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Photo of Alicia Lopez, ELL teacher at Amherst Middle School, dispelling a myth about becoming an ELL teacher.
Mount Holyoke College offers various avenues for interested candidates to study and gain qualifications in this exciting field. Watch the video.
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“Finding Professional Development Opportunities at the Graduate Level” was written by program faculty Kim Evelti, Gwen Bass and Tiffany Espinosa.
Book Cover: “Becoming a Critically Reflective Teacher” by Stephen D. Brookfield
“Becoming a Critically Reflective Teacher” by Stephen D. Brookfield recommended by Ruth Hornsby.
Cover of the book: Teaching: A Life's Work
“Teaching: A Life's Work” by Sonia Nieto and lecturer Alicia Lopez.
Cover of the book: Measuring Innovation in Education: A New Perspective
“Measuring Innovation in Education: A New Perspective” by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).
Global Leadership Summit 2018
Mount Holyoke students and alumnae attended the 10-day Global Leadership Summit in South Africa this summer, returning with inspiration and commitment.
Models of Entrepreneurship in Education, a course that will explore different models of entrepreneurship in education.
Photograph of Kathryn Accurso
M.A.T. Professor Kathryn Accurso was recently awarded a Love of Learning Award worth $500 from The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi.
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A video series from host Nancy Gardner for the Teacher Leadership Programs.
Urban Teacher Pathways program equips Holyoke teachers with the skills to build and sustain a successful classroom.
In its first collaboration, the Urban Teacher Pathways program equips Holyoke teachers with the skills to build and sustain a successful classroom.
Photo of Aidan Owens
Owen reported to the Amherst Regional High School paper, The Graphic, that he is “thrilled to support inclusion.”
Book Cover: “From Discipline to Culturally Responsive Engagement: 45 Classroom Management Strategies” By Laura E. Pinto
“From Discipline to Culturally Responsive Engagement: 45 Classroom Management Strategies” By Laura E. Pinto recommended by Gwen Bass.
Photograph of Kathryn Accurso
Kathryn Accurso won the American Education Research Association Vocabulary SIG Student Research Paper of the Year Award.
Photo of Margo Batha being awarded the National Speech and Debate Association’s Educator of the Year award for 2019.
Batha won the National Speech & Debate Association's Educator of the Year award for 2019.
Galen Corey, instructor for the Girls Who Code campus program at Mount Holyoke, with eager students.
Girls Who Code, a national organization that teaches girls coding skills, partnered with MHC to bring a new two-week summer program to college campuses.
Mount Holyoke College's Field Gates. Photo by Michael Malyszko
Institute offerings through the College’s Professional and Graduate Education program engage a broad audience of adult learners.
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Allison Slysz MAT’16 will continue to teaching biology in the science department, in addition to her new post as Smith Academy Athletic Director.
Photo of Lauren Mattone in a classroom with students
Lauren Mattone was awarded the 2018 Roger L. Wallace Excellence in Teaching Award.
Mount Holyoke’s Ruth Hornsby, assistant director of grad programs, and Julio Hernandez, a grad student in the teaching program, sit at tables and work together on their laptops.
The newest program offered by graduate programs at Mount Holyoke trains paraeducators of color working in Amherst public schools to be teachers.