Masters in Education - Innovative Teaching Practices Track

Minimum required credits to graduate with this degree: 32

The M.Ed. core will provide foundational study and application of concepts in Topics and Trends in Education, Organizational Leadership, Diversity and Societal Change, Grant Writing, Law and Ethics, and Research Methods (General).   

M.Ed. Innovative Teaching Practices meets the need of developing leadership to design and shape curriculum, professional development, and instructional improvement.  Graduates of this track will be prepared to obtain leadership roles such as Curriculum Coordinator, Instructional Specialist, or the team lead for campus learning communities.  Action research projects, such as STEM activities, coding, blended and hybrid learning, will support development and implementation of innovative and highly needed skills directly impacting the P12 classrooms.  

Requirements

Core Requirements

EDUC 501	Topics and Trends in Education	2 SH Credits
EDUC 506	Educational Law and Ethics	2 SH Credits
EDUC 507	Research Methods	3 SH Credits
EDUC 508	Organizational Leadership	3 SH Credits
EDUC 510	Diversity & Societal Change	3 SH Credits
EDUC 545	Grant Writing	3 SH Credits
Total Credit Hours:		16

Innovative Teaching Practices Core

EDUC 502	Introduction to Blended Learning	2
EDUC 503	Online K-12 Instructional Methodology	3
EDUC 504	Learning Management Systems, Student Information Systems, and Online Curriculum	2
EDUC 505	Action Research Online Teaching Field Study	3
EDUC 521	Robotics and Artificial Intelligences in the K-12 Classroom	3 SH Credits
EDUC 525	Developing Computational Thinking and Coding in the K-12 Classroom	3 SH Credits
Total Credit Hours:		16