Would you like to strengthen your classroom teaching and experience professional growth? Are you seeking a cost-effective, convenient and challenging graduate level program? Do you need to renew a license? Do you want to expand your teaching options by adding an endorsement? Then Bluffton's graduate programs in education are for you.
Graduate programs in education options
- The Master of Arts in Education (MAEd) includes an 18 semester hour core and an option of two strands of specialized coursework
- Instructional Leadership (12 semester hours)
- Intervention Specialist Licensure (23 semester hours)
- Intervention Specialist Licensure option (K-12 mild to moderate educational needs) may be added to any existing teaching license. This may be completed as a stand alone or in conjunction with the MAEd.
- Early Childhood Endorsement (Expands the Early Childhood license to include grades 4 and 5)
- Summer Mathematics Workshops that may qualify an Intervention Specialist to become highly qualified in mathematics.
- Post Baccalaureate Program for those who are not currently licensed and would like to earn a teaching license.
Summer 2012 course options
A list of graduate education courses available this summer is available via Campus Web.
- Click on "Guest"
- Click on "Change term" in the left margin
- Select "2011-12 Summer semester-Grad MAEd"
- Select "Course search"
- Click "Find classes" (bottom left corner)
About the Bluffton program
The Graduate Programs in Education are organized around the conceptual framework, Educators Nurturing Communities of Learning and Respect. All courses and experiences are structured with this framework in mind and all candidates are expected to demonstrate the following performance outcomes:
Communities of Learning
- demonstrate strong content knowledge
- understand how students learn and develop
- employ effective teaching strategies that lead to high levels of student learning
- employ effective teaching strategies that encourage critical thinking and problem solving
- implement on-going assessment through a variety of formal and informal strategies
- have knowledge and skills and use technology to enhance learning
Communities of Respect
- nurture respectful classrooms
- develop inclusive classrooms that value each student
- use non-violent conflict resolution strategies to demonstrate respect
- celebrate diversity
- provide instruction to accommodate diversity
Educators as Professionals
- develop and maintain collaborative relationships with parents, colleagues and the community
- act upon the understanding that they have been called to a vocation
- communicate effectively using verbal and nonverbal techniques
- reflect on teaching and student learning
- value and participate in on-going professional development
For more information, contact
Office of Adult and Graduate Education
800-488-3257, option 4
419-358-3897
adulted@bluffton.edu
