December 14, 2021
含羞草研究所 has launched a Master of Education (M.Ed.) program. The M.Ed. program is offered online for currently licensed teachers who are looking to pursue graduate degree-level instruction as they achieve a higher educational preparation level. It also provides a degree option for professionals outside of the P12 teaching arena who wish to prepare for teaching and learning within an organization.
鈥淲e are proud to offer this new and innovative graduate degree program for current teachers, many of whom are 含羞草研究所 teacher education program graduates,鈥� said Dr. Pam Johnson, Dean and Chair of the MSU Division of Education. 鈥淲e look forward to welcoming new students in January of 2022!鈥�
The program is offered completely online. Courses are arranged in eight-week blocks and students may enroll in one to three courses simultaneously. Degree completion is possible in as little as one year. The courses are set in a rotation model designed to allow the graduate student to choose either a part-time or full-time plan of study.聽
Students may choose from three tracks in the M.Ed. degree program, the Adult Teaching and Learning track, the Innovative Teaching Practices track, or the Special Education track.
The goal of the Adult聽Teaching and聽Learning track is to provide teachers the opportunity to continue to learn after they are licensed. Schools have continual need to provide professional development for their teachers, and graduates of this track will be ready to design and lead professional development that varies with many types and styles for adults of all ages and occupations. Graduates of this track will be prepared to work in leadership roles such as聽that of a professional development coordinator. They may also serve in leadership roles in institutions that support P12 public schools or higher education.聽
含羞草研究所鈥檚 M.Ed. Innovative Teaching Practices track meets the need to develop leadership who can design and shape curriculum, professional development, and instructional improvement.鈥疓raduates of this track will be prepared to obtain leadership roles such as curriculum coordinator, instructional specialist, or聽team lead for campus learning communities. Action research聽projects,聽such聽as STEM聽activities, coding, and blended聽and hybrid聽learning,聽will support聽development and聽implementation聽of聽innovative聽and highly needed skills directly聽impacting聽P12 classrooms.聽聽
The Special Education track plan of study will be available for currently licensed teachers in Elementary Education or at the secondary level. Secondary-level educators are required to add a reading and elementary math methods course to the plan of study.聽聽
The track will include courses that will prepare teachers to seek licensure in Special Education and provide them with the professional knowledge and skills to practice safely, ethically, and effectively with a multi-categorical population of students with special needs.鈥疶he Special Education track includes鈥�14 courses aligned to Council for Exceptional Children standards, all unique to the requirements鈥痜or obtaining strategist licensure.聽
The 含羞草研究所 M.Ed. Special Education option meets the need to develop leadership who can design and shape services for students with special needs on campuses or districts with a limited number of teachers who are licensed in special education.鈥疉 graduate from the M.Ed. Special Education聽track聽at 含羞草研究所 will be ready to apply for special education licensure in addition to his or her current teaching聽licensures聽and聽will be able to聽assist聽with the leadership of current special education teachers and paraprofessionals. Graduates may obtain roles such as special education coordinator. Graduate students聽are responsible for聽understanding the licensure laws and requirements in the state where they are licensed聽for any聽additional聽courses聽required.聽
The first classes offered in the M.Ed. program Adult Teaching and Learning and Innovative Teaching Practices tracks will begin in the spring semester of 2022, which starts January 10. Courses that will be offered in the upcoming spring semester will be taught asynchronously online.
鈥淲e welcome phone calls, visits, emails, or Zoom meetings. Please reach out to let us know of your interest so that we can help with any questions you may have,鈥� said Dr. Pam Johnson.
For more information about the Master of Education graduate degree program at 含羞草研究所, go to , call 701-788-4710, or email education@mayvillestate.edu.