Effective Teaching Programs

Become a More Effective Teacher–Practicing in Your Current K-8 Classroom

You love teaching and are devoted to your students, and want to continue to grow your craft. This program is geared toward improving your practice as a teacher. We will help you make a difference in student achievement, by emphasizing three interactive factors for an effective classroom:

• Assessment: We provide sustained practice in establishing accurate learning targets and providing detailed feedback for diverse learners
• Sustaining a culture of learning: We guide you in building a classroom climate that respects and supports learning for all students
• Teaching for progressive learning: We help you acquire deep content knowledge, demonstrate expert instructional design and curriculum planning, and promote problem solving and inquiry, while teaching you instructional strategies that build on learner strengths and interests

Fast Facts about the Effective Teaching Master's Degree:

• A 20-month, online program that provides a “deep dive” into the content area of your choice
• Interweaves clinical coursework that applies new knowledge in your own classroom with your own students
• Uses cutting-edge but simple-to-use video technology to capture your teaching and student work, and provides virtual “at your elbow” feedback from peers and faculty—enabling constant instructional improvement (requires video recording release form signed by parents/guardians)

View details on our program specializations: 

• M.Ed. in Effective Teaching: Elementary Education Generalist
• M.Ed. in Effective Teaching: Literacy   
• M.Ed. in Effective Teaching: Mathematics
• M.Ed. in Effective Teaching: Science
   
  

Faculty Spotlight

Mary McMackin
Professor

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Mary E. Curtis
Professor, Director, Center for Special Education

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