Register for a Graduate Teacher Education Course

This is a preparation course to help students prepare for the required Massachusetts Tests for Educator Licensure. In this preparation course, students will review strategies for the various MTEL tests. The course will cover test-taking strategies and approaches, practice tests, and offer targeted feedback. 

This course runs October 19–December 6.

This course will expand students’ knowledge of inclusive instructional design.  Students will explore key themes of culturally responsive teaching and will learn how to integrate these practices into the inclusive bilingual classroom.  Students will design and implement lessons using culturally responsive and evidence-based instructional practices.

This course runs October 19–December 6 on Wednesdays from 4:30–8 p.m.

This course will disability through the lens of democratic education. The concepts of equity, ableism, and “othering” will be examined through philosophical educational theories to unpack pervasive disagreement about the best methods for improving outcomes for students with disabilities. The course will explore repositioning schools as democratic spaces where diversity and individuality can be enhanced and better understood. Theories of democracy and democratic education will be explored as a means of a more socially just orientation of disability. 

This course runs October 19–December 6 on Mondays from 4:30–8 p.m.

This course will explore communication and competence, from the highly to the minimally or non-verbal autistic student, and the theoretical foundations of speech, language and communication. The core skills of communication, communication reciprocity, core skills necessary for social communication and literacy development will be a focus. The course will examine frameworks for effective communication strategies and approaches, as well as the role of communication in social understanding/interaction and behavior. The impact of cultural values and beliefs on communication will be examined. Collaborative and interdisciplinary models of support and service delivery be will and be guided by self-advocate accounts. 

This course runs October 19–December 6 on Mondays from 4:30–8 p.m.

This course examines methods of teaching mathematics to diverse learners and contemporary methods of math assessment to ensure all students succeed mathematically. Course participants will develop instructional routines and apply standards in the design of curricula to improve how math can be humanized in classrooms. The course explores issues related to technology, math pedagogy, and math equity.

This course runs October 19–December 6 on Thursdays from 4:30–8 p.m.

This course examines the pedagogy of math instruction for middle and high school aged diverse students. The course will explore instructional strategies and routines to support all learners to develop mathematical thinking. Participants will develop instructional routines and apply standards in the design of curricula to improve how math can be humanized in classrooms. The course explores issues related to technology, math pedagogy, and math equity.

This course runs October 19–December 6 on Thursdays from 4:30–8 p.m.

This three-credit course is designed for future teachers and delves into the fundamentals of Euclidean geometry to provide an in-depth understanding. It explores geometric concepts relevant to elementary and middle school mathematics, emphasizing an explorative approach supported by technological tools such as dynamic geometry software.

This course runs October 19–December 6 on Tuesdays from 4:30–8 p.m.

This three-credit course provides an in depth look at the teaching and learning of mathematics in the middle school (grades 5-8). Students will acquire an understanding of the content (ratio and proportionality; expressions and equations; statistics and probability; the number system; geometry; and functions) and practices of middle school mathematics along with highly effective instructional practices for teaching mathematics to early adolescents. This course is centered around high leverage routines, problem-based learning, and authentic assessment for mathematics in the middle school. 

This course runs October 19–December 6 on Thursdays from 4:30–8 p.m.

This course provides an introduction to the theory and practice of teaching the social studies, including history, civics and government, geography, and economics, at the middle level. The course begins with unpacking teacher candidate beliefs about teaching, learning, and history, and how they impact teaching and learning. Teacher candidates will design lessons, units of study, and assessment through the lens of UDL, democratic and social justice education, while attending to the diversity of today’s classrooms.

This course runs October 19–December 6 on Wednesdays from 4:30–8 p.m.

This course examines and unpacks contemporary issues in the field of education and provides prospective teachers with a beginning foundation for understanding the teaching profession and the US education system, including policy and governance. The historical, legal, ethical, and pedagogical foundations for social justice education and democratic education will be explored, as well as the education reform context and emerging policies. The course will include an examination of professional ethics and standards.

This course begins October 19 and meets in-person in Boston on October 25 & 26 and December 13 & 14 from 8 a.m.–5 p.m.

This course explores literacy for young learners and how to effectively teach literacy to all students. Course participants will learn how to design literacy lessons, utilizing universal design for learning and assessment practices, to create thriving readers and writers. Participants will learn how to design and implement lessons focused on phonemic awareness, comprehension, oral reading fluency, and vocabulary.  Strategies to assess students’ literacy growth will also be addressed.

This course runs October 19–December 6 and meets in-person in Boston on October 24 & 25 and December 4 & 5 from 8 a.m.–5 p.m.

This course explores language and literacy instruction for middle/high school students with disabilities. The course will emphasize how to design literacy lessons for diverse adolescent learners, including how to assess students’ literacy progress. Course participants will learn about all aspects of reading and explore how to support students’ needs in all areas. Participants will also learn specific strategies to support students writing skills throughout all content areas.

This course runs October 19–December 6 and meets in-person in Boston on October 24 & 25 and December 5 & 6 from 8 a.m.–5 p.m.

This course examines and unpacks contemporary issues in the field of education and provides prospective teachers with a beginning foundation for understanding the teaching profession and the US education system, including policy and governance. The historical, legal, ethical, and pedagogical foundations for social justice education and democratic education will be explored, as well as the education reform context and emerging policies. The course will include an examination of professional ethics and standards.

This course begins October 19 and meets in-person on Cape Cod on October 25 & 26 and December 13 & 14 from 8 a.m.–5 p.m.

This course examines methods of teaching mathematics to diverse learners and contemporary methods of math assessment to ensure all students succeed mathematically. Course participants will develop instructional routines and apply standards in the design of curricula to improve how math can be humanized in classrooms. The course explores issues related to technology, math pedagogy, and math equity.

This course runs October 19–December 6 and meets in-person on Cape Cod on October 31 & November 1 and September December 5 & 6 from 8 a.m.–5 p.m.

This course examines the pedagogy of math instruction for middle and high school aged diverse students. The course will explore instructional strategies and routines to support all learners to develop mathematical thinking. Participants will develop instructional routines and apply standards in the design of curricula to improve how math can be humanized in classrooms. The course explores issues related to technology, math pedagogy, and math equity.

This course runs October 19–December 6 and meets in-person on Cape Cod on October 31 & November 1 and September December 5 & 6 from 8 a.m.–5 p.m.