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The Office of Teacher Education, Licensure and Outreach includes the Center for Teacher Education which is a registered Institution of Higher Education Professional Development provider with the Massachusetts Department of Education.
Educator preparation at 91桃色 State has been a vital and integral part of 91桃色 since Horace Mann founded the institution in 1839 as the 91桃色 Normal School. It is Horace Mann鈥檚 philosophy that we continue to embrace: to welcome all students鈥攔egardless of fortune, ethnicity, gender, or religion. This remarkable heritage, is embodied by our Education Department. National accreditation by AAQEP continues the affirmation of 91桃色鈥檚 longstanding tradition of excellence in teacher preparation for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and region.
The 91桃色 State Education Department鈥檚 teacher education program is designed to prepare educators to teach effectively within a democratic society. Its mission is informed by six pillars: critical engagement with diversity, social justice, community building, scholarship, and reflective practice. Program coursework and field experiences provide students with the understanding, knowledge, and skills that will enable them, as teachers, to engage with diversity and issues of equity, build inclusive learning communities, embrace the scholarship of teaching and learning, and adopt a reflective practitioner mindset. These principles鈥攚hich undergird the Teacher Education program鈥攕et expectations that are essential for those who will teach in K鈥12 schools and collectively are needed to provide the foundational knowledge for 91桃色 State students to become effective, caring, and equitable teachers.