Educator Preparation in Massachusetts

The resources on this page are primarily for Massachusetts approved educator preparation programs.

If you are an individual hoping to become an educator in Massachusetts, visit our Careers in Massachusetts page.
If you are from an organization seeking to become an approved educator preparation program, visit our Informal Review toolkit.

Quick Links:

Ed Prep Frequently Asked Questions (For quick access to frequently asked questions and an extensive library of resources.)
Educator Preparation Review and Approval
Guidelines and Advisories
PST and CAP Guidelines
Other Educator Preparation Resources

DESE Educator Preparation Resources and Opportunities 2024-2025

We are excited to share upcoming opportunities to learn from and collaborate with the DESE team and your colleagues from other educator preparation programs throughout the 2024-2025 school year. We will continue to update this list as more specific details become available. If you have additional questions about any of these opportunities, please contact educatorpreparation@mass.gov .

In addition to the opportunities below, our team will continue to communicate and collect feedback through our Monthly EE Newsletter and regular attendance at SCOPE, MACTE Board, and COMTEC meetings. The Educator Preparation Advisory Group and PST/CAP Working Group will also continue to collaborate with our team throughout the year to inform specific projects.

General Information and Updates

These are typically higher-level opportunities to learn more about new or planned work that will apply to most educator preparation programs.

Stay Connected! If you would like to update your organization's contact information to ensure the appropriate people receive our communications, please complete the contact info form or email us at educatorpreparation@mass.gov with "Update Contact Information" in the subject line.

Recent Communications from the Ed Prep Inbox:

Opportunity	Date(s) & Registration Info
Back to School Welcome Meeting We would like to kick off the 2024-2025 academic year by (re)introducing our team, reconnecting, sharing what we've worked on this summer, and previewing the resources and opportunities to come this year.	Monday, September 16 from 11am–12pm Register here!
EE Newsletters The Monthly EE Newsletter shares information about what we're working on, what we're learning, and what we have coming up. We regularly feature research, new or highlighted resources, MTEL updates, and licensure updates.	Subscribe to receive monthly newsletters View newsletter archive for past issues

Opportunity

Date(s) & Registration Info

Back to School Welcome Meeting
We would like to kick off the 2024-2025 academic year by (re)introducing our team, reconnecting, sharing what we've worked on this summer, and previewing the resources and opportunities to come this year.

Monday, September 16 from 11am–12pm

EE Newsletters
The Monthly EE Newsletter shares information about what we're working on, what we're learning, and what we have coming up. We regularly feature research, new or highlighted resources, MTEL updates, and licensure updates.

Subscribe to receive monthly newsletters

View newsletter archive for past issues

Last Updated: August 30, 2024