.
Program plan approved by:
Subject matter advisor: ____________ Date: ______
Education advisor: _______________ Date: ______
