Chair: Andrew Garrod
Professor A. C. Garrod; Assistant Professors D. J. Coch, E. Temple; Visiting Associate Professor K. M. Williams; Visiting Assistant Professor J. K. Nelson; Visiting Instructors J. T. Davis, J. L. Zullo.
The Education Department offers the undergraduate two paths of study: (i) the examination of educational research on the developing child and prevailing social issues in education today as a part of a liberal arts education, and (ii) an opportunity to become certified as a teacher at the elementary or secondary level. Students may take Education courses singly, to fill distributive requirements, or in a sequence that will satisfy the requirements for the minor. The Human Development and Education minor is designed for all those seeking to understand the profound developments that make up human life, and how best we might bridge this knowledge into contemporary educational practice. The minor explores how children grow, acquire language, learn a variety of skills and knowledge, and how they conceptualize their social, emotional, and moral worlds. It consists of six courses: Education 1; two courses from four development courses; two courses from four specific Education electives; and a final experience, Education 88. In the minor, contemporary advances and methods in Educational Neuroscience will be wed with contemporary advances and methods across diverse educational settings. Many courses, including the final senior seminar course, Education 88, may not be taken under the NRO. A list of the specific requirements is available in the Education Department office and on the department website. Students interested in establishing a minor in Education should make an appointment to discuss their courses with the department administrator.
Students interested in teaching certification should read the requirements for certification in particular teaching fields, as described in the handout available in the Education Department office or on the department website. They should then make an appointment for a personal conference with the department administrator. The teacher education program at Dartmouth meets the beginning certification requirements for most states.