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Ed.M. Online - Program Outcomes

Program Outcomes for the Online Masters in Education Degree

The program outcomes of this online Masters Degree in Education (Ed.M.) encompass a rigorous academic program, powerful networking experiences, and creative scholarship toward expertise for practicing K-12 teachers in the following three domains:

Informed Practitioner

• Constructs and implements curricula and teaching that reflect understanding of the learning process.
• Interprets the ideas and conceptual schemes within specific subject matter areas(s) taught.
• Actualizes subject matter to make it comprehensible to all students.
• Assesses educational contexts (e.g., family, school, community, cultures) and their potential impact on teaching and learning.
• Differentiates instruction to meet the learning styles and needs of all students with consideration for their intellectual, social, and emotional development.
• Assesses student progress in learning, refines plans for instruction and establishes alternative learning options, when necessary, to support high levels of student performance.

Reflective Researcher

• Assesses his or her own professional practice and school improvement.
• Interprets the professional literature (research and theory) and integrates "best practices" within particular teaching situations.
• Constructs theory about teaching and learning and synthesizes this with educational research to improve instruction and engage in school improvement.

Professional Leader and Advocate

• Engages in curricular and professional leadership in the pursuit of excellence in schools, districts, and states.
• Acts as a change agent, at either the school level or beyond, for excellence in his or her own teaching and learning and that of colleagues and students.
• Develops professional networks and collaborates with colleagues to enhance excellence in job performance and advance teaching as a profession.
• Develops professional networks and collaborates with parents, colleagues, and members of the community in order to bring a broader perspective to the education of students in a democratic society.