Secondary Education Licensure (grades 5-12) and History Majors

History with Elementary Education Concentration

The Secondary Education Licensure (grades 5-12) and History majors at Lasell have a professional focus, rooted in Connected Learning, that seeks to educate students by promoting self-expression, academic exploration and critical thinking in academic, civic, and career-relevant areas.

The Secondary Education Licensure (grades 5-12) and History majors provide a specialization in history while preparing graduates to teach in secondary classrooms in grades five through twelve.
Students prepare for and take the MTEL exams for initial licensure.
From their first semester at Lasell, students begin their classroom experience and build their resumes.
The Education degree program has a Fifth Year option, which allows students to graduate with a Master on Education and the fifth year feels seamless.
Lasell's School of Humanities, Education, Justice & Social Sciences has degree programs in Criminal Justice, Education, English, Global Studies, History, Law & Public Affairs, Legal Studies, Psychology, and Sociology.

Note: Lasell offers licensure and non-licensure degree programs in education that are designed to meet the licensure requirements in the state of Massachusetts. Licensure may be valid in other states but may require additional steps and cannot be guaranteed. To learn more about licensure requirements in other states, please visit the Licensure Disclosure page.

Connected Learning

The Connected Learning philosophy at Lasell combines traditional approaches with active learning experiences to prepare students to succeed in a diverse, complex world.

Students put the strategies and methodologies they have gained into practice through innovative technology, such as TeachLive which simulates a real classroom.
Tomorrow's Teachers, a student-run and faculty-advised club on campus, provides peer mentorship, interclass collaboration and academic support through study groups and MTEL preparation.
The Lasell College Chapter of Niños de Veracruz raises money to develop libraries, promote literacy, and provide scholarships for children in the state of Veracruz, Mexico.

Practicum

Student teachers attend the site full-time (Monday - Friday) for the full semester. Working under the supervision of specific teachers, they take on increasing responsibility for planning, teaching, and evaluating lessons; interacting with children; and managing all aspects of the classroom. For two weeks near the end of the placement, student teachers take over the full day, including all planning, teaching, and management.

Freshman Tutoring
Freshman Requirements: Tutoring in Wednesdays at Williams (math) or other formal setting approved by ED 110 instructor. Licensure students begin teaching young learners in their first year at Lasell. These structured tutoring programs give them experience in meeting various needs and using appropriate materials.

Sophomore, Junior Pre-Practicum
Sophomore Requirements: A minimum of 25 hours per semester connected to literacy and math methods courses.
Junior Requirements: A minimum of 25 hours per semester connected to literacy, science, and social studies methods courses. Students work in specific classrooms with assignments specific to methods courses in which they are enrolled. Assignments begin with observing the classroom teacher and aspects of organizing for particular subjects, and include planning, teaching, and assessing using materials and objectives appropriate to the grade level and subject in urban and suburban schools.

Senior Pre-Practicum
Senior Requirements: A minimum of 150 hours in fall (pre-practicum) and a minimum of 300 hours in spring (practicum). Students attend the site two full days per week for the full semester. Working with one teacher, they take responsibility for various aspects of the curriculum. By the end of the semester, they have planned and taught lessons in all subjects in urban and suburban schools.

Sample practicum sites:

Cabot Elementary School, Newton
Douglas MacArthur Elementary School, Waltham
Franklin Elementary School, West Newton
Gardner Pilot Academy, Allston
Hurley K-8 School, Boston
Lincoln-Eliot Elementary School, Newton
McDevit Middle School, Waltham
Mission Hill K-8 School, Jamaica Plain
Oakdale Elementary School, Dedham
Pierce School, West Newton
Saint Bridget School, Framingham
Summer School, Lynnfield
Ward Elementary School, Newton
Whittemore Elementary, Waltham
William H. Lincoln School, Brookline
Williams Elementary School, Auburndale

Employment Opportunities

With the Education program at Lasell, students have become versatile and collaborative professionals who flourish in classrooms at the early childhood, elementary, and secondary levels. Students are expected and supported to complete their MTELs so that they can be licensed and ready to teach once leaving Lasell.

Education Faculty

	Lori Rosenthal, Ph.D. Dean, School of Social Sciences, Humanities & Education; Professor of Psychology Areas of Expertise: psychological perspectives; personality psychology; social psychology
	Elizabeth Hartmann, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Education Area of Expertise: Universal Design for Learning (UDL); inclusive education; cultural competence; supporting learner variability
	Amy Maynard, Ed.D. Associate Professor of Education Area of Expertise: early literacy; elementary literacy and assessment; elementary literacy
	Claudia Rinaldi, Ph.D. The Joan Weiler Arnow '49 Professor/Professor of Education, Program Chair of Education Area of Expertise: response to intervention; issues related to english language learners; multiculturalism in education
	Catherine Zeek, Ed.D. Professor Emerita Area of Expertise: early literacy; teaching and learning in American schools; high-impact teaching practices

Sample Courses

Below is a sample list of courses

Course Code	Course Title	Credits
Secondary Education Requirements
ED109	Invitation to Teaching	1
ED110	Teaching & Learning in American Schools	4
ED210	Reading & Writing Across the Curriculum	4
ED219	Supporting Learner Variability	4
ED308	Responsive Teaching in Secondary Schools	3
ED309	Sheltered English Immersion	3
ED435	Pre-practicum: Secondary History	3
ED484	Practicum: Secondary History	9
ENG212	Literature for Young Adults	3
PSYC101	Psychological Perspectives (KP)	3
PSYC223	Adolescent Psychology	3

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