Graduate Certificate in English Education

Boston University

The Boston University Wheelock College of Education & Human Development offers a Graduate Certificate program for qualified post-baccalaureate students who are interested in receiving Initial Licensure in English Education, Grades 5–12. Students who are successful in completing this program will develop the knowledge and skills necessary to become a beginning teacher of English Education, Grades 5–12.The English Education program draws on the Massachusetts Professional Standards for Teaching and the related Candidate Assessment of Performance rubric used to evaluate teacher preparedness over the course of, and following, the practicum teaching experience. Course assignments are aligned with these goals, which we will use, together with practicum observations and state licensure exams, to determine overall preparedness.English Education program graduates will develop knowledge, skills, dispositions, and abilities in the following five areas:Curriculum Planning and AssessmentTeaching All StudentsFamily and Community EngagementProfessional CultureSubject-Matter Knowledge

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