Master of Education

Master of Education

Teaching, Learning, and Leadership

The Master of Education in Teaching, Learning and Leadership will facilitate teachers, who have completed at least three years of teaching, in engaging ongoing dialogue and study based on the integration of research, theory, and best practices. In addition to promoting the professionalization of teaching and improved professional practice, the completion of this degree will prepare teachers to be teacher leaders who have the knowledge, skills, and dispositions to be mentors for new teacher inductees, colleagues, as well as marginal teachers.

Degree Requirements

Candidates for the Master of Education with a major in Teaching, Learning and Leadership must complete the following 36-semester-hour program of study.

Common Core Courses (17 hours)

MTLL 6003. School Organization and Leadership for Teacher Leaders

MTLL 6113. Action Research and Data Analysis for School and Classroom Use

MTLL 6123. Instructional Leadership for the Master Teacher

MTLL 6133. Basic Elements of Curriculum

MTLL 6143. Organizational Change and the Role of the Master Teacher

MTLL 6152. Professional Portfolio for the Master Teacher

Additional Coursework (19 hours)

MTLL 6202. Professionalization of Teaching for the Master Teacher

MTLL 6212. Communication, Advocacy, and Policy Development for the Master Teacher

MTLL 6223. Teaching and Learning for the Master Teacher

MTLL 6232. Reflective Practice: Analysis of Teaching and Learning for the Master Teacher

MTLL 6242. Cognitive Coaching and Mentoring for the Master Teacher

MTLL 6253. Advanced Curriculum Design Practicum for the Master Teacher

MTLL 6262. Action Research Practicum for the Master Teacher

MTLL 6271. Resource Acquisition for the Master Teacher

MTLL 6282. Evaluation of Classroom Learning for the Master

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General Requirements For

Master of Education in Teaching, Learning and Leadership

A minimum of 36 semester hours must be completed. All courses must be at the 6000 level.
The Graduate Record Examination (GRE) or the Miller’s Analogy Test (MAT) must be completed with official scores on file in the Office of Graduate Studies.
A cumulative grade point average of at least 3.00 must be achieved in all graduate work attempted at Arkansas Tech University, with a maximum of 6 hours of "C" grades. A student receiving 6 hours of "C" grades or 3 hours of "F" grades is subject to dismissal from the graduate program. Grades lower than "C" will not be counted toward degree requirements.
The master’s degree program must be completed within six years from the time of unconditional or conditional admission to the graduate program.
A portfolio must be successfully completed and approved by a portfolio review committee.
Three years of teaching experience are required for admission.
A written assessment followed by an interview for program admissions will be required.
Successful completion of a Technology Assessment within the first semester of admission to the program is required. Students will be required to take EDLD 6112: Technology Applications to meet any technology deficiencies identified through the technology assessment.
Students will be entered into the program as cohorts.

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