Master of Arts (MA) in Teaching - Early Childhood Education Online Degree Information

The Master of Arts in Teaching is designed to complement core proficiencies that are consistent across most National Board of Professional Teaching Standards (NBPTS) certificates. The goal of this program is to increase teachers' abilities to engage students in effective and efficient learning experiences that produce measurable gains in student achievement. This degree program is designed for licensed, practicing P-12 classroom teachers and early childhood educators who want to advance their knowledge and skills to improve their classroom practice and demonstrate their skill and qualifications as a master teacher or are seeking to advance their research skills as they study an area in the field of Education in depth.

The specialization in Early Childhood Education engages students in case-based and problem-based learning activities and assignments that require them to implement and integrate strategies and techniques within their own classroom and engage in inquiry that assesses the outcomes and effectiveness of their efforts. In addition to core courses, the following courses are required: issues in early childhood education, play in the early childhood curriculum, turn on the brain for reading, mood and learning in early childhood, and a capstone course. Students must complete 39 credit hours to obtain this degree.