Education Specialist Programs
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Guide the next generation of changemakers.
Whether you want to become a teacher or explore an alternative career path, as a student at Worcester State University you will be joining a distinguished 150-year legacy of professionals in Massachusetts.
From the first moment of your first class, you will be immersed in hands-on learning. Through critical classroom learning, strategic partnerships with Worcester Public Schools, and extensive preparation for the Massachusetts Tests for Educator Licensure (MTEL), Worcester State students will be ready to make a difference as outstanding professional educators. Led by renowned and diverse faculty, you will develop the skills to build a curriculum, plan daily instruction, and confront modern classroom challenges.
Why study at Worcester State?
Hands-on student-teaching programs in local school districts
Practical experiences starting the first year in the program
Kappa Delta Pi Honors Society
Department of Elementary and Secondary Education Approved Program
Extensive preparation for the Massachusetts Tests for Educator Licensure
- Classroom Management and Child Guidance
- Educator & Cultural Diversity
- Assessment and Adjustment
- Family and Community Engagement
- Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics
- Exceptionalities and Accommodating Diverse Learners
- Children’s Literature
- Language Arts & Literacy
- Social Studies and Multiculturalism
- Children And Youth With Disabilities
- History and Philosophy of Ed
- Educational Psychology
- Emergent Literacy
- Integrating Science, Social Studies and the Fine Arts
- Typical and Atypical Children
- School Psychology
- Moderate Disabilities
- Teaching English as Second Language
- Sheltered English Immersion
- Curriculum and Instruction
- Leadership and Administration
- The Teaching of Reading
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Our Professional Development Schools (PDS) partnerships are collaborative endeavors between 8 elementary schools, 2 middle schools, and 2 high schools in Worcester, Massachusetts and Worcester State University. The stakeholders in the partnerships share a commitment to enhancing education and student achievement in the region through quality teacher education, in-service teacher training, shared inquiry, and innovative methodologies. Worcester State University established its first PDS partnership with Chandler Magnet School in 1995 and the partnerships have evolved and expanded to include 12 schools in the Worcester Public Schools. These partnerships were developed based on recommendations from the Holmes Group, a consortium of teacher preparation universities, in 1995 and now follow guidelines established by the National Association of Professional Development Schools.
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Belmont Street Community School
Chandler Elementary Community School
Chandler Magnet School
Columbus Park Preparatory Academy
May Street School
Norrback Avenue School
Tatnuck Magnet School
Woodland Academy
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Forest Grove Middle School
Dr. Arthur F. Sullivan Middle School
South High Community School
North High School
See the diverse career paths that this degree can prepare you for.
Explore a wide range of rewarding professional opportunities with your degree from Worcester State.
Where will your Worcester State degree take you?
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Meet Your Faculty
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Kristine Camacho
I am currently an assistant professor in the School Psychology program at Worcester State. Prior to joining the faculty at WSU, I worked for 10 years as a school psychologist and special education coordinator in a public school setting. My research [...]
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Education News
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Innovative new child care center with early childhood education lab school announced
The Guild of St. Agnes will open a state-of-the-art, 155-seat child care center this fall that will feature an innovative early childhood education lab school through a new partnership with Worcester State University.
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University announces new Executive Director for Latino Education Institute
After a nationwide search, the University has announced the appointment of Maria Juncos-Gautier, Ph.D., as the new executive director for the Latino Education Institute – LEI.
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Black Excellence Academy aims to highlight culture, close academic gaps
WORCESTER – A new after-school program for local students is trying to erase the learning gaps for Black students that have been exacerbated by the pandemic, while also celebrating their history and culture.
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Teacher Tim McCrohon ’96 Repaired 300+ Bikes to Keep Students Active
When the pandemic closed public schools last March, elementary school teacher Tim McCrohon ‘96 knew what to do to help students who found themselves suddenly sequestered at home. He would use his bicyclerepair skills so they could get safely outside and pedal away some of their restlessness and frustration.
More Info
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The Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education publishes data on all state-approved education preparation programs. You can access each of the reports on our department’s program-completion and post-graduation performance data via the following links:
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