Saint Michael's College

What do you want to teach?
At Saint Michael's, you can major in:

• Art Education (grades Pk-6, 7-12, Pk-12)
• Elementary Education (grades Pk-6)
• Secondary Education (grades 7-12)

Students completing the art and elementary majors automatically complete the requirements for licensure.

The secondary education major can be attained by adding a course and a half to the licensure requirements.

You may also choose to earn only a teaching license in Theatre Education or Secondary Education.

Learn about the requirements >>

Real world experience from Day 1
You will have opportunities to visit classrooms in local schools to observe and learn from master teachers, and to teach alongside them. You will prepare instructional materials, teach small and large group lessons and network with teachers.

See a map of where our students teach >>

Some of our students gain their teaching experience outside the typical classroom. They teach at the ECHO Lake Aquarium and Science Center, the Vermont Refugee Resettlement Center and the Winooski Community Center, among many other places.

Our education program will help you will develop the values and skills to teach all learners. You will become confident in meeting the diverse learning needs reflected in today's classrooms.

How we'll teach you:

• We model the same active methods and participatory techniques you will need to use in the field
  
  
• We show you how to teach using the latest software and hardware, math manipulatives, SMART Boards and more
  
  
• We give you easy access to curriculum materials to incorporate into your lesson planning

To contact the Department of Education:

View a complete list of faculty in the Department of Education.

Valerie Bang-Jensen
Associate Professor of Education

Karen Donovan 
Licensing Coordinator

Mary Beth Doyle
Department Chair 

Kevin Hunt '12

Aostre Johnson 
Professor of Education

Anne Judson
Instructor of Education,
Director, Graduate Education