Master of Science in Education - Middle / Secondary Literacy
The M.S.Ed. degree with a concentration in literacy, offered in cooperation with Pearson Achievement Solutions, is a distance learning program that offers teachers the opportunity to further specialize their degree by choosing between an elementary or middle/secondary concentration. The curriculum is designed to improve teaching practice through the implementation of four thematic strands: Action Research, Professional Portfolio, Technology, and Learning Communities. The program utilizes an interactive mix of best practice videos and web-based interaction to provide teachers the flexibility of learning anywhere they have access to a VCR and the Internet.
Requirements
Applicants must have a Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution and be a practicing teacher.
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Online Education Degrees
The Master of Science in Education (M.S.Ed.) degree with a concentration in literacy, developed by Pearson Achievement Solutions in cooperation with Dominican University, offers you an exciting opportunity for professional growth. With an optional specialization in elementary or middle/secondary literacy, this graduate education program equips you with in-depth knowledge of literacy development. Supported by 19 credit hours of reading-intensive courses, the degree meets the national standards of the International Reading Association.
The M.S.Ed. program also offers some of the most effective tools in quality distance learning. It received the 2004 Distance Learning Award from the United States Distance Learning Association (USDLA). And with the ability to complete the degree in as little as 18 months, you not only can receive an excellent graduate education in your own home, you can do it at a pace that suits your career goals.The program takes full advantage of a user-friendly, distance learning format. LessonLab's proprietary software platform, VisibilityTM, gives you a window to other teacher's classrooms through its cutting edge video component. Your learning will be reinforced by a dynamic combination of peer interaction, best-practice strategy videos, and active applications in a problem-based learning framework, including collaborating on an action research project focused on reading.Founded in 1901 as St. Clara College, Chicago-based Dominican University is committed to nurturing the qualities of scholarship, leadership and service in both its graduate and undergraduate students. A co-educational Catholic institution, Dominican offers 18 graduate programs through its graduate schools for education, library and information science, business and information systems, and social work. Dominican's Rosary College of Arts and Sciences offers 51 undergraduate programs. In its 2005 special issue on America's best colleges, U.S. News & World Report ranked Dominican University in the top tier of Midwest master's level universities and as a best value in university education for the seventh consecutive year.Accreditation
Dominican University is accredited by the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools and is approved by the Illinois State Board of Education.