Graduates of the Master of Education in Teaching and Learning program are expected to know and demonstrate the following:

Program Standard 1
THE INNER LIFE OF THE TEACHER

The M.Ed. graduate knows, values, and demonstrates the habits of mind requisite to an inner directed learner, reflective practitioner, community member, inquirer, collaborator, and teacher leader. Graduates of the program reflect their knowledge, application, and valuing of the standard as a habit of mind by ongoing actions as:

1. learners continually raising questions to improve practice
2. reflective practitioners revitalizing self as teacher
3. members of a community committed to relationships
4. inquirers using problem-solving and research
5. collaborators committed to knowledge sharing
6. teacher leaders guided by principles of practice

Program Standard 2
INSTRUCTION

The M.Ed. graduate knows and engages in instruction guided by research on learning, development, and pedagogy. Graduates of the program reflect their knowledge, application, and valuing of the standard as a habit of mind by demonstrating:

1. how students learn and develop
2. how to adapt to the interests and needs of learners
3. how to enhance learning using technology and resources
4. how to incorporate learner backgrounds into lessons
5. how to incorporate cultural diversity into lessons
6. cognitive processes in various types of learning
7. how to promote thinking and learning awareness
8. strengths and limitations of instructional strategies

Program Standard 3
THE DISCIPLINE: SUBJECT MATTER KNOWLEDGE

The M.Ed. graduate knows and uses knowledge of the discipline to help learners understand its structure and how to create, apply, and evaluate its use. Graduates of the program reflect their knowledge, application, and valuing of the standard as a habit of mind by demonstrating:

1. how knowledge is created in the subject matter area
2. how learners construct concepts in the subject area
3. how to support interdisciplinary connections
4. how curriculum standards frame content learning
5. a joy for engaging learners in instructional practice
6. how to connect the subject matter to everyday life

Program Standard 4
ENVIRONMENT

The M.Ed. graduate knows and uses strategies to create a learning environment promoting each learner’s ability to fully understand, value, nurture and sustain learning in a context of interdependence. Graduates of the program reflect their knowledge, application, and valuing of the standard as a habit of mind by demonstrating:

1. learner motivation and effective group functioning strategies
2. how to build a community and relationships
3. strategies promoting effective classroom management
4. how to build relationships promoting high expectations
5. how to use verbal, non-verbal, and media communication
6. how language development impacts learning

Program Standard 5
ASSESSMENT

The M.Ed. graduate knows how to and uses assessment as a tool to empower self-regulated learning, align learning expectations with instruction, and promote successful student learning. Graduates of the program reflect their knowledge, application, and valuing of the standard as a habit of mind by demonstrating:

1. assessment as feedback strategies promoting learning
2. the intentional involvement of multiple users and benefactors of the assessment process
3. assessment as a backward design process
4. how to construct and select instruments and strategies
5. the uses, limitations, and advantages of assessments
6. key concepts and issues in measurement
7. the incorporation of learners’ interests, profiles, and personal backgrounds