D. Sister Mary O'Malley, SND , M.A., Director of Teacher Education and Field-Based Experiences Adjunct Faculty Sister Joyce Khoury, SND, Ed. Since 1919 Emmanuel College has prepared teachers for public, parochial, and private schools. In the Education Department students are given a strong theoretical base upon which their practicum experiences build. This helps students develop those skills necessary to manage a sound, organized, and creative learning environment. Pre-service teachers are encouraged to continue to develop a philosophy of education uniquely their own and yet part of a larger whole, that of the school and the society.
Provisional certification qualifies an individual for a teaching position.
The third stage necessita tes the completion of a clinical master's degree, or the equivalent, including education course work leading to standard certification, which must be completed within five years of obtaining a teaching position. An application for admission into the Elementary School Teacher Education Program and Secondary School Teacher Education Program must be filed with the Education Department the term following the completion of EDUC1201 for elementary school and EDUC1301 f or secondary school. In addition, the student must submit a letter of reco mmendation from a professor outside the department or from her first year advisor.