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EDUCATION STUDIES In keeping with the demands of teacher preparation in the 21st century, the HONORS SOCIETY AFFILIATION Education Studies program involves a marriage between pedagogical theory Kappa Delta Pi International Honor Society in Education and liberal arts/science content. Lambda Epsilon Sigma Stonehill College’s Education Studies Department is approved by the Stonehill’s campuswide honor society Commonwealth of Massachusetts to offer programs that lead to licensure PLACEMENT OPPORTUNITIES for teaching in the following areas: Pre-practicums/Practicums • Biology (grades 8-12) • Foreign Language – French Classroom experiences that are connected with program coursework. Students are (grades 5-12) • Chemistry (grades 8-12) placed by the department in classrooms • that give them experience in a variety of • Early Childhood: Teacher Foreign Language – Spanish settings (urban, suburban, public, private) (grades 5-12) of Students With and Without across the age span of their license. • Disabilities (grades PK-2) History (grades 8-12) School-Community Partnerships • Elementary (grades 1-6) • Mathematics (grades 8-12) Field experience in education-related areas. • Coaching for Change • English (grades 8-12) • Easton Children’s Museum • Hancock School/Stonehill Partnership RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES • House of Possibilities Students who have completed their first year at Stonehill have opportunities to perform • School on Wheels significant, publishable, full-time research under the guidance of and in collaboration with Internships an experienced faculty researcher. Experiences for credit in education-related Recent projects sites that have an additional academic component. Facilitated by a faculty member. Noyce Undergraduate Research Experience (NURE) Shannon O’Neill ’14, Allison Starring ’15 and Kaitlyn Sych ’14 worked with Professors • Camp Shriver at Stonehill College Karen Anderson and Eunmi Yang on “Informal Science Education: Mathematical • Stoughton Public Schools Connections.” MCAS data analysis Stonehill Undergraduate Research Experience (SURE) • Early Intervention Programs Briana Burke ’13 worked with Professor Eunmi Yang investigating pre-service teachers’ perceptions of teaching STEM subjects and working with a diverse group of students. Boston Children’s Hospital Research Grant Julie Lynch ‘15 works with Professor Margaret Pierce investigating the role of language in MCAS math test item difficulty. 320 WASHINGTON STREET | EASTON, MA 02357 | STONEHILL.EDU stonehill.edu/academics/areas-of-study/education EDUCATION STUDIES CAREER OUTCOMES GRADUATE/PROFESSIONAL CAREER SERVICES RESOURCES The majority of students secure teaching SCHOOL STUDIES FOR STUDENTS positions in schools (grades PK-12) Places where Stonehill graduates have General throughout the country. Other places recently attended a full- or part-time • The Office of Career Services offers where Stonehill graduates have recently graduate program include: extensive assistance to students seeking been employed include: employment, pursuing advanced studies • Boston College • Bilingual Education for Central America or participating in postgraduate service • Bridgewater State University opportunities. By working with our • In Sync Center for the Arts • Harvard University mentors, students are empowered to • Jesuit Volunteer Corps build lifelong career management skills. • Lesley College • Special Olympics Education Studies-specific • Northeastern University • Stonehill Extension Year of Service • Education Mock Interview Week – • Providence College Alumni in administrative positions in • Teach for America • Simmons College school districts prepare students for • Urban Catholic Teachers Corps and job interviews. Providence Alliance for Catholic Teachers • St. Joseph College • Externships and internships in New York; • Tufts University • WorldTeach Washington, D.C.; and Los Angeles • University of Albany (weeklong and semesterlong programs) • University of Connecticut give students critical field experiences. • University of Massachusetts • Career Services staff members regularly work with Education Department faculty “ I’ve been placed in different suburban schools and to present programs on preparing for teaching jobs from resume and cover urban schools. You get a really broad range of what letters to interviewing. it’s like to be a teacher and what it’s like to deal with students who come from different backgrounds.” – Katherine Womboldt ‘12, now a teacher in Connecticut Stonehill at a Glance 98% OF ALUMNI ARE IN CAREERS, Founded by the Congregation of Holy Cross, Stonehill College values integrity, tradition TOP GRADUATE PROGRAMS and the rewards that come when you pair rigorous academics with world-class OR VOLUNTEERING faculty committed to their students’ success. Our nationally recognized experiential WITHIN ONE YEAR OF learning programs and focus on service shape graduates into compassionate leaders GRADUATION and global thinkers. • 2,590 full-time students • 93% of enrolled students receive • Ranked in the top 10% nationally (1,588 women, 1,002 men). financial assistance. Average for opportunities abroad, Stonehill freshman award, including offers internships, study and service • 93% of students live on campus. scholarships, grants, federal student travel programs around the globe. • 167 full-time faculty (100% of loans and work study, is $25,451. • 91% of students participate in classes taught by professors). • $50.5 million: amount of aid internships, study abroad, research • 13:1 student/faculty ratio Stonehill students received in practicum or fieldwork. (average class size: 19 students). 2013-2014 academic year. • 50% of the class of 2013 had secured • Tuition: $36,160. • 80% of the Class of 2013 a job by graduation, double the Room and board: $13,710. completed an internship-related national average of 25%. • 86% retention rate. experience while at Stonehill..