Education

Degrees Offered: M.A., M.A.T., M.S., C.A.G.S., Ph.D.
ase.tufts.edu/education
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Students in all the graduate education programs examine current concepts in educational theory, practice, and research. Courses are complemented with fieldwork, an essential part of the programs. Eight programs are offered.

The Master of Arts in Teaching (M.A.T.) prepares students to be licensed to teach in elementary schools and to teach English, history, political science / political philosophy, biology, chemistry, earth science, physics, mathematics, general science, Latin and classical humanities, French, Spanish, German, and Japanese in middle and secondary schools. M.A.T. students have the option of interning in innovative urban high school programs.

The M.A./C.A.G.S. (certificate of advanced graduate studies) in school psychology leads to licensure as a school psychologist. It integrates course work with field-based training and emphasizes a scientific problem-solving model.

The M.A. in educational studies encourages students to create a program that meets their own research interests. The M.A. in museum education is offered for students desiring careers as museum coordinators or education directors. Tufts/Shady Hill Cooperative M.A. is an innovative program that prepares students for Massachusetts licensure for teaching grades five to eight after successfully spending a year studying and working as an apprentice in the Shady Hill School in Cambridge.

The M.S. in mathematics, science, technology, and engineering education prepares students to work in schools, research institutions, and in other educational settings.

The Ph.D. in mathematics, science, technology, and engineering education prepares students for careers in teaching and research based upon a deep understanding of mathematics, science, and engineering content, uses of technology in education, learning and development theories, and pedagogy.

FACULTY/SPECIALTY

Linda Beardsley
M.Ed., Tufts University
Teacher education and school partnerships

Bárbara M. Brizuela
Ed.D, Harvard University
Early childhood education, cognitive development, math education

Eric J. Chaisson
Ph.D., Harvard University
Director, Wright Center for Science Education
Astronomy

Steve Cohen
Ph.D., Brandeis University
Teacher education, history, and social studies

Roberto Irizarry
Ph.D., University of Massachusetts-Amherst
Multicultural issues in counseling, school psychology

Steven Luz-Alterman
Ph.D., Adelphi University
Clinical psychology, psychotherapeutic intervention, psychopathology, lifespan development

Marion Reynolds
M.A., University of New Mexico
Elementary education, children's literature

Analucia Dias Schliemann
Ph.D., University of London
Cognitive development, math education, culture, and learning

Ronald K. Thornton
Ph.D., Brown University
Director, Center for Science and Mathematics Teaching
Physics Education

Martha Trudeau Tucker
Ph.D., University of Massachusetts-Amherst
English education, middle and secondary education

Caroline Wandle
Ph.D., University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill
Assessment, intervention, professional issues in school psychology

Kathleen Weiler
Ed.D., Boston University
Foundations of education, gender and education