Because Hood also offers a master's degree program in education, you'll benefit from the perspectives of faculty members who teach current practitioners in the schools. Through Hood's Education Club, participate in local community activities that focus on children and youth. You'll discuss new concepts with other members and local educators and meet some of the area's leading education specialists. You may be invited to enroll in a summer reading practicum, assisting graduate students who work in Hood's reading clinic. And, of course, student-teaching assignments in local public schools enable you to participate in a full program of classroom teaching.
Recent graduates teach in classrooms from Maine to California.
Hood alumnae have advanced professionally and are employed as master teachers, counselors, reading and curriculum specialists, principals, and school superintendents. If you want to be an advocate for those whose voices are not always heard, and if you believe that all children can learn and grow when skillfully taught, then join Hood's special education program and prepare to teach youngsters with various disabilities to reach their highest potential. Your work will be challenging and infinitely rewarding as you see the difference you make in your students' lives. You'll share many classes with early childhood education majors, preparing you for future collaboration in schools. Core courses introduce you to recent issues and trends in education, such as the use of computers in the classroom.