MIT/Wellesley Teacher Certification Program
The MIT Teacher Education Program leads to Massachusetts State Certification in an appropriate secondary school science or mathematics discipline. Wellesley students who are interested in teaching math and science are encouraged to join MIT students in these classes, and MIT students have the option of joining classes at Wellesley for their practice teaching.
To complete the Teacher Education Program and meet the State requirements, students must complete a major in the subject area in which they wish to teach (or equivalent) and take the following courses:
At MIT
- 11.124 (Fall) Introduction to Issues in Teaching and Learning: Understanding Math and Science (E. Klopfer)
- 11.125 (Spring) Exploring K-12 Classroom Teaching (E. Klopfer)
PLUS
(Require preceding or concurrent registration in 11.124/125)
Option 1 @ MIT
- 11.129 (Fall) Educational Theory and Practice I (E. Klopfer/M. Page/R. Gibb)
- 11.130 (IAP) Educational Theory and Practice II (E. Klopfer/M. Page/R. Gibb)
- 11.131 (Spring) Educational Theory and Practice III (E. Klopfer/M. Page/R. Gibb)
OR
Option 2 @ Wellesley
- Education 300 (Fall) Educational Theory, Curriculum, Evaluation (K. Hawes)
- Education 302 &303 Supervised Practice Teaching (K. Hawes;)
(taken concurrently in Spring)
These classes include the required 75 hours of supervised classroom observation, and 150 hours of supervised practice teaching . For those who wish to complete their certification requirements by doing their practice teaching after graduation, the Wellesley “fifth year program,” which provides for a substantially reduced tuition during a fifth year, is often the most accessible option.