Master of Arts in Education: Teaching

Program Description/Overview

This program is designed to provide a rich sequence of learning experiences in which graduates gain the requisite knowledge and skills to serve effectively as educational leaders, action researchers, and practitioners in Professional Learning Communities. The program is intended for teachers, teacher trainers and other instructional providers to both improve classroom teaching skills and increase career potential. This program does not lead to a teaching credential or licensure.

Program Learning Outcomes/Goals

Students will be able to:

1. Design critical thinking lessons, programs, and educational learning communities such that their students are aware of critical thinking strategies and can articulate how they are thinking critically.
2. Apply and advance teaching and learning theories, strategies, and pedagogical methodologies to their planning, classroom lessons, and curricular design such that professional learning communities are established, supporting high stakes learning for all learners.
3. Consistently apply and advance comprehensive, responsive and accountable assessment systems to their professional learning community to assure and advance the action-driven monitoring and evaluating of student progress.
4. Embed action research methods in their professional practice as well as applying informed evaluation of professional literature to their practice.
5. Consistently integrate informed methods and practices of technology into their professional learning community and practice.
6. Establish, support, and assure an inclusive and responsive school setting for all students, families, and communities.
7. Embed multicultural understanding and support, language literacy, and sociological concepts into their professional practice in order to create culturally responsive classroom in support of the diverse student population’s learning and advancement.

Program-Specific Admission Requirements

1. GPA: Students must have a minimum GPA of 2.5
2. Recommendations: Each candidate must provide two written confidential recommendations from those who can attest to the applicant’s abilities, interests, and proven accomplishments in education.
3. Personal essay: A two-page personal essay describing the following is required:
   1. the professional organizations to which you belong,
   2. honors, activities and other creative accomplishments, and
   3. a brief autobiographical statement including future professional plans.
4. Interview with Program Director, if needed

Credit Units

Total Credit Units: 30

Total Core Credit Units: 30

Total Elective Credit Units: N/A

Total Concentration Credit Units: N/A

Curriculum Plan

Gainful Employment

For important information about the educational debt, earnings, and completion rates of students who attended this program, please visit https://www.alliant.edu/media/gainful-employment-disclosure/Master_Education_Teaching_MA.html.