Secondary Science & Mathematics Education
The Secondary Science and Mathematics Education Department at Manhattanville College prepares undergraduate and graduate students to teach science and mathematics at the middle to secondary levels, grades 5-12.
All of our programs are aligned with the New York State Department requirements for certifying teachers. Our programs also incorporate standards as expressed by the National Science Foundation in the National Science Education Standards (NSES), the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM), the National Science Teachers Association (NSTA), and the mathematics, science and technology requirements of New York State. In addition, Manhattanville’s conceptual framework permeates all our endeavors.
Our philosophy is “every child a scientist” and “every child a mathematician.” To that end we prepare our teacher candidates to deliver inquiry-based and problem-based instruction in the classroom in order to develop the critical thinking and analytical skills of their students. We emphasize a hands-on, minds-on, active learning approach in the classroom with one role of the teacher being a coach and facilitator.
We believe that research in science and mathematics content informs practice and that science and mathematics teachers should be au courant and cutting-edge aware in their respective content areas. Four new elective science courses have been added to our curriculum in 2004-2005. These courses include Nanoscience, Light and Color, Chemical Biology and Science, Society and the Law. Participation in any one of these courses will prepare teacher candidates to use science content from hot areas of research in their lesson planning. Similarly, our required and elective mathematics courses are being refocused to include enhanced connectivity to the classroom and to emphasize interdisciplinary connections to science.
Our goal is to graduate highly qualified teacher candidates that can implement a Socratic constructivist approach in the classroom using state-of-the-art educational technology. Our teacher candidates will be highly qualified with regard to science or mathematics content area knowledge, pedagogical content knowledge and art of teaching skills.
Certification Options
Faculty
Victor Mazmanian mazmanianv@mville.edu or 323-5137