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From interactive facilities to student groups to institutes to partnerships with area schools, the School of Education provides many experiential opportunities for you to learn, develop and prepare for your career as a teacher.
As a future educator, where you learn your craft should reflect an evolving profession aimed at cultivating a new generation of young minds. Our state-of-the-art academic center is designed to simulate classroom settings, stimulate classroom innovation and develop the working tools of the teacher. Here, we have facilities and resources dedicated specifically to lesson planning, curriculum development and the use modern classroom technology. Others provide preparation for exams and other certification requirements.
Two specially equipped classrooms feature touch-screen SMART Boards as well as cabinet and storage space for curriculum materials. A dedicated library houses books and materials for the elementary and secondary education students. An Accu-cut machine for constructing bulletin boards, a laminator, and a paper cutter are available for student use. Our Curriculum Center is used for large class meetings, professional development activities and Praxis workshops. The center features a Polyvision board and the latest projection technology.
MAT students Erin Westerman, MAT '18, left, and Nikki Silviano, participate in a “morning meeting” during Anne Dichele’s education class on the North Haven Campus.
School of Education student Koral Unique Johnson '17 guides the class during her internship at Ridge Hill School in Hamden.
Bridget O'Connor, a graduate of the School of Education's MAT program, teaches kindergarten at Ridge Hill School in Hamden.
The School of Education has cultivated mutually beneficial relationships with several local public school districts. Teachers and administrators in these districts regularly participate in purposefully developed events and professional development workshops. Many serve on the School of Education’s Advisory Council, collaborate on projects aimed at improving P-12 student learning and achievement, and serve as mentors to candidates in our academic programs.
In addition to the numerous long-standing partnerships we have with area school districts, we have special professional development relationships with Side by Side Charter School in Norwalk and Metropolitan Business Academy and Fair Haven School in New Haven. The partnerships enhance new teacher preparation, strengthen faculty development opportunities, facilitate inquiry directed at the improvement of practice and enhance student achievement. The partnerships offer you the opportunity to experience the complexity and challenges of urban school settings.
Our partner districts include:
Quinnipiac Future Teachers Organization (QFTO) is a student organization geared towards students who share an interest in teaching and wish to pursue a career in education. QFTO's members explore different aspects of the teaching profession through discussion, events, attending conferences and leading service projects in schools throughout Connecticut.
Our mission is to mold educators who embrace lifelong learning and understand that theirs is a major daily contribution to communities across the nation. We encourage our students to be active in academic clubs and honor societies dedicated to enrichment and high achievement in the very subjects they will one day be teaching, from history and foreign languages to the natural sciences. They also have the opportunity to join such efforts as the Community Action Project, which allows them to bring the spirit of service to the very populations they may one day be teaching.
Students at Pond Hill Elementary in Wallingford learn Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) skills with the Future Teachers Organization.
Teachers from local schools participate in a workshop on teaching science, teaching, engineering and math (STEM) concepts to kids during Project SING (Science Induction for the Next Generation) at the School of Education curriculum center.
The center provides critical support and outreach toward the School of Education’s efforts to enhance teaching and learning in STEM-related fields and delivering STEM content to area schools.
The Albert Schweitzer Institute’s goal of a more civil and ethical society closely mirrors the mission of the School of Education and its emphasis on multicultural awareness and social justice. In conjunction with the ASI, candidates in the School of Education participate in a humanitarian effort in Nicaragua focused on school rebuilding and teacher development.
