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Image by Light Knight =Welcome to TEACH Bridges to the Future, a 21st Century Teaching and Learning Space for 2014-2015= =Here you will find, news, discussions, and course assignments for TEACHB2F teachers.=

**TEA** **CH Brid** **ges** **to the** **Future (TB2F)** is a one-year, 36-credit pathway leading to a Master’s degree and middle or high school teacher licensure. It is offered by the College of Education in partner ship with eleven rural school systems in Massachusetts.

Bridges to the Future’s curriculum emphasizes the use of best practice pedagogies, integration of new and emerging technologies, and implementation of community service learning.

**Orientation As a TEA****CH Bridges licensure candidate, what will you do?** Beginning in the end of August, you will work with rural middle or high school students as a micro-teacher or student teacher. By mid-year, as a clinical teacher, you will become part of a middle school team or high school department. Throughout the academic year, you will learn the skills and competencies needed to be a successful teacher, including:
 * Understanding paradigm shifts within our field
 * Motivating students
 * Planning instruction and designing curriculum
 * ====[|Sharing different cultures]====
 * [|Developing professional portfolios]
 * Teaching and team teaching classes
 * [|Assessing student learning]
 * [|Building problem-solving techniques]
 * Building communities of practice
 * [|Exploring and supporting student leadership]

You will also take graduate classes related to your teaching level, participate in seminar discussions about effective and equitable teaching strategies, and develop a community service “legacy project”, and 21 century learning experience that supports student leadership.

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