CTEP Collaborative Teacher Education Program, School of Education

 




Furcolo Hall


CTEP STUDENTS


program of study
Overview

CTEP’s goal is to prepare beginning teachers who are reflective practitioners, committed to meeting the learning needs of diverse students, and motivated to be agents of change in the school communities in which they work. 

The Program blends 24 credits of intensive academic study with 15 credits of carefully supervised field experiences, in schools, for a total of 39 credits. Both UMass faculty and selected public school teachers serve as instructors for CTEP courses.

The Massachusetts State Curriculum Frameworks and the Massachusetts State Standards for Licensure provide underpinning for CTEP courses.

2007-8 Class Schedule
(2008-9 Schedule Coming Soon)

FRIDAY September 7 - Orientation

FALL 2007 COURSES

  • 615N Children and their Literacies
  • 691R Promising Practices in Mathematics
  • 570 Applied Child Development
  • 773 Integrated Methods Seminar
  • 500C Early Childhood Field Experience in Schools (5 mornings/week) plus Friday Seminar
  • 500E Elementary Field Experience in Schools (3 days/week) plus Friday Seminar

WINTER SESSION 2008

  • 615AK The Inclusive Classroom
  • 592 Social Studies Methods
  • Responsive Classroom Institute (optional)

SPRING 2008

  • 500Y Practicum in Schools (5 days/week)
  • 795J Advanced Integrated Methods Seminar
  • 561 Science Methods


Costs

CTEP is an academic program in the School of Education that is administered through Continuing and Professional Education at the University of Massachusetts. 

For 2007-8, CTEP tuition was $13,065 ($335/credit).  In addition, books cost approximately $750 for the full program. 

Students are advised to plan carefully as the program’s intensity severely limits the time for paid employment during the academic year.


Bridges to the Future

CTEP has a special program called Bridges to the Future. This is a partnership between the University of Massachusetts Amherst, Greenfield and Gill-Montague schools, Orange and Mahar Public School Districts, and the North Quabbin Community Coalition.

This unique program offers an opportunity to explore the relationship of educators to the larger communities in which their schools are based and to develop a model for education that invites all members of the community to become active in their children's learning. In addition to service learning, Bridges to the Future explores the ways in which technology can be used as both professional and curriculum tools. CLICK to e-mail the coordinator.