Educational Leadership with Principal Certification, M.Ed. G
Specifically designed as a practitioner’s degree, for students who wish to acquire the knowledge, skills and experience necessary to work in a professional field and become eligible for a Principal K-12 certificate.
What Can I Do with this Degree?
As a professional degree, the M.Ed. is intended for students who wish, upon graduation, to assume positions of leadership in a practical setting or positions requiring more advanced study than that available at the bachelor’s level (e.g., as an instructional technologist or as a district resource teacher).
Upon completion of the program, you will be able to:
- Demonstrate an in-depth understanding of the cognitive, emotional, physical and social development of infants, toddlers, preschoolers, kindergartners, and children in the primary grades
- Design and implement a developmentally appropriate curriculum for all children
- Analyze the classroom environment to determine how it can be adapted to meet diverse needs of children
- Develop and implement appropriate formative and summative assessment strategies
Program Information
- Degree Awarded
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- Certification
- Master of Education
- Program Type
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- Certification
- Program Location
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- Blended
- Online
Program Overview
The goal of the M.Ed. program is to develop professional educators who are:
- Lifelong learners
- Respectful of all individuals
- Dedicated to social justice
- Knowledgeable about current legal, social and political issues
- Effective communicators
- Skilled in understanding, interpreting and applying research findings.
In addition, graduates of the program will be able to demonstrate commitment to professional responsibilities by exhibiting:
- Ethical and professional behavior
- Respect for all individuals
- Emotional maturity
- Good judgment
- Dependability
This certification program offers experienced teachers the opportunity to develop expertise in a particular area of education. In addition, many of the concentration areas offered through this program prepare students for additional certifications or endorsements.
This program helps Level I certified teachers complete the requirements for obtaining Level II teacher certification in Pennsylvania. Additional certifications that graduates of the program may be eligible to apply for include:
- Special Education
- Reading Specialist
- Education Administration (Pennsylvania Principal certification)
- ESL Program Specialist
- Autism Endorsement
Students may also choose to pursue a more general concentration, with courses pulled from more than one certification area. This does not lead to additional certification but it does provide students with a master’s degree and additional expertise in several areas.
Where Students and Alumni Intern and Work
School districts working with our students and employing our graduates include:
- Archdiocese of Philadelphia
- Bensalem
- Bristol Borough
- Bristol Township
- Centennial
- Central Bucks
- Cinnaminson
- Council Rock
- Mount Laurel
- Neshaminy
- New Hope-Solebury
- Pennsauken
- Pennsbury
- Philadelphia
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