The Margaret Olivia Slocum Teacher's College (Yates Castle) hosted the school from 1906 until 1934.[6]
Prior to the establishment of the school, Syracuse University offered classes through the Department of Philosophy to train students interested in becoming teachers.[1] In 1906, Margaret Olivia Slocum Sage, a philanthropist, former teacher, and wife of financier Russell Sage, gifted the now demolished Yates Castle along with a generous endowment to the university and officially established the Margaret Olivia Slocum Teachers’ College of Syracuse University.[1][7]
After decades of growth, the school was renamed Syracuse University School of Education under the leadership of Dean Harry Ganders in 1934.[1]
In 1946, the school pioneered a Special Education program that applied progressive views to teaching people with various disabilities.[1]
Academics
Academic departments
The school is organized into seven academic departments specializing in their respective field of education.[8]
Counseling & Human Services
Cultural Foundations of Education
Higher Education
Instructional Design, Development & Evaluation
Reading & Language Arts
Teaching & Leadership
Undergraduate programs
The school offers several bachelor's degrees in education, including English Education, Inclusive Elementary and Special Education, Mathematics Education, Music Education, Science Education, Selected Studies in Education, and Social Studies Education.[3]
Graduate programs
The school offers a wide range of graduate programs beyond training the next generation of teachers. For example, it currently provides master's degrees in Childhood Education, Clinical Mental Health Counseling, Higher Education, Literacy Education, Music Education, and School Counseling,[4] as well as doctoral degrees in Counseling and Counselor Education, Cultural Foundations of Education, Educational Leadership, and Instructional Design, Development, and Evaluation.[5]
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