MEd Advanced Individualized Studies
Upcoming Infosession
- Register: Advanced Studies in Teaching and Learning (ASTL) Information Session — 10/24/2023, 5:00pm - 6:00pm — Virtual
Join us to learn about the ASTL M.Ed. program for practicing educators. Program faculty will be on hand to answer your questions! Application fee will be waived for those who attend a fall 2023 information session!- Register: Advanced Studies in Teaching and Learning (ASTL) Information Session — 11/16/2023, 7:00pm - 8:00pm — Virtual
Join us to learn about the ASTL M.Ed. program for practicing educators. Program faculty will be on hand to answer your questions! Application fee will be waived for those who attend a fall 2023 information session!- Register: Advanced Studies in Teaching and Learning (ASTL) Information Session — 12/5/2023, 5:00pm - 6:00pm
Join us to learn about the ASTL M.Ed. program for practicing educators. Program faculty will be on hand to answer your questions! Application fee will be waived for those who attend a fall 2023 information session!
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Classrooms are diverse. Your professional learning needs may be, too.
The Advanced Studies in Teaching and Learning (ASTL) individualized concentration is developed in consultation with an advisor to offer course work in a specialized area that is not provided in other ASTL concentrations.
A student in an individualized concentration works closely with an advisor to design a program of study in an area of expertise relevant to the student’s professional educational setting.
What Does an Individualized Concentration Mean?
This ASTL concentration allows students to create an individualized program of study that meets their specific professional goals. Students schedule an appointment to design a customized concentration with a program advisor.
The concentration consists of 12 credits of core courses and 18 credits of additional concentration courses chosen in consultation with an advisor. It also has a performance-based portfolio that serves as a program-exit requirement and showcases the student’s work.
Importantly, graduates earn the advantages of a master’s degree, including the possibility of increased pay and opportunities to be curriculum leaders in their schools.
Core Courses (12 credits)
- EDUC 606: Education and Culture (3 credits)
- EDUC 612: Inquiry into Practice (2 credits)
- EDUC 613: How Students Learn (3 credits)
- EDUC 614: Designing and Assessing Teaching and Learning (2 credits)
- EDUC 615: Educational Change (2 credits)
Concentration Courses (18 credits)
Select 18 credits selected in consultation with advisor.
Total Credits: 30
Program Exit Requirement
Professional Development Portfolio: A performance-based assessment that provides concrete evidence of teacher professional development throughout the ASTL program. Students finalize and present their portfolios in their final spring semester.