Format: Online or On Campus

Our online master's in teaching and learning program addresses teachers’ roles as mentors, curriculum specialists, instructional coaches and catalysts for change.

Courses focus on:

• Learner development
• Research-based curriculum and instruction
• Strategies for meeting the needs of diverse learners, and
• Teaching and learning with digital technology

Students must pass written and oral examinations before graduating. 

Teaching and Learning Expertise in a Discipline Candidate Handbook

Teaching and Learning Candidate Handbook

Student Learning Outcomes

• Graduate students will recognize the individual differences that distinguish their students from each other and account for these differences in their practice.
• Graduate students will use diverse instructional strategies to teach for understanding.
• Graduate students will know how to engage students to ensure a disciplined learning environment, and how to organize instruction to meet instructional goals.
• Graduate students will use multiple methods for measuring student growth and understanding, and they can clearly explain student performance to parents.
• Graduate students will critically examine their practice on a regular basis to deepen knowledge, expand their repertoire of skills, and incorporate new findings into their practice.
• Graduate students will work with other professionals on instructional policy, curriculum development and staff development.
• Graduate students will actively seek and build partnerships with community groups, families, and businesses to engage them productively in the work of the school.