College of Education

English teachers and professors from around the world came to UMass Lowell this summer to learn how to teach critical thinking skills – and to experience American culture, from urban dance to shopping.

The National Endowment for the Humanities has awarded the Tsongas Industrial History Center, a partnership of UMass Lowell's College of Education and Lowell National Historical Park in Lowell, a highly competitive $158,367 grant to support a series of one-week workshops for educators that enhance and strengthen humanities teaching at the kindergarten through grade 12 levels.

UMass Lowell’s online graduate programs in education earned a No. 8 ranking from U.S. News & World Report this year. Students say the programs are well-structured and the faculty are both knowledgeable and supportive. They also applaud options in science education and autism studies.

Teachers from elementary, middle and high schools around the country flock to Lowell to learn hands-on teaching techniques in America’s first industrial city.