Education

EDUCATION NEWS
Aleah Tarnoviski, class of 2012, is featured in the new issue of STILLPOINT, for her exceptional work as a lead teacher in the Bronx. “I can go back to my freshman year and trace the education department’s influence in where I am today,” she says.
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UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAMS
Gordon's undergraduate education programs are field-based, grounded in the liberal arts and built upon a Christian philosophy. The programs promote holistic learning by:

• Integrating faith and learning
• Sending you into area classrooms for field experience during your freshman year
• Requiring you to choose one of the approved liberal arts as a second major

Completion of any of the undergraduate teacher education programs allows you to be eligible for:

• An initial Massachusetts teaching license
• A comparable initial teaching license in all 50 states and US territories

Gordon's programs are approved by the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, the Higher Education Coordinating Council and the National Association of State Directors of Teacher Education and Certification (NASDTEC). Gordon is accredited by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges.

TRENDSETTING APPROACH TO READING
The Education Department practices a philosophy of teaching that is setting a benchmark of excellence across the nation. The methods for teaching reading in particular employ a systematic approach that is based on scientific research and has proven effective in classrooms.

SCHOOL PARTNERSHIPS FOR FIELD EXPERIENCE

• Bentley School, Salem Partnership
• E. J. Harrington School, Lynn
• Winthrop and Cutler Schools, Hamilton Partnership
• Gordon in Lynn

PARTNERSHIPS FOR URBAN STUDENT TEACHING

• Gordon in Boston 
• Gordon in Lynn

WHERE ALUMNI GO
Due to the high emphasis on preparatory experience, you will be highly qualified for teaching positions upon graduation. Teachers have been placed in many areas throughout the world, including, but not limited to:

• School systems across the U.S.
• Christian schools
• Global missions opportunities
• Graduate studies

CONTACT INFORMATION
Department of Education
Gordon College
Wenham, MA 01984 USA

p: 978.867.4315
f:  978.867.4663
e: undergraduate-educationgordon.edu