Education



Requirements Early Childhood Education Program (Grades Pre-K-2)


First-Year

  • ED 115 Working with Young Children*
  • PY 101 Introduction to Psychology

Sophomore Year

  • ED 216 Curriculum in Preschool Education
  • ED 226 Curriculum and Methods for Elementary Education
  • PY 216 Child Development (0–8)

Sophomore/Junior Years

  • ED 325 Methods in Teaching Science and Social Studies*
  • PY 217 Childhood Disabilities
  • BI 225 Nutrition
  • PY 209 Applied Statistics for Psychology

One of the following:

  • PY 320 Physiological Psychology
  • PY 348 Cognitive Psychology

One of the following:

  • ED/MU 210 Music and Movement for Children
  • TH 251 Theatre for Children

Junior Year

  • PY 208 Principles of Research Design for Psychology
  • PY 308 Psychology Research Practicum

Sophomore/Junior/Senior Years
One of the following:

  • PY 206 Social Psychology
  • PY 211 Theories of Personality

Junior/Senior Year

  • ED 305 Teaching of Reading and Children’s Literature*
  • ED 306 Teaching of Language Arts
  • ED 315 Teaching of Mathematics*
  • PY 305 Personality and Social Development in Children
  • PY 307 Children’s Language and Thinking

Senior Year

  • ED 498 Student Teaching Practicum
  • PY 490 Senior Seminar

*Pre-practicum course requiring 30 hours of field work in schools.

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Breadth of Knowledge Outcome Requirements

 

Early Childhood Education (Pre-K-2)

To satisfy state standards concerning knowledge of specific content areas required for teachers of young children with and without disabilities, students will demonstrate breadth of knowledge through the following measures:

  1. Completion of any two courses from each of the four areas listed. (Note that the requirements of the Early Childhood Education Program may not fulfill the College’s Breadth of Knowledge requirement). Each of the eight courses must have different designations
  2. Students must also select a ninth course with an interdisciplinary designation.

Ordinarily, any courses currently in the Pine Manor curriculum may be chosen by the students to address this outcome. However, in some groups, specific courses have been stipulated for Education students in order to satisfy state standards and address curriculum frameworks. For Early Childhood Education students, the following courses are mandatory distribution requirements :

Group I

One literature course in any language and one other Group I course (except ESL and literature).

Group II

  • HI 111 US History I
    or
  • HI 112 US History II
    or
  • PS 111 American Government and Politics
    And one other Group II course.

Group III
One of the following:

  • BI 211 Environmental Problems
    or
  • BI 220 Marine Biology
    or
  • BI 255 Animal Behavior
    And one other Group III with a laboratory course.

Group IV

  • MU/ED 210 Music and Movement for Children
    or
  • TH 251 Theatre for Children

Students who take TH 251 Theatre for Children as an Education Program requirement are encouraged to take MU/ED 210 Music and Movement for Children to meet the Group IV requirement. Students who take ED 210 Music and Movement for Children as an Education Program requirement are encouraged to take TH 251 Theatre for Children as a Group IV requirement.

One additional course in Dance or Visual Arts is required.
One Interdisciplinary course is required.

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Requirements Elementary Education Program

 

Students in the Elementary Education Teacher Licensure Program (Grades 1–6) must major in Liberal Studies with a focus on the Elementary Education Concentration. This major fulfills Massachusetts Department of Education Teacher Licensure requirements for Elementary Education (Grades 1–6) The following is a list of requirements for students in this program:

Core Courses

  • EN 112 World Literature: Genres and Themes
  • HI 112 US History II
  • EC 111 Microeconomics
  • RE 100 Introduction to World Religions
  • LS 230 World Geography
  • LS 220 Great Ideas in Science and Technology
  • LS 490 Contemporary Issues in Social Responsibility

Additional Courses

First Year

  • EN 100 Structure of the English Language
  • ED/MU 210 Music and Movement for Children

Sophomore Year

  • PY 216 Child Development (0–8)
  • ED 226 Curriculum and Methods for Elementary Education
  • ED 233 Introduction to Special Education

Sophomore and Junior Years

  • ED 325 Methods of Teaching Science and Social Studies*
  • ED 315 Teaching of Mathematics*

Junior/Senior Years

  • ED 305 Teaching of Reading and Children’s Literature*
  • ED 306 Teaching of Language Arts
  • PY 345 Psychology of the Family
  • PY 307 Children’s Language and Thinking

Senior Year

  • ED 498 Student Teaching Practicum

*Pre-practicum course requiring 30 hours of field work in schools.

