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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 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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.