Reminders

• It has worked out best for students to take the Intro class during your junior year.
• Choose at least two electives from the Education Focused category. The third may be either Education Focused or Education General.
• Choose electives from different disciplines; one may be in your major (but cannot be double-counted with your major).
• If you are a major in a course we cross-list, please register as a major, not as an ESS student. Once the semester has started, contact our DUS, Fr. Kevin Sandberg, C.S.C., ksandberg@nd.edu, to count the course for ESS.
• Three credits of Research Lab (ESS 47602) can be counted as one Education Focused elective.
• The Seminar in Educational Research is offered only in the fall of senior year.
• Students who write a Thesis in Major must take an additional Education Focused elective.
• Find information about Directed Readings here.
• ESS will consider, on a case-by-case basis, courses not cross-listed with ESS but that have applicable content. For approval of a course, please contact our DUS, Fr. Kevin Sandberg, ksandberg@nd.edu.

Enrollment

Students must be enrolled in the minor to register for ESS courses. Schedule an appointment with our Director of Undergraduate Studies, Fr. Kevin Sandberg, C.S.C., ksandberg@nd.edu.

Student Activities Office

Research Funding and Fellowship Options

As an interdisciplinary minor in the College of Arts and Letters, you are eligible to apply
for funding and fellowships through several campus entities.

Careers

           ESS prepares students for a wide range of careers and further study in education and education-related fields. Check out these resources for more information.  (This is by no means an exhaustive list, but simply a place to start.)

Where Our Graduates Are

Each year ESS graduates move on to graduate school, service opportunities, jobs in business, the education sector and beyond.

Here are some of the paces our graduates are headed:

• Assistant, L'Arche (Washington, DC)
• Client Services Analyst, Dimensional Fund Advisors (Charlotte, NC)
• Education Consultant, Huron Consulting (Chicago, IL)
• Educational Research Assistant - Child Trends, Bethesda, MD
• Education Research, American Enterprise Institute - Washington, D.C.
• Fulbright English Teaching Assistant - Spain
• Fulbright Research - India
• Graduate School, School Psychology, Teachers College Columbia University (New York, NY)
• Graduate School - University of Notre Dame
• Healthcare Consulting Analyst, Huron Consulting (Chicago, IL)
• Internship, KIPP Schools (New Orleans, LA)
• Intern, LA Rams - Los Angeles, CA
• Intern, U.S. Senate - Washington, D.C.
• Loyola University LUCHOICE (Loyola's ACE)
• Management Development Program, Curriculum Associates (Boston, MA)
• Management Fellow, Cancer Treatment Centers of America (Chicago, IL)
• Master’s in Business Analytics - Mendoza College, Notre Dame, IN
• Master's in Child Development (Infancy & Administration) - Erikson Institute, Chicago, IL
• Master's in Early Childhood Education - Teachers College, Columbia, NYC
• Master's in Education – University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
• Master's in Elementary Education - Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN
• Master’s in Social Work - University of Denver
• Master's in Early Elementary Inclusive Education - Teachers College, Columbia University, NYC
• Master's of Applied Math - University of Notre Dame, Indiana
• Master's of Education - ACE Teaching Fellow
• Medical School - GW University, Washington, D.C.
• Medical School - Texas A&M University, College Station, TX
• Military Service (South Korea) followed by graduate school
• Montessori Teaching Assistant - South Bend, IN
• Psychology Lab Manager - University of Illinois
• Teaching Fellow, Urban Teachers (Baltimore, MD)
• Teaching, Education First (Shenzhen, China)
• Teaching, Great Hearts Academy (Kindergarten, Fort Worth, TX)
• Teaching, Notre Dame School of Milwaukee (8th grade Social Studies and Language Arts, Milwaukee, WI)
• Technology Consultant - Deloitte's Government Practice, Chicago, IL
• Volunteer, Catholic Social Worker (New York, NY)

Other places our graduates are employed

• Alliance for Catholic Education 
• Breakthrough Collaborative
• Inner-City Teaching Corps
• Jesuit Volunteer Corps
• New York City Teaching Fellows
• Response-Ability
• Teach For America
• Teach Kentucky
• Transition to Teaching
• University Consortium for Catholic Education

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Professional Formation
Excellence in Teaching Conference

Making STEM a Force for Good | April 3 - 5, 2020 | University of Notre Dame

About the Conference

STEM education serves more than an economic means. STEM education can be used as a force for good throughout our communities and as a means for helping young people shape their own futures. This 2-day conference will draw on research and the wisdom of practice to help teachers from the STEM disciplines as well as the humanities integrate core concepts and practices from science, technology, engineering, and mathematics in ways that address problems that are meaningful to our nation’s youth.

Speakers will address issues of curriculum, instruction, and assessment at the intersection of problem-based learning and authentic, relevant contexts as a means for generating agency among STEM learners. Break-out sessions will provide opportunities for different teachers of different grade bands – from pre-school to advanced level high school settings – to explore developmentally appropriate ways for young people to engage in rigorous STEM education as a means for respecting the dignity of all people and fostering the common good.

Special sessions for principals and administrators will be offered. Topics will focus on leading STEM initiatives in schools.

Sample Schedule

Accommodations

Blocks of rooms have been reserved at both the Fairfield Inn and Suites in nearby Eddy Street Commons and at the Morris Inn on Notre Dame's campus. Please visit the booking links below to reserve a room today!

Fairfield Inn and Suites South Bend at Notre Dame – 1220 East Angela Boulevard South Bend, IN 46617
Morris Inn at Notre Dame – 1399 N. Notre Dame Avenue South Bend, IN 46617

Or, call 800-280-7256 to make your reservation.  Reference the "Excellence in Teaching Conference" to receive the group rate.

Pricing and Scholarships

Price: $250.00 per person 

Cancellation Policy: The registration fee, less a $50 charge, will be refunded if a written cancellation of enrollment is received three weeks prior to the conference.

The STEM summer camps are offered across the country. All camps run for 3 hours per day (typically, 9 AM-Noon) and are generally offered to students who have just completed 5th, 6th, or 7th grade. Each camp is led by STEM content experts who have graduated from the ACE Teaching Fellows Program in collaboration with local STEM teachers. If you are interested in hosting a summer camp or if you would like more information, please contact us.

ND CORE is a two-week summer computer programming and robotics experience that helps students learn the exciting work of coding with the Finch Robot using Snap! language.  Students also design more tailored scenes and games using the Scratch platform.io-economic backgrounds. ND CORE seeks to engage these very students in rich coding environments that help them develop abstract thinking, pattern generalization, the use of symbol systems and representations and logic to help solve relevant tasks.

ND CORE is a collaboration between the Notre Dame Center for STEM Education and school districts and dioceses around the country. Each course is taught by a talented and energetic graduate of the ACE Teaching Fellows based on a curriculum developed by JC Clark, Mike Comuniello, and Matt Wilsey.