Graduate School of Management & Technology - Programs

Teacher Education Programs

Master of Education

• Program Description
• Program Overview
• Program Objectives
• Student Profile
• Program Requirements

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• Career Paths
• Partnerships
• Dual Degrees

Non-Degree Programs

• Resident Teacher Certification
• Reading Courses in Elementary and Secondary Education
  

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Career Paths

Career opportunities in Instructional Technology and preK-12 education are constantly evolving. All graduates of the Master of Education program will have strengthened their teaching and leadership skills, particularly in relation to technology integration. In addition, and depending on their backgrounds, graduates may find positions such as:

• Teacher leader in a school, related to technology integration. Such leadership could either be informal, as in an expert teacher who assists others, or formal, as in a position of technology integration specialist or staff developer.
• Staff Developer or Technology Integration Specialist at the district or state level
• Member of a Technology Planning Committee, Curriculum Committee, or Grant Writing Team at the school or district level
• Developer of multimedia for education and training
• Online distance education teacher for virtual K-12 schools

Graduates who wish to become K-12 teachers in the public schools and who do not yet have state licensure to teach may need to pursue an initial teacher certification program, based on state or national requirements.

Partnerships

UMUC currently offers cohort programs in collaboration with public school districts, including Montgomery County Public Schools.

Note: If you are a school or district administrator and would be interested in developing a cohort program for your school(s), please contact the Teacher Education Department at 301-985-7056.

Dual Degrees

Enhance your credentials! Graduates of the MEd program can elect to pursue a dual degree in the following area

Master of Education/Master of Distance Education (MEd/MDE)

Students must complete all requirements for the Master of Education before beginning Master of Distance Education.

Required Courses

UCSP 611 Introduction to Graduate Library Research Skills (0), to be taken within the first 6 credits of study

• OMDE 601 Foundations of Distance Education (3)
• OMDE 603 Technology in Distance Education (3)
• OMDE 610 Teaching and Learning in Online Distance Education (3)
• OMDE 606 Costs and Economics of Distance Education (3)
• OMDE 608 Learner Support in Distance Education and Training (3)
• DETT 621 Training at a Distance (3)