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Master of Education (M.Ed.) in Middle School (5-8): MA Initial Licensure

MA Initial Licensure Program

Have a direct impact on student academic and social success at the Middle School level with a program that was developed expressly to teach this dynamic age group.

Gain a Firm Foundation in the Intellectual and Social Development of Middle School Students

    Middle School Masters ProgramLearn skills for age-based student achievement and classroom management, as you prepare to identify, plan, and facilitate inquiry and problem-solving for your future classroom. In this M.Ed. program, you will encounter current research and theory on adolescence, engage actively with current educational technologies, conduct action research, and learn to think critically about the contemporary middle school. The program can be taken in one of the following subject areas:

    • English (see below)*
    • General Science
    • History
    • Humanities
    • Mathematics
    • Mathematics/Science
    • Political Science/Political Philosophy

    *We also offer a dual licensure program: Middle School English and Specialist Teacher in Reading (All Levels)

        Key program information for the M.Ed. in Middle School:
        • 36 credits (11 courses)
        • Courses taken at Lesley’s Cambridge, MA campus as well as in specified off-campus locations
        • Prerequisite: completion of a college or university’s requirements for a major in the discipline of the license sought, or have passed the MA Tests for Educator Licensure (MTEL) in the subject content area for the license sought
        • Students must complete a 75-hour Early Field Experience in a classroom appropriate to the license sought.
        • See program of study and course descriptions for the M.Ed. in Middle School program. 

        SAMPLE PROGRAM COURSE

        EEDUC 6203 Principles of Teaching, Learning, and Assessment in the Inclusive Secondary Classroom

        This course is designed to provide pre-service and in-service educators with the knowledge, skills, and strategies fundamental to the best practices of inclusive education in secondary schools. Students will study and learn what to teach, how to teach all students, how students with special needs learn, and how to assess in what ways students learn. Course goals will be accomplished through the reading of pedagogical works, modeling by the instructor, direct instruction, class activities, the completion of both formal and informal writing assignments, and the design and execution of a unit plan, lesson plans, and a teaching lesson.

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