Contact Charlie Cocores
Education
B.A., Wesleyan University;
M.A. (ongoing), Central Connecticut State University;
M.A., Psychology, Southern Connecticut State College
Visiting Instructor in Education
Joined Connecticut College: 2004
Specialization:
- Supervision of student teachers
- Coordinator for elementary and secondary teaching certification
Charlie has taught all levels of students from general to AP in his thirty years of teaching high school. During his years in the 9-12 classroom he was a trained State of CT Cooperating Teacher & Mentor and has served as a cooperating teacher for 12 student teachers from various colleges and universities.
He achieved a second Master's degree in Psychology, MA from SCSU in 2006. His Master's thesis focused on students' perceptions of teachers based on race and type of school, urban or suburban.
At Connecticut College he teaches EDU 457, Student Teaching at the 7-12 level, EDU 300 Teaching and Learning in the Content Area, and has taught EDU 453 Seminar in Critical Pedagogy in the past.
He has published articles on teaching psychology in Introduction to the Perspectives of Psychology, Psychology Teaching Network and history, Letters from Vietnam - Original Source Research, Yankee Post, and the CCSS Journal.
In addition he has developed an Outdoor Education - Psychology Program which includes white-water canoeing, caving, hiking & rock climbing
View the education department Web site for information about elementary and secondary teaching certification.