Master of Education [M.Ed] [Teaching-Non-Licensure Concentration in Elementary Education] From American Public University

Candidates complete a master’s degree. This is a non-licensure program and thus does not lead to eligibility for certification.

Candidates found deficient in required content areas will need to complete undergraduate content area courses in addition to the coursework required in the M.Ed. Non-Licensure Concentration in Elementary Education program. All content area deficits and program coursework must be completed prior to the capstone course. For admission to this program applicants are required to submit official undergraduate transcripts, which will be reviewed by the School of Education for content area coursework requirements as part of the admission process. The applicant will be notified of all content area deficits at the time of admission to the program.

The Master of Education: Teaching – Non-Licensure Concentration in Elementary Education program seeks the following specific learning outcomes of its graduates. Upon completion of this program, students will be able to:

• Apply the central concepts, tools of inquiry, structures, contemporary theories, and paradigms in education that develop a classroom climate to enhance the social, emotional, physical, and psychological aspects of students.
• Create lesson segments that reflect theory and ractice.
• Demonstrate effective interpersonal communication skills of speaking, listening, reading, and writing when interacting with pupils, parents, teachers, and other school personnel.
• Design performance-based assessments, instruction, evaluation, and intervention plans.
• Use media and technology as tools for professional development and to promote student learning.
• Adjust teaching style and strategies without influence of bias to meet the needs of students regardless of cultural background, ethnicity, gender, learning style, at-risk condition and/or disability.
• Model professionalism and high ethical standards in the classroom and develop appropriate strategies for self-evaluation as a means of assessing one’s own professionalism and teaching effectiveness.
• Follow guidelines established by school board policies, negotiated agreements, and school law.
• Demonstrate knowledge and skill in classroom management and discipline using effective means to develop and maintain a positive classroom climate.

Candidates in this program must be physically located in proximity to a school district where the right to conduct on site observations will be allowed.