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Fieldwork and student teaching give you the opportunity to apply what you learn, strengthen your instructional skills, and build relationships with students, mentor teachers, and school leaders.

Graduate students complete fieldwork as part of their coursework before participating in a full-time student-teaching placement. Through Pace’s partnerships with schools throughout New York City and Westchester County, you’ll gain practical experience in diverse learning environments and develop the confidence to lead your own classroom.

The Pace University School of Education faculty, administration, and staff are here to support you through all aspects of your clinical experiences. We are dedicated to preparing you to become a reflective professional who promotes justice, creates caring classrooms and communities, and enables all students to learn. Fieldwork and student teaching/practicum experiences will allow you to put what you learn in class into practice.

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Jill Weinberg
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Westchester Office

Jennifer Argenta
Director of School Partnerships
Email: jargenta@pace.edu

Open Advising Hours: Tuesdays and Thursdays 12:00 p.m.–1:00 p.m. – no appointment necessary! Join Jennifer Argenta's Open Advising Hours via Zoom. Meeting ID: 965 3163 4643 Password: 122203

Candice Sharpe
Office of School Partnerships Program Coordinator
Email: csharpe@pace.edu

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School Partner Spotlight: Pace High School

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Pace High School students during one of their campus visits.

More than a name, our partnership with NYCDOE affiliate, Pace High School, has been established for many, many years. It all began with Dr. Art Maloney, an Emeritus School of Education faculty member and Chair, who served as a liaison and initiated, planned, and implemented many events, programs, guest speakers, workshops, and research projects with Pace High School. Upon his retirement, Professor Sharon Medow continued to build a new phase in developing the partnership further and work together on projects, events, and professional development opportunities.

Since then, the partnership has continued to blossom with ongoing collaboration that has supported our students. Eric Glatz, Pace High School Principal, and Michael Sowiski, Assistant Principal, are dedicated school leaders and work closely with the School of Education on all aspects of our school partnership initiatives.

    • Pace High School hosts our fieldwork students and is a partner site for adolescent program student teachers and Teachers of Color Empowerment Network participants.
    • Several Pace High School students have successfully taken TCH 201, Understanding Schools, in addition to other undergraduate courses across disciplines to earn college credit.
    • Students at Pace High School attend career exploration events at Pace University, including the School of Education, Seidenberg School of Computer Sciences and Information Systems, College of Health Professions, Elisabeth Haub School of Law, Lubin School of Business, and Dyson College of Arts and Sciences.
    • The Future Educators Association (FEA) has sponsored campus visits for Pace High School students and demonstrated the avatar classroom simulation technology.
    • School of Education has hosted Pace High School students for campus visits and undergraduate class session observations.
    • Pace High School students have attended undergraduate biology/chemistry research project presentations and networked with faculty and students pursuing careers in STEM.
    • School of Education has offered professional development workshops for Pace High School faculty and staff on campus.
    • Pace High School students regularly participate in University presentations from Career Services, The Welcome Center, and Undergraduate Admissions.
    • Pace High School is an active member of the School of Education Teacher Education Advisory Board (TEAB).