The Educators for Liberation, Justice, and Joy (ELJJ) teacher education programs at Mills College at Northeastern University provide accessible and solid options for teacher candidates. These programs are founded on a mission to critically examine the roles of educators within varied sociopolitical and cultural contexts. They emphasize culturally sustaining, anti-racist, and universally-designed practices. The core goal is to develop a community of transformative teacher leaders committed to critical reflection and practice to challenge the dominant ideologies and to advance educational equity.
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The Educators for Liberation, Justice, and Joy (ELJJ) teacher education programs at Mills College at Northeastern University provide accessible and solid options for teacher candidates. These programs are founded on a mission to critically examine the roles of educators within varied sociopolitical and cultural contexts. They emphasize culturally sustaining, anti-racist, and universally-designed practices. The core goal is to develop a community of transformative teacher leaders committed to critical reflection and practice to challenge the dominant ideologies and to advance educational equity.
- Two credentialing pathways: Student Teaching and Intern Teaching
- The program spans 2 years
- In one academic year, meet requirements for a preliminary teaching credential
- Lesson study cohort-based program: The program year begins at its earnest in early summer, engaging students in community- building exercises while completing course work in a summer school context; coach-led cohorts are multidisciplinary and across grade levels
- Our Academic Coordinator & Credential Analyst is available to guide you through the CCTC aspects of the application, orientation to the degree program, and completion of the program
Experiential and Clinical Components
- Apprenticeship model combines coaching and inquiry
- All students are paired with a university-appointed program supervisor
- A student teacher is assigned to an unpaid field placement
- Experienced student teacher supervisor provides support
- An intern teacher works full time as a teacher
- Site supervisor provides support and navigation of the practices, policies, and resources of the school where the student works