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.

Early Literacy in Educator Preparation

These opportunities will provide support, collaboration, and learning aligned with Mass Literacy and the Early Literacy Program Approval Criteria and will be designed for those involved in Early Childhood PK–2, Elementary 1–6, and Moderate Disabilities PK–2/PK–8 programs.

Key Resources:

Formal Review Planning Guides (now include information on the integration of deeper reviews of early literacy programs)
Overview of Accelerated Early Literacy Interim Review Timelines

Opportunity	Date(s) & Registration Info
Early Literacy Quarterly Updates Want to stay in the loop about our Early Literacy in Educator Preparation initiative? Every quarter, we share news, upcoming opportunities, and announcements in our Early Literacy in Educator Preparation Quarterly Update. Check out our archive of past updates and sign up to be on our mailing list for future communications.	Subscribe to receive quarterly updates Archives
Early Literacy Consortium Grant A grant opportunity to support PK12 educators and sponsoring organizations to share best practices in early literacy instruction and collaborate to design and launch an early literacy initiative that reflects the region's early literacy landscape and needs.	Apply at FY2025 Fund Code 0726: Early Literacy Consortium Grant! Deadline for applying: October 11, 2024 Information Sessions on this RFP will be held via Zoom: Wednesday, September 18, 2024 from 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM \| Registration for Zoom Meeting
Early Literacy Professional Learning Community — Cohort 1 In Spring 2024, DESE offered a series of virtual community meetings facilitated by The Reading Circuit designed to support educator preparation faculty in making programmatic shifts to align with the Early Literacy Program Approval Criteria. All participants in this first cohort are invited back for four more sessions in SY24 – 25 to continue their discussions and learning about early literacy practices in educator preparation.	The schedule and overview of upcoming PLC sessions will be updated here: Cohort 1 Information
Early Literacy Professional Learning Community — Cohort 2 A series of 8 virtual community meetings throughout SY24-25 designed to support a new cohort of educator preparation program faculty and staff in making programmatic shifts to align to the Early Literacy Program Approval Criteria. The scope and sequence of the sessions will be informed by participants and tailored to their needs; to see an example of the topics and discussions that the first cohort explored in Spring 2024, visit The Reading Circuit's Early Literacy PLC site.	The schedule and overview of upcoming PLC sessions will be updated here: Cohort 2 Information 3 Fall Sessions tentatively scheduled for the second Tuesday of the month from 9:30 – 11 AM. 5 Spring Sessions TBD

Last Updated: August 30, 2024