Master of Arts in Education

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The Master of Arts in Education program is designed to prepare educators for effective teaching and leadership in schools.

The theme of the program is educational leadership and effective teaching.

The goal of the program is to prepare teacher-leaders who will:

• Model effective planning and delivery of instruction.
  
• Engage students in learning and accurately assess students' performance.
  
• Commit to continuous improvement through mentoring and coaching.
  
• Demonstrate use of scientifically based practices and methods to solve classroom and school problems.
  

These goals are defined by the following five teacher dispositions:

1. Student Advocacy - The use of a proactive approach to analyzing and suggesting ethical and research-based alternatives to advance the academic, social, and personal needs of students.
   
2. Professionalism - Commitment to self-improvement through reflection, critical thinking, goal setting, modeling ethical behavior, concern with the future of the profession and with furthering high teaching standards.
   
3. Inquiry - The use of questioning methods to advance thinking about teaching and learning beyond the opinion of others. Such teachers are intellectually active, reflective, have a joy of learning and an active pursuit of truth.
   
4. Collaboration - Working as a partner with others to solve educational problems and planning to improve student learning.
   
5. Facilitator - Having the interpersonal, intellectual, motivational and ethical skills to promote learning opportunities for ALL learners.