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Online Master of Education (Ed.M.)
Discover the many benefits of earning your master's degree in education (Ed.M.) online through Oregon State University's College of Education and Extended Campus. Everything you learn in your classes can be readily applied to your own teaching situation and professional needs.
Overview
The Master of Education (Ed.M.) is for licensed K-12 teachers who want to advance their teaching profession through a rigorous and applicable academic program with networking opportunities. Teachers use their classrooms as labs to add to the body of knowledge in the profession and enhance pedagogy. The goal of the program is to facilitate the professional growth of teachers as informed practitioners, reflective researchers and educational leaders.
The online Master in Education is a 45-credit degree program offered entirely online for the convenience and accessibility of practicing teachers worldwide.
Learning outcomes and goals
The program Curriculum encompasses a rigorous academic program, powerful networking experiences and creative scholarship toward expertise for practicing teachers in three domains:
- Informed practitioners - Construct and implement curricula that reflects understanding of the learning process and actualizes subject matter to make it comprehensible to all students; assess teaching practices and student progress to support high levels of student performance.
- Reflective researchers - Construct theory about teaching and learning and synthesize with educational research to improve instruction.
- Professional leaders and advocates - Engage in professional leadership in the pursuit of excellence in teaching and learning and that of colleagues, schools, districts and states.
Participants
Ideal applicants are licensed teachers who have completed a teacher's preparation program and are looking for additional educational coursework in assessment, teacher leadership, action research and research-based instruction.
Graduate level education courses are also available to any teacher to renew their teaching licenses even if they are not enrolled in the master's program. For more details, visit Non-Degree Student Admission Information.
Benefits
If you've been thinking about advancing your teaching career, the online Master of Education (Ed.M.) program at Oregon State University can help you fulfill your professional goals by providing a quality, standards-based educational experience in a learning environment that is focused, personalized and supportive. As a leader in teacher education, OSU College of Education's online Master in Education features the following unique aspects:
- Open enrollment - You can start any term. Continuous enrollment is not required.
- Convenient and flexible - Courses are offered exclusively online. Attend classes anytime, anywhere.
- Create your own schedule - All courses are offered twice a year. Complete the program in two to seven years; average completion is 2.5 years.
- Worldwide audience - Interact with K-12 teachers throughout Oregon, the United States and in other countries: Canada, China, South Korea, Syria, Taiwan and Turkey.
- Authentic - Everything you learn in your classes can be readily applied to your own teaching situation and professional needs.
- Committed and experienced Faculty.
- Collaborate, network, communicate with colleagues in a positive manner.
This degree program incorporates the professional standards of excellence outline by the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE) and by the Teacher Standards and Practices Commission (TSPC) in Oregon.
Program lead
Sue Helback
Oregon State University College of Education
210 Education Hall
541-737-3452
sue.helback@oregonstate.edu
