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Director: Dr. Francis S. Grandinetti
Phone: 814-871-7533
Email: grandine002@gannon.edu

Overview

Gannon University offers the Master of Education in Curriculum and Instruction in off-campus cohorts throughout western Pennsylvania and on campus in Erie. The Masters degree is a 31 credit, non-thesis, portfolio-based program. Twenty-four (24) credits are taken from the Gannon core and up to six (6) credits earned as electives. The program is completed with a 1 credit portfolio.

There are two options for completing the M.Ed. in Curriculum and Instruction:

Weekend Option: The program is built around a teacher’s schedule with classes meeting every other Saturday during the academic year and for two one-week-long sessions in the summer. It is a pre-scheduled program in which students complete two Gannon core courses (6 credits) each semester for four semesters. Students take the electives whenever and wherever it is most convenient to them.

Summer & Online Option: This option allows students to complete the majority of the coursework in the summertime with two online courses during the school year. The schedule is as follows:

Summer 2010	Three one-week live instruction courses (1 in June, 1 in July, 1 in August)
Fall 2010	An online/blended course with two live face to face meetings
Spring 2011	An online/blended course with two live face to face meetings
Summer 2011	Three one-week live face to face instruction courses (1 in June, 1 in July, 1 in August)

Students take the electives whenever and wherever it is most convenient to them.

The startup of the cohort on the date indicated is contingent upon sufficient enrollment. Ten students are needed in order to begin the program. Maximum enrollment is twenty-four students per cohort. If sufficient enrollment for the start date is not achieved, marketing continues and the program begins once the minimum enrollment is achieved.

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Objectives

The School of Education offers a program leading to a Master of Education degree designed to facilitate the highest level of teacher performance. The core courses focus on the mastery of teaching effectiveness for teachers in grades K through 12. The objectives enable the teacher to:

• Develop the verbal skills and strategies that produce mastery of positive communication
• Acquire skills that increase student thinking and self-esteem through the instruction process
• Use instructional strategies to reach the learning style preferences of students
• Create lesson formats and instructional processes (induction, deduction, inquiry, analysis and synthesis) that match the learning and thinking styles of students
• Develop skills to create a motivating learning environment.

Admission Requirements:

• A Bachelor’s degree from an approved institution and fulfillment of requirements for admission to the graduate program at Gannon University
• A completed application for admission including three letters of recommendation
• Evidence by previous academic record that the applicant has the general ability and preparation necessary to pursue graduate study successfully

Curriculum Requirements

This program requires the student to take 25 credits of core courses and 6 credits of electives, bringing the total number of credits for the degree to 31.

Core Courses and Portfolio (25 credits)

GEDU 503 Educational Leadership (3 credits) This course is a study of the models of leadership, issues of human development, communication, culture, trust, change, management and assessment of leadership.

GEDU 505 Classroom Discipline (3 credits) This course is a study of major educational disciplines, theory and practical applications for teachers as they use their knowledge and skills for effective classroom discipline.

GEDU 601 Educational Research Methods (3 credits) This course examines research techniques, interpreting research reports, employing data analysis procedures and applying statistical techniques to further investigation.

GEDU 602 Portfolio (1 credit) The final development, presentation and evaluation of the portfolio project.

GEDU 603 Current Issues in Education (3 credits) This course provides the opportunity for graduate students to explore current education topics in depth.

GEDU 604 Educational Tests and Measurements (3 credits) This course explores the various statistics and assessments that teachers utilize in the classroom.

GEDU 621 School Curriculum (3 credits) The examination of theory, history, purposes and evolution in curriculum.

GEDU 637 Learning Theory (3 credits) Human learning processes, the nature and kinds of learning, factors that influence learning and major theories to explain learning.

GEDU 650 Advanced Educational Computing (3 credits) This course will focus on the assessment and planning stages of the instructional design process. Students will engage in applied learning activities which stress the use of computer productivity tools for text/data processing, making presentations, and technology assessment and planning. This course has an online component that requires students to have computer and Internet access.

Electives (6 credits)

Gannon University Elective Cohort:
Gannon University offers a number of new courses in your area and online that may be used as electives.  These courses are offered at a significantly reduced cost from the tuition for the core courses.  As always, these courses are based on the "teacher-friendly" model that Gannon University has perfected.  These courses are open to any teacher needing Act 48 credit, but also count as elective courses for those students in our M.Ed. programs.

Pathways:
Gannon University will continue to offer its Pathway Programs.  Pathway credits can still fulfill the six credit elective requirement and also be included as the first two courses for an advanced certification.

Gannon University Courses:
Students may continue to use courses offered through Gannon University as M.Ed. electives.

Transfers:
Graduate students may transfer six graduate credits from other accredited universities to fulfill the elective requirement.

PLS Credits:
Students may use Performance Learning Systems, Inc. (PLS) courses to fulfill the elective requirement.  If the PLS course was taken through a university other than Gannon, the student will need to follow the required course transfer procedures to transfer the course to Gannon.  If the course was taken through Gannon, then no transfer is necessary.

On-Line:
The six elective credits may be traditional, on-line or blended courses.