MASTER OF EDUCATION LEADING TO
PROFESSIONAL TEACHER LICENSE
PROFESSION AND PRACTICE: ELEMENTARY EDUCATION (1-6)*

Prerequisite: Massachusetts Initial Licensure in Elementary Education (1-6)

PLEASE NOTE: Beginning with the Fall 2008 semester, courses previously using the GMATH and GNSCI prefixes will become CMATH and CNSCI; numbers and content will remain the same.

This program is designed for in-service elementary education teachers (grades 1-6) who wish to strengthen their subject matter, research, and pedagogical knowledge and expertise. Teachers entering the program should have an initial or full teaching license from their state, be teaching currently, and have at least one full year of classroom experience upon entering the program, as readings, activities, and assessments make continual use of the in-service teacher's experiential knowledge and are designed to enhance their active professional development. In-service teachers from other settings or backgrounds are welcome to enter the program, with the understanding that the group described above is the focus of the program's design.

Program outcomes are derived from the National Board of Professional Teaching Standards (NBPTS) Middle Childhood Standards. After completing this program, some teachers may wish to begin the process of NBPTS certification.

Lesley University reserves the right to unilaterally add, withdraw, or revise any course offering in the above-mentioned program of study, including policies, provisions, requirements, and fees.

Lesley University is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity institution and does not discriminate on the basis of age, race, religion, color, creed, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, handicap, or disability in its education programs, employment, or in admissions to, access to, or treatment in its programs or activities.