The Master of Elementary Education Online is a non-licensure track degree program for teachers who already have elementary or other teaching certification and are in teaching positions. It is specifically designed to help elementary teachers enhance their instructional and research skills and increase their students’ learning outcomes. The M. Ed in Elementary Education program is accredited by the National Council for the Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE).
Courses focus on foundations, resources, and methods to provide the busy education professional with useful and timely approaches to improving teaching and assessment methods. The first courses in the program will be offered in Fall, 2007. The program will offer two courses per semester for two years, including summers, for a total of 36 credits. Unlike other M. Ed. programs, there will be a standard set of required courses; there will be no electives. However, students who wish to take an alternate course for certain required courses can contact the Program Coordinator to request substituting a face-to-face course for an online course.
Program Courses
- EDUC 500 Introduction to Inquiry
- EDUC 504 Qualitative Research Methods
- EDUC 508 Collaboration and Consultation
- EDUC 512 Learning Theory and Education
- EDUC 513 Perspectives on Multiculturalism and Diversity
- EDUC 515 Assessment and Learning
- EDSP 517 Strategies for Inclusion
- EDUC 521 Human Development Applied to Education
- EDUC 562 Literacy (Grades 2-5)
- EDUC 571 Principles of Instructional Design
- EDUC 575 Educational Technology
- EDUC 598 Research
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Program Faculty
- Janetta Bradley, Associate Professor
- Kay Cowan, Assistant Professor
- Beth Dodd, Director of Continuing Education & Adjunct Professor Web Site
- Pam Guess, Associate Professor
- Linda Johnston, Associate Professor
- Deborah McAllister, UC Foundation Professor Web Site
- M. D. Roblyer, Professor & Program Coordinator Web Site
- Sandy Watson, Assistant Professor Web Site
Admission Requirements
An applicant for admission to the Graduate School must:
- Hold a baccalaureate degree from a regionally accredited college or university or foreign equivalent.
- Have a minimum grade point average of 2.5 (based on a 4.0 scale) on all undergraduate work taken prior to receiving the baccalaureate degree or a 3.0 in the senior year.
Students who do not meet this admission requirement should contact the staff of the Graduate School office to discuss alternative requirements. Applicants who are seeking admission to a degree program must submit scores on the appropriate standardized test as required by the proposed major department.
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For more information:
Dr. Valerie Rutledge
School of Education Director
312D Hunter Hall
The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
615 McCallie Avenue
Chattanooga, TN 37401-2598
Phone: (423) 425-5374
