Elementary & Early Childhood Education

Graduate Information

About Our Graduate Programs

To download an Information Package about the Department of Elementary and Early Childhood Education’s graduate programs, use the links below. These documents are written in Microsoft Word format.

• “How to become a licensed Elementary or Early Childhood teacher through the Graduate School” (M.Ed. for Initial License) - Word Document:

• “Turning your Initial License into a Professional License” (M.Ed. for Professional License) - Word Document

- If you are enrolled in the program, use this document M.Ed. for Professional License courses – Word Document:

The Graduate School

The Graduate School (located at www.bridgew.edu/GCE/) site contains information about Graduate School procedures and the application. This site also has downloadable forms, including GRPP 501 Form, Request to Graduate, and other forms that you may need.

The School of Education and Allied Studies (SEAS)

The School of Education and Allied Studies webpage -- located at http://www.bridgew.edu/SoEd/ contains information about undergraduate procedures (including information about Student Teaching).

Useful Links

1. The Massachusetts Department of Education (website: DOE)

· When you have completed your BSC program, file for your license using: the Department of Education’s Educator Licensing and Recruitment (ELAR) System

2. Information about the Massachusetts Test for Educator Licensure (Information at MTEL)

· Register online at www.mtel.nesinc.com

3. Here are a few links that your may find useful as you prepare for the MTEL

· Books: http://www.teachingsolutions.org/mtel.html

· Advise (from Boston College): http://www2.bc.edu/~duffyk/mtel.html

· Workshops (for a fee): Educational Testing Institute -- http://massteachertest.com/

· Web resource on teaching reading -- http://www.literacy.uconn.edu/compre.htm

· Put Reading First Electronic version -- http://www.nifl.gov/partnershipforreading/publications/reading_first1.html