In classrooms across the nation, educators are challenged each day to situate learning within the larger context of daily life. Ranked among the top graduate schools of education in the nation, Lehigh University's College of Education plays an important role in the community through educational and technology support, professional development, and leadership programs. Rooted in a close connection to area K-12 teachers, principals, and superintendents Lehigh's dedication to outreach education and human services crosses a broad spectrum from work with school districts on educational technology programs and school counseling issues, to providing professional development training to principals, superintendents, and head masters around the world, to collaborating with Allentown and Philadelphia hospitals and school districts for a specialized pediatric school psychology program.