M.Ed. Applied Studies in Teaching and Learning
Overview
The Master of Education in Applied Studies in Teaching and Learning program gives experienced educators an opportunity to advance the knowledge and skills needed to be teacher-leaders within their profession. This program recognizes the value of experience; it has been developed to strengthen and deepen the practice of educators through coursework designed to emphasize reflection, collaboration, and classroom-based inquiry. This 30-credit program includes an 18-credit core requirement, a 6-credit area of focused inquiry, the development of a professional portfolio, and a six-credit, classroom-based inquiry project. The program is designed to foster inquiry in teachers’ daily work with children and adolescents. Teachers select topics of study in each course that are relevant to their own practice. In each class, teachers develop/refine research skills that they will utilize in their final course, Teacher as Researcher.
Highlights
Teachers enrolled in the M.Ed. program work in various educational settings including Pre-Kindergarten, K-6th grade general and inclusive classrooms, 6th-12th grade content area classrooms including reading/language arts, science, mathematics, special education including gifted education, special areas including art, music, library, technology, and family consumer science, as well as cyber/online settings. M.Ed. students include practicing teachers from more than 40 school districts or teaching sites in PA and surrounding states.
Contact Information
Heather Leaman
Coordinator, M.Ed. in Applied Studies in Teaching & Learning
Coordinator, Teacher Leadership Certificate/Endorsement
Professor (2005)
HLeaman@wcupa.edu
