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Teacher Education is a major function of the college in both its undergraduate and graduate programs. The teacher education programs at Eastern Nazarene College incorporate the newest methods of teacher preparation which are gaining increasing support throughout the United States. The teacher preparation programs at ENC equip teacher candidates with a thorough knowledge of the foundations of education, learning theory, motivation theory, lesson planning, integration of technology into the K-12 curriculum, and child development. Students immediately observe the application of knowledge learned in class in the prepracticum. This opportunity occurs prior to student teaching, which is the culminating experience for the education student.
Certification
The requirements for state certification can be very confusing to the student seeking an appropriate program. Our advisors will meet with each student to design an individual program whether the student is seeking certification or a master's degree.
ENC's education programs are all fully approved and certified by the Massachusetts Department of Education. The programs, in fact, exceed the state certification requirements.
Students interested in pursuing a teaching career must gain certification from the state where they will be employed. Each state's certification requirements differ, but graduates of Eastern Nazarene College who have completed the graduate teacher education program are eligible to be provisionally certified in over 30 states because ENC is an approved member of the Interstate Certification Compact. All graduate education faculty members at Eastern Nazarene College share in the responsibility of preparing students for teaching careers.
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Course Requirements
Master of Education Core Courses
| Course Number |
Course Title |
Hours |
| ED552 |
Analysis of Teaching Pedagogy |
3 |
| ED555 |
Educational Issues in Today's Society |
3 |
| ED695 |
Leadership for Teachers/ Educators |
3 |
| ED696 |
Mentoring for Educators |
3 |
| ED697 |
NBPTS: Standards and Procedures |
3 |
| ED698 |
NBPTS: Assessment |
3 |
| ED556 |
Statistics and Research Design (a,e,h,m,s) |
3 |
| ED590 |
Research in Education (a,e,h,m,s) |
3 |
| Total Hours: 24 |
Students Seeking Master of Education Only
Students holding Professional License in the appropriate subject area or desiring a Master of Education degree without teaching licensure may work with an advisor to develop an individual plan for the Master of Education in Program Development. The student may elect to design a program which fulfills a specific professional need. This individual plan would include all the basic core courses for Professional License. A total of thirty-six (36) graduate credit hours and a research project are required.
Early Childhood Education
| Course Number |
Course Title |
Hours |
| MA501 |
Exploring Patterns, Symmetry, and Shapes |
3 |
| EC566 |
Advanced Concepts in Eng/Language Arts for the ECH Teacher |
3 |
| ED567 |
Adv Concepts in History/ Soc St for the ECH Teacher |
3 |
| ED568 |
Adv Concepts in Science/Tech/Engineering for the ECH Teacher |
3 |
| Total Early Childhood |
12 |
| Master of Education Core |
24 |
| TOTAL |
36 |
Elementary Education
| Course Number |
Course Title |
Hours |
| MA501 |
Exploring Patterns, Symmetry, and Shapes |
3 |
| EL566 |
Advanced Concepts in Eng/Language Arts for the Elementary Teacher |
3 |
| EL567 |
Advanced Concepts in History/Soc Studies for the Elementary Teacher |
3 |
| EL568 |
Advanced Concepts in Science/Tech/Engineering Arts for the Elementary Teacher |
3 |
| Total Elementary Education |
12 |
| Master of Education Core |
24 |
| TOTAL |
36 |
Teacher of Students with Moderate Disabilities (TSMD)
Pre-K through 8
| Course Number |
Course Title |
Hours |
| MA501 |
Exploring Patterns, Symmetry, and Shapes |
3 |
| SN566 |
Advanced Concepts in Eng/Language Arts for the TSMD Teacher |
3 |
| SN567 |
Advanced Concepts in History/Soc Studies for the TSMD Teacher |
3 |
| SN568 |
Advanced Concepts in Science/Tech/Engineering for the TSMD Teacher |
3 |
| Total Moderate Disabilities Education |
12 |
| Master of Education Core |
24 |
| TOTAL |
36 |
Middle School, Secondary Education, Teacher of Students with Moderate Disabilities (5-12)
Students seeking a Professional License at the Middle School (5-8) or Secondary (8-12) levels in the areas of English, Math, History, Chemistry, Biology, Physics, Business, and/or General Science (5-8 only), and/or Teacher of Students with Moderate Disabilities 5-12 must take half of their program in the content area in which they are seeking a Professional License. They will take the education core courses for the Appropriate Master's degree. Additionally, they will take 4 content courses from UMass Boston as part of the paartnership agreement between UMass Boston and Eastern Nazarene College. The _556 Readings and Research and _590 Research Project courses are content based and will be taken with a faculty member from the arts and sciences departments of ENC. The content will be based on the Professional License area which the student is seeking (Math, English, History, Biology, Chemistry, Physics, or Business). The Teacher of Students with Moderate Disabilities 5-12 m ay take content courses in one or more content areas as listed above.
Core
| Course Number |
Course Title |
Hours |
| ED552 |
Analysis of Teaching and Pedagogy |
3 |
| ED555 |
Educational Issues in Today's Society |
3 |
| ED695 |
Leadership for Teachers/Educators |
3 |
| ED696 |
Mentoring for Educators |
3 |
| ED697 |
NBPTS: Standards and Procedures |
3 |
| ED698 |
NBPTS: Assessment |
3 |
| |
|
|
| Core |
|
18 |
| 4 content courses Transferred from UMass Boston |
12 |
| ED556 |
Readings and Research (in appropriate content area) |
3 |
| ED590 |
Research in Education (in appropriate content area) |
3 |
| TOTAL |
36 |
Graduation Requirements
- Admission into a specific program.
- A minimum of 36 semester hours of graduate course work.
- Completion of all required courses for the specific program unless waived. An individual program will be detailed and mutually agreed upon using the the Graduate Program Advising Form which will be maintained in the permanent student file and updated as the student progresses through the program. If courses are waived, a "K Waiver" must be completed which complies with the guidelines established by the Massachusetts Board of Education (Regulations for Certification of Educational Personnel, 603 CMR 7.03(1)(b)) Other graduate courses must be selected to take the place of the waived course(s) to achieve the required 36 credit hours of graduate courses.
- Successful completion of an appropriate research project.
- A grade point average of at least a 3.0 (B).
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