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Springfield College Benedictine University - M.A.Ed. Program

Master of Arts in Education- Elementary Education?
The Master of Arts in Education (M.A.Ed.) program offers a Type 03 teaching certificate in elementary education. This program is intended for students with bachelor degrees who want to become certified to teach in K-9 in Illinois. The program provides an in-depth understanding of curriculum development and implementation while affording ample opportunities for developing innovative teaching strategies and process-oriented assessment techniques.

Preclinical experiences
Forty (40) hours of general observation associated with course on Ethics, Education and Social Change. Student required to teach two (2) formal lessons, one about midpoint and a final lesson at the end of the 40 hour requirement.

Forty (40) hours of observation of the teaching of Language Arts associated with a course, Assessment and Corrective Reading. Student required to work with one student to assess student learning over time. Student will look at writing samples, fluency, word wall words, etc. Student required to teach two (2) formal lessons, one about midpoint and a final lesson at the end of the 40 hour requirement.

Forty (40) hours of observation of teaching of mathematics associated with Methods of Mathematics course. Student required to teach two (2) formal lessons, one about midpoint and a final lesson at the end of the 40 hour requirement.

Student Teaching
The program includes a twelve (12) week field-based teaching component in either a public or an Illinois Recognized nonpublic elementary or junior high/middle school.

All classroom teachers who host a student teacher will receive a tuition waiver for three (3) semester hours valid for both Springfield College and Benedictine University courses.