La Salle’s Master of Arts in Education prepares 21st century educators through project and problem-based service learning and community engagement grounded in Lasallian values. The program offers unique alternatives to the traditional school-as-factory model that views each child as an individual learner with needs that are often not met through an industrialized approach to education. La Salle-educated teachers command a comprehensive understanding of the child or adolescent as individual learners and know how to keep the differences of their students in mind and develop state-of-the-art instruction that works in the “real world” of the school.
Why Study Education at La Salle?
La Salle-educated teachers are grounded in analytic techniques that promote their ability to analyze the meaning and effects of educational institutions, develop critical understanding of educational thought and practice, and provide resources for the development of educational policy-making skills.
La Salle’s Master of Arts in Education offers in-service continuing education for practicing teachers; dual certification in elementary, middle level, secondary, and special education; certification in most secondary teaching areas; and add-on certifications in Instructional Coaching, Autism Spectrum Disorders and Special Education.
We offer a Master of Arts in Education and Teacher Certification in the following areas:
EDC 503 – Cognitive, Social, and Emotional Development
This course provides an overview of the physical, cognitive, psychosocial, emotional, and moral development for humans across the lifespan. Participants explore theories of learning and development as they pertain to the individual in the home, in schools, the community, at work, individually, with families, and with peers. Attention will be paid to both normative and nonnormative developmental trends.
EDC 510 – Human Exceptionalities
This course introduces human exceptionalities and surveys the psychological, medical, legal, and social forces influencing the provision of services for exceptional people. In this course, students clarify perceptions of exceptionalities, define and describe key terms and concepts, and identify major trends that affect the scope and nature of service to exceptional people.
EDC 602 – The Teacher and Technology
This course helps teachers incorporate modern technologies of instruction into their classroom practices and includes visual literacy and design principles, videography, the Internet, videodisc technology, cable in classroom, trends in educational computing, and multimedia. Emphasis is placed on the impact of those technologies on human growth and development.
