The Education Studies Department prepares Stonehill students to become knowledgeable, skilled and caring teachers of the highest caliber.
Emphasis on field experience, equity and compassion defines Stonehill’s education studies program.
The Education Studies Department prepares students to become knowledgeable, skilled and caring teachers of the highest caliber. In keeping with the demands of teacher preparation in the 21st century, the Education Studies programs involve a marriage between pedagogical theory and liberal arts/science content.
Literacy, numeracy, social studies, science and fine arts make up the content of the PreK-12 school curriculum. A major in a liberal arts or science and completion of the Cornerstone Program enable Stonehill College education studies students to acquire the requisite content knowledge necessary to become exemplary classroom teachers.
Education coursework, coupled with pre-practicum and practicum experiences, are designed to complement this content knowledge. These experiences encourage students to construct deep understandings of the application of pedagogical knowledge to a variety of classrooms, schools and communities.
Stonehill’s Early Childhood Education program equips future educators with the knowledge and skills needed to be highly effective teachers in prekindergarten through grade two.
It leads to initial licensure from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts: Early Childhood: Teacher of Students with and without Disabilities, PreK-2.
Stonehill’s Elementary Education program equips future instructors with the knowledge and skills needed to become highly effective teachers in grades one through six.
It leads to initial licensure from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts: Elementary, 1-6.
The Education Studies program is designed for students who wish to pursue the academic study of education but are not interested in teaching licensure.
Education studies is also offered as a minor through the Education Studies Department.
Stonehill’s Secondary Education program equips future educators with the knowledge and skills to be highly effective teachers in middle and high school classrooms.
It leads to initial licensure from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in one of the following areas: Biology (8-12), Chemistry (8-12), English (5-12), Foreign Language – French (5-12), Foreign Language – Spanish (5-12), History (5-12), Mathematics (8-12).
Stonehill’s Special Education program equips future educators with the knowledge and skills needed to be highly effective special education teachers in prekindergarten through grade eight.
It leads to initial licensure from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts: Teacher of Students With Moderate Disabilities, PreK-8.
The Inclusive Education Master's Degree Program fosters the skills you need to create and lead equitable classrooms that encompass a range of student needs and promote equity, social justice, diversity and accessibility.
This program leads to a master's degree and a specialization in diversity, equity and inclusivity, or Massachusetts initial licensure in special education, PreK-8 or 5-12, or math/science, 5-8.
Inclusive Education Postbaccalaureate Licensure Program leads to Massachusetts initial licensure in special education, 5-12, or math/science, 5-8.
This program prepares current educators who already hold a master’s degree to create and lead equitable classroom environments that are encompassing of a range of student needs and promote equity, social justice, diversity and accessibility.
The Diversity, Equity & Inclusivity (DEI) Graduate Certificate Program prepares you to lead and create spaces that promote diversity, equity and inclusivity as well as embrace practices that foster social justice and democracy.
This program is offered fully online.
When you student teach, people say to you, ‘You’re from Stonehill, right?’ They can tell because we have a reputation for being poised, polite and one step ahead of the rest.
Through opportunities to observe, assist and work directly with students in designing and implementing content-specific instruction, Stonehill education students become reflective practitioners who apply educational theory to classroom instructional practice.
Together, Education Studies Department faculty, staff and students seek to:
The Education Studies Department is committed to principles of personal development, democracy, inclusion, and the creation of a just and compassionate world. Together, we explore developmentally appropriate practice, methodology and technology, while retaining a constant emphasis on education for civic engagement, self-awareness and humanism.
Upon completion of the education major, Stonehill students will produce evidence of their attainment of the following goals and objectives:
Education majors will demonstrate the competence in oral and written communication skills necessary to be effective in their professional practice.
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Education majors will demonstrate the professional disposition necessary to be effective in their professional practice.
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Education majors will have the content knowledge necessary to be effective in their professional practice.
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Education majors will have the pedagogical skills necessary to be effective in their professional practice.
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All students in the Education Studies Department gain experience in education-related sites that have an additional academic component.
Stonehill Education Studies students secure teaching positions in schools (grades PreK-12) throughout the country. See where our students have recently been employed or attended graduate programs.
The Education Studies Department offers majors in Early Childhood Education, Elementary Education, Secondary Education and Special Education, which lead to initial teacher licensure from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
