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Read our January 2023 Bulletin.

Art Education Director, Susan Barahal, represented in the exhibit, Natural Visions, at the Lexington Arts and Crafts Society.

MAT Alum Marni Jacobs '13 was named a Local PhysTEC Teacher of the Year for their work at the Chief Sealth International High School in Seattle, WA.

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BA/BS in Education (co-major) Fifth-Year Master's Degree Program: BFA and MAT in Art Education Fifth-Year Master's Degree Program: BA/BS and MAT in Middle and High School Education Fifth-Year Master's Degree Program: BA/BS and MA in Museum Education Minor in Education MAT in Art Education MA in Educational Studies MAT in Elementary STEM Education MAT in Middle and High School Education MA in Museum Education MA/EdS in School Psychology MS in STEM Education PhD in STEM Education Joint PhD in Education and Cognitive Science

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Some Insights about Teaching from our New Faculty

Some Insights about Teaching from our New Faculty

A few of our more recent full and part-time faculty touch upon some of the things kindling their passions, practices, and curiosities in and outside of the classroom since being introduced in our September Bulletin.

Vulnerability in the Classroom: CELT’s Pedagogical Partnership Program

Vulnerability in the Classroom: CELT’s Pedagogical Partnership Program

Senior lecturer, Ryan Redmond, makes an appearance in this Tufts Daily article about how our partners at CELT have been working on fostering more equitable and inclusive teaching practices with their Pedagogical Partnership Program (P3).

“I think of homework as extending and expanding the conversations of the classroom, with space for students to exercise their own creativity and agency in exploring those ideas along the lines of their choosing,” says Brian Gravel.

Is Homework Useful for Kids? If So, What Age Should It Start?

Assistant Professor of Education Brian Gravel questions homework as it exists and imagines it as a way to make schooling meaningful for young people.

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To Reach Their Students, These Teachers First Learn Their Community

For more than two decades, an immersive Tufts program has prepared new teachers to make a difference in urban schools.

Dean Bárbara Brizuela talks with graduate students Zainab Mohamed, Daniela-Filipa Soltan, and Qimei (May) Liu at Fall Fest on November 16, 2021.

My Latinx Heritage ‘Infuses Everything I Do’

Tufts professors and deans share how their backgrounds enrich their teaching, research, and leadership.

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