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Earn Your Master of Education Degree Online - Exclusively for K-12 Teachers |
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An Award Winning Master of Education Degree
Offered Online by Graceland University
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Master of Education Degree in Quality Schools
Graceland University is proud to offer an Online Master of Education Degree that emphasizes Dr. William Glasser's Quality School concepts and practices. Dr. Glasser is a world-renowned psychiatrist, educator, and author of many books including Schools Without Failure, The Quality School, and Every Student Can Succeed.
Video instructors for this comprehensive approach to learner-centered instruction also include Dr. Hanoch McCarty (Chicken Soup for the Soul), Dr. Roger Johnson (Learning Together and Alone), Dr. Jane Bluestein (The Win-Win Classroom), Dr. Sue Teele (The Multiple Intelligences School), Dr. Thomas Lickona (Educating for Character), and Douglas Naylor (Teaching Students Responsible Behavior).
Quality teaching strategies covered in this program include using choice-based responsibility training, creating need-satisfying lessons, making instruction relevant and useful, developing strong teacher-student relationships, and utilizing a process of reflection and self-evaluation.
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Master of Education Degree in Differentiated Instruction
This is the first online Master of Education program to combine the ideas of Drs. Carol Tomlinson and William Glasser into a comprehensive course of study to help teachers meet the needs of an increasingly diverse student population. Dr. Tomlinson, who is featured in the videos for this degree, is the author of numerous books and articles on differentiated instruction and is currently professor of education at the University of Virginia. Dr. Tomlinson also spent 21 years as a classroom teacher creating differentiated programs for both struggling and advanced learners. Differentiated instruction and assessment strategies covered in the master's program include: pre-assessment of learning styles and preferences, modifying lessons based on student readiness, tiered instruction, flexible grouping, and authentic assessment.
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Graduate Certificate in Differentiated Instruction
This is the perfect graduate program for educators who already have or do not need a master's degree. This program features the core differentiated instruction and assessment courses that are central to the master's program. With this unique program, you will receive a solid introduction to the theory that underlies differentiation, you will learn numerous practical instructional strategies that you can begin to use immediately, and you will learn how to use differentiated assessment tools to accurately gauge student progress. The start dates for this program are in May, August, and October of each year.
Program Delivery
The Master of Education and Graduate Certificate course content is presented through multi-learning modalities that includes viewing videos of master teachers demonstrating course concepts and techniques, collaborating with your graduate faculty mentor and colleagues, and applying course content in your own teaching situation.
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Online Master of Education Degree Course Wins Prestigious Award
Graceland University's Online Master's Degree programs, including the Master of Education in Quality Schools, have been awarded the national USDLA (United States Distance Learning Association) Platinum Award for Best Practices in Distance Learning Programs.
The USDLA Award for Best Practice in Distance Learning Programming is presented to organizations that have designed and delivered outstanding and comprehensive distance learning programs.
Established in 1987, the USDLA was the first nonprofit distance learning association to focus on the quality of distance learning degrees and programs in the United States. Previous USDLA Award winners include the Harvard Graduate School of Education, the University of Southern California, Boston University, and the State University of New York Learning Network.
The online quality schools Master of Education Degree Program began in 2003 with an enrollment of eight students. Since then, over 600 classroom teachers from across the United States have enrolled in the distance learning degree program that has a 96% completion rate.
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