Intensive analysis and discussion of questions encountered in elementary and secondary schools, administrative, higher education, and corporate settings. Students present their master's project in this course. This course helps students develop a vision of education that is grounded in social and cultural contexts. The texts used in the course help students to envision teaching and learning as collaborative efforts that are directly influenced by the physical, social, and psychological environments, both local and global. Social and psychological theories are related to classroom experiences.
Students choose the course appropriate to their area of certification.
They help students develop skills essential for successful professional educators, including the use of theoretical knowledge to inform professional practice and the cultivation of questions rooted in practice to illuminate the meaning of theory. Internships are supervised by MSED program staff, who are in regular contact with students and supervisors at the field site. In public-school settings, continuous monitoring of the intern's progress ensures that the skills and knowledge gained in the MSED program help them master the diverse tasks and responsibilities educators face. Students develop their own philosophy of education in the course. Learning in mathematics, science, reading and writing, and informal reasoning.