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Graduate Courses

Graduate Courses

Teacher Leaders and Mentors...6 hours

Teachers will assume leadership positions in their schools, and demonstrate effective teaching strategies, problem-solving skills, and critical thinking abilities. They will be able to mentor other teachers in the area of teaching effectiveness. Teacher accountability, as effective managers of their classrooms and student behaviors, will be emphasized.

  • EDU 600 Learning Environments
  • EDU 601 Mentoring and Models of Teaching

Research...12 hours

Teachers will conduct traditional, action and qualitative research. Each will develop skills for assessing effective teaching practices. Teachers will interpret students’ test results, explain them to parents and other school personnel, and use the test data to improve instruction.

  • EDU 610 Educational Research
  • EDU 611 Educational Statistics
  • EDU 612 Teachers as Researchers
  • EDU 613 Professional Writing

Technology...6 hours

Teachers will use a full range of technologies to solve instructional demands. This includes presentation skills and utilization of technology for student projects and learning.

  • EDU 620 Applying Technologies for Effective Instruction
  • EDU 621 Internet and Web Design for Teachers

Professional Concentration...12 hours

Teachers will select an academic concentration to expand abilities in their current teaching field or to add a new endorsement or field to their certificate. This may include a reading endorsement, technology, English/language arts, mathematics, science or social studies.