Educational technology faculty will integrate the math and science content into their methodologies and require students to demonstrate competency with various technologies using the math and science content. Thus, students will have an enhanced experience with the content and pedagogy relevant to their likely future job sites, i.e., public schools in Florida. Students earn their associate degree at M-DCC, then transfer to Barry University to pursue their baccalaureate degree. Using the cohort model, Barry University provides all of its classroom instruction on the M-DCC campuses. With the Barry University program on the M-DCC campuses, faculty from both have been able to work closely to ensure student success.
Feedback is constant and fluid such that adjustments can be made quickly and effectively.
The program offers Head Start teachers access to educational opportunities tailored to their specific needs. Where possible, they are enrolled as a cohort at sites convenient to them. The average student age was twenty-seven and a half years.