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faculty
Christopher Clinton
Associate Teaching Professor
Education
Contact
508-910-6097
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Balsam Hall 9178
Education
| 2018 | University of Massachusetts Lowell | EDD |
| 2005 | Endicott College | MBA |
| 1998 | Harvard University | M Ed |
Teaching
- Teacher Preparation
- Teaching and Integrating Technology
- Organizational Management
- Mentoring and Induction
- Science Education
Programs
Courses
Field-based practice in a school. The first Field Based Experience focuses on focuses on the completion of the first field based gateway assessment. This in field based experience requires at least 30 hours of placement in a school determined in collaboration with the Field Based Experiences Coordinator.
Field-based practice in a school. The first Field Based Experience focuses on focuses on the completion of the first field based gateway assessment. This in field based experience requires at least 30 hours of placement in a school determined in collaboration with the Field Based Experiences Coordinator.
Online and Continuing Education Courses
Work on a specific dissertation topic searching interconnected previous and contemporary research. The course will help students develop a formal dissertation proposal that includes a draft of all parts of the dissertation.
Development of skills necessary to improve organizational effectiveness. Includes the analysis and research expertise associated with managing the demands of institutional and programmatic change. Analysis of theory-to-practice models is highlighted to support the instructional approach to this course. Students will gain advanced research competencies relevant to educational administration.
Field-based practice in a school. The first Field Based Experience focuses on focuses on the completion of the first field based gateway assessment. This in field based experience requires at least 30 hours of placement in a school determined in collaboration with the Field Based Experiences Coordinator.
Field-based experience in a school. This final field-based experience focuses on completing the final gateway assessment. This experience requires no less than 30 hours of placement in a school determined in collaboration with the Field Based Experiences Coordinator. In this experience, students will co-plan and co-teach multiple lessons in addition to engaging in other classroom activities.
Building teaching experience. This course focuses on instructional pedagogical practices improving student learning. This course serves students who are already working in the field. In this experience, students will plan, teach, and reflect on multiple classroom experiences. The goal of the course is to improve instructional strategies and connect best teaching practices as presented in research literature.
Application of cumulative understanding and skills designed in the proposal. The seminar will help students to make a realistic transition from coursework to dissertation. They will master all the literature review mechanisms as well as methodological perspectives appropriate to the proposal's conceptual framework.
Provide a graduate level introduction to the principles of applied social science research. Students will review the tools and techniques used by social scientists to inform evidence-based policymaking. Students will develop skills in critical thinking related to the evaluation of policies, and test those skills through the design of a research proposal related to a policy question of their choosing.
Research and writing of the dissertation. The dissertation must be an original and crucial contribution to the field of educational leadership and policy studies. Such intellectual exegesis is completed under the supervision of the dissertation committee chair/advisor and members. After approval of the dissertation by the committee, the student will proceed to the defense.
Introduces students to basic statistical methods and their application to management, policy and financial decision making in the public and nonprofit sectors. This course covers the essential elements of descriptive statistics, univariate and bivariate statistical inference, and some multivariate analysis. Topics include sampling, confidence intervals, hypothesis testing, and regression analysis.
Engaging students in data collection and analysis while producing their dissertations. Students will collect and examine data following the dissertation proposal. Students will work on methodological and conceptual chapters to describe the data collection and analysis and to explain how the data answers to the research questions.
Research
Research activities
- Teacher Education Advisory Committees
- Alternative Pathways for Teacher Preparation
- Mentoring and Induction
Research interests
- Teaching and Learning
- Organizational Impact on Students
- Improving Teacher Preparation
- Partnerships and Organizational Development
Founder of three different school programs: Pilot School, Charter School and Innovation School. Educator in K-12 for 24 years. Consultant work with the Massachusetts Elementary and Secondary Department of Education has resulted in the states development of the Candidate Assessment of Performance (CAP) and the Massachusetts Educator Evaluation System. He is currently serving the department as the Chair designee.