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Breadth of Knowledge Outcome Requirements

 

Elementary Education Teacher Certification Program

To satisfy state standards concerning knowledge of specific content areas required for teachers at the elementary licensure level, students will demonstrate Breadth of Knowledge through the following measures:

  1. Completion of any two courses from each of the four areas listed. (Note that the requirements of the Elementary Education Program may not fulfill the College’s Breadth of Knowledge requirement). Each of the eight courses must have different designations.
  2. Students must also select a ninth course with an interdisciplinary designation.

The following courses are mandatory distribution requirements for Elementary Education students:

Group I

  • EN 232 American Writers
    One other Group I course.

Group II

  • PS 111 American Government and Politics
    One other Group II course.

Group III

  • MA 110 Precalculus
  • BI 101 Principles of Biology

Group IV

  • TH 251 Theatre for Children
  • VA 100 Introduction to Studio Arts

Interdisciplinary Course

  • IDS 229 Children’s Literature

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The Biology Teacher Licensure Program

 

Teacher Licensure (Grades 8–12)

The Biology Teacher Licensure Program in Secondary Education (8–12) prepares Pine Manor College students to fulfill a much needed area of women teachers in the sciences. Students at this licensure level are required to complete the Biology major requirements, the content knowledge requirements for teacher licensure, the education methodology courses, and appropriate child development course work. The student is also responsible for completing course work in the PMC Breadth of Knowledge requirements.

All students in the Teacher of Biology (8–12) Licensure Program must meet with the Director of Teacher Licensure at the beginning of the sophomore year. Students in this program are further required to pass all sections of the Massachusetts Test for Educator Licensure prior to the student teaching practicum.

  • BI 211 Environmental Problems
  • BI 220 Marine Biology
  • ED 300 Curriculum Methods for Teachers 5–12*
  • PY 264 Psychology of Adolescence
  • ED 233 Introduction to Special Education*
  • ED 498 Student Teaching in Biology

Two of the following:

  • IDS 280 Ethical Issues in Science and Technology
  • BI 250 Biology of HIV and AIDS
  • LS 220 Great Ideas in Science and Technology
  • PHY 102 Principles of Physics I
  • BI 225 Nutrition

*Practicum required.

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The English Teacher Licensure Program

 

Secondary Education (Grades 9–12)

An English major wishing to earn Massachusetts State licensure as a secondary school English teacher should consult the B.A. Coordinator and the TLP Director as soon as possible. Students may not enroll in the program until they have passed the Communication and Literacy subtests of the Massachusetts Tests for Educator Licensure.
In addition to fulfilling all PMC graduation and English B.A. requirements, the prospective secondary school teacher completes the following 36 semester hours of course work. Twelve credits are for the practicum, ED 498.

  • ED 233 Introduction to Special Education*
  • ED 305 The Teaching of Reading and Children’s Literature*
  • EN 310 Methods and Curriculum in English Instruction*
  • PY 101 Introduction to Psychology
  • PY 264 The Psychology of Adolescence
  • PY 328 Psychological Testing
  • ED 498 Student Teaching Practicum/Internship

*Weekly field placement.

If the student does a 200-level internship for either licensure program, she will develop a writing portfolio in conjunction with other English majors.
English majors earning teaching licensure by fulfilling the above course requirements are exempted from EN 495 or EN 496.

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The Visual Arts Teacher Licensure Program

 

Middle and Secondary Education(Grades 5–12)

The Teacher Licensure Program in Visual Arts allows students to obtain a Massachusetts teacher license to teach children in grades 5–12. Students who wish to pursue this program should consult with the B.A. Coordinator and the Director of the TLP in the first semester of their sophomore year. Students will have field experiences in education throughout the program, as well as a one-semester student teaching experience teaching visual arts in public school. Students may not enroll in the student teacher practicum until they have successfully completed the MTEL.
In addition to the major requirements, students will take the following:

  • AH 213 Studies in African and African American Art
  • AH 270 The Art of China
    or
  • AH 271 The Art of Japan
  • AH 344 American Architecture
  • ED 300 Curriculum Methods for Students Grades 5–12 (with pre–practicum)
  • PY 264 Psychology of Adolescence
  • ED 233 Introduction to Special Education (with pre-practicum)
  • VA 498 Secondary Education Practicum in Art (150 hours)
  • VA 140 Basic Photography
  • VA 250 Introduction to Computer Graphics
  • VA 281 Art Education: Materials and Processes
    One of the following:
  • VA 115 Introduction to Printmaking
  • VA 205 Painting/Oil
  • VA 225 Design, Color
  • VA 302 Painting/Watercolor
    One of the following:
  • VA 260 3-Dimensional Design
  • VA 399 Advanced Studio–Sculpture
  • VA 399 Advanced Studio–Artist’s Books
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