College of Education

Acquire the comprehensive, progressive training to strengthen your abilities to lead, teach and counsel in a dynamic profession—one that will be needing two million teachers in the next decade. Thanks to Roosevelt’s well-established partnerships with schools and community agencies, you’ll foster the skills—and have the placement options—to make a real difference in the lives of children, adults and families in a variety of settings, be they urban, suburban, private or public. For more information about the college, take a look at our 2012-13 College of Education Profile or sign up to attend an Information Session.

Dr. Robin Gay with Roosevelt University's Veterans Upward Bound program

College of Education Honors Dr. Robin Gay for Creating a Better, Brighter, More Just Future

Dr. Robin Gay's donation of dental work for veterans enrolled in the Veterans Upward Bound Program earned a salute from the College of Education and ABC 7 in Chicago on February 20, 2014.

Special education student delivers first commencement address in University's history

Just before graduating on Dec. 13 from Roosevelt University, Danielle Smith of Mokena gave a speech of a lifetime, becoming the first student in the 68-year history of Roosevelt University to deliver a Commencement address to around 450 fellow graduating students.

Prepare to transform lives as an educator, leader or counselor.

In small classes, you’ll receive personalized attention from active faculty. Beyond the classroom, you’ll obtain the practical field experiences you need to start making your mark the moment you’ve earned your degree.

Real-World Experience

Roosevelt University has a unique partnership with the Early Childhood Education Center (Bright Horizons) at the Schaumburg Campus to provide authentic learning experiences for pre-service teachers where children, families, and employees represent many different cultures and backgrounds. Bright Horizons serves children from 6 weeks of age through kindergarten and also has programs for school-aged children.

Real-World Skills

Student teaching is the capstone of the teacher education curriculum. Each student teacher is engaged in full-time teaching responsibilities for a fifteen-week period under the guidance of a certified, experienced mentor teacher and a full-time university supervisor. Field experience is the best way to apply classroom knowledge in real-world scenarios.

Real-World Strategies

Graduate students in the Language and Literacy program learn real-world strategies in our Summer Reading Clinic. Children from PK-9 grade attend a five-week session where graduate students learn to create a Balanced Literacy classroom and implement best practices in literacy instruction. Weekly parent workshops and individual case studies are completed by the graduate students.

News

May 12, 2014

Social Justice: An Early Start

In the chosen topic for upper-grade students participating in Village Leadership Academy’s (VLA) annual social justice-based Grassroots Campaign seemed straightforward enough. However, as 15 fifth graders in the homeroom of VLA literacy instructor Eric Macias began discussing violence and its impact as a prelude to developing a social justice project, Macias gradually grew speechless.
May 12, 2014

Closing the Gap

When Nakisha Hobbs came to Roosevelt University in 2006, her goal was to develop skills and ideas for educating young children that she could apply as principal of her own private, independent school.
April 28, 2014

Two Roosevelt University students will speak at May 2 graduation

Integrated marketing communications major Brenden Paradies and elementary education major Joanna Rivera were selected from 10 nominees to be graduation speakers.
February 14, 2014

Veterans at Roosevelt University to offer thanks with a smile to local dentist

Veterans who received dental work are from the Veterans Upward Bound program, which is administered through the College of Education at Roosevelt University.