Master's Degree in Elementary Education
Academic Features:
The master's degree in elementary education is for individuals who want to develop competencies necessary to function as a master teacher and to professionalize a standard teacher's license. The degree focuses on educational inquiry throughout the required course offering culminating with an exit course that requires a research document and oral defense of it. The courses deal in depth in the foundation areas of educational research, philosophy, psychology, and evaluation which are prerequisites to the advanced educational methods courses in language arts, mathematics, reading, science and social studies.
The required courses for the master's degree in elementary education are:
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Special Features:
This program emphasizes the research aspects of life long learning once the master's degree is achieved. Master teachers will be able to reflect and make decisions on appropriate methods of learning/teaching and to use them in their own classroom.
Faculty Features:
All education faculty members are terminally degreed. They excel in research activities that eventually lead to publications covering a variety of contemporary educational issues.
Accreditation Features:
Indiana University Northwest Division of Education is accredited by the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education and the North Central Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools. The Indiana Professional Standards Board approved all IU Northwest Division of Education programs for licensure.
Most Frequently Asked Questions:
Is a master's degree in elementary education required by the state of Indiana Professional Standards Board?
- No. The standard elementary license may be renewed by successfully completing six credit hours of academic courses every five years. Indiana University Northwest recommends getting a master's degree because school corporations have pay differential for having a master's degree. It is advantageous for a teacher's career development to get a master's degree and to professionalize the elementary license; so that, the teacher is view as a master teacher. To be eligible for an elementary administration and supervision license, the professional elementary teaching license is needed prior to the issuance of that license.
Does IU Northwest have a master's degree in elementary education and can all the courses be taken from IU Northwest?
- Yes, IU Northwest has the master's degree in elementary education and all the required courses are offered at IU Northwest.
Are the classes offered as not to interfer with my teaching during the day?
- All classes are offered conveniently after 4:00 p.m., some are on Saturday and many during summer session one and two.
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