Education and the study of learning touch every aspect of human activity. At the Smith College Department of Education and Child Study, we believe teaching and the study of how people learn are central to the health and future of our rapidly changing and diverse society.
Since 1871, Smith College has been preparing teachers and educational leaders who understand what it takes to create classrooms where students learn to engage their world critically, imaginatively and reflectively. Our alumni, faculty and students work on the most pressing social and human question of our time: How can educators create settings where all children can learn and flourish?
Project Coach News
Project Coach has been featured in an article on MassLive.com and The Republican. The article focuses on the program teaching students life skills through sports. For the full article, click here >
Alumni News
Meet the New Director of Project Coach, Kayleigh Colombero, '08
Emily Neuburger earned her M.A.T. in English from Smith in 2002. She recently published Show Me a Story: 40 Craft Projects and Activities to Spark Children's Storytelling, released in August of 2012 by Storey Publishing. More >
Faculty News
Rosetta Marantz Cohen's research and writing was featured in an article about teaching in the Christian Science Monitor: Teachers who excel: A lesson from Miss Smoot.
Al Rudnitsky and a team that includes Glenn Ellis from the Department of Engineering were awarded a very prestigious major National Science Foundation award that builds on their long-term work around knowledge building and narrative-based idea stories. More >
