Where Do We Go From Here?

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Where Do We Go From Here?

• M.Educ. 6000
• Session 7

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Courses 36 total hours

• Core Courses (21 hours)
• 6010 Advanced Historical Foundations (2)
• 6020 Diversity in Education (2)
• 6030 Advanced Educational Psychology (2)
• 6050 Curriculum Design, Evaluation, and
  Assessment (3)
• 6060 Instructional Strategies (2)
• 6080 Conducting Educational Research (3)
• Take sometime in the next two semesters

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Courses

• Core Courses
• When you are ready to start working on your
  project and you have formed your committee take .
  . .
• 6085 Developing a Project Proposal (1)
• Once you have had a Proposal Meeting and you have
  a signed and accepted proposal take . . .
• 6091 Graduate Synthesis Seminar (1)
• The semester you will finish your project, defend
  it, and graduate take . . .
• 6090 Masters Project (3)

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Courses

• Special Notes
• 6090 is not a class but is the credit you get for
  your Masters Project under the direction of your
  committee chair. You should take it the semester
  you plan to complete your project.
• 6091 cannot be registered for unless you have had
  a proposal meeting with your entire committee and
  you have an approved project as evidenced by a
  signed proposal title page.
• 6990 can be taken if the project is not completed
  during the 6090 semester.

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Courses

• Electives and Endorsements
• Masters students must take 15 hours of elective
  credit that is approved by their committee.
  These courses must be 6000 level and have a grade
  earned.
• Courses may be taken for endorsements
• Gifted and Talented
• ESL
• Reading
• Mathematics
• Special Education courses and licensure
• Content courses are also available in English,
  HPHP, History, Math, Science
• Only 9 hours can be transferred from another
  university

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Committee

• Before you have completed 18 hours and no later
  than the completion of two semesters of
  coursework after you are admitted, you need to
  formalize your graduate committee
• Committee Chair
• Teacher Education faculty
• Someone who is interested in your topic
• Someone with whom you get along
• Committee Members
• Expertise in some aspect of your topic
• Could be a supervisor
• Must have a Masters degree

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Proposal / Project

• The Proposal describes the Project and should be
  developed by the candidate in cooperation and
  consultation with the graduate committee.
• When the chair feels the Proposal is ready, it is
  given to the remainder of the committee and a
  date is set for the Proposal meeting

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Proposal / Project

• At the Proposal meeting, the candidate presents
  their idea. The committee, including the
  candidate, discusses the proposed Project, making
  changes and clarifications.
• The candidate makes all the changes needed and
  gives the Proposal to the chair for a final
  review.
• The candidate prepares the IRB forms

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Proposal / Project

• The candidate does what they said they would do
  in
• the Proposal.
• The candidate writes up the results and
  discussion in consultation with the committee
  chair.
• When the Project report is ready (says the
  chair), a Project defense meeting is scheduled
  for the committee.
• The candidate presents the Project and defends
  their research. The committee discusses the
  project and any changes that need to be made.
• The candidate makes the changes and submits the
  Project to the chair for the final review.
• The Project is accepted and the candidate does a
  happy dance and has a party!

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Proposal / Project

• ALSO . . .
• The candidate makes all the binding arrangements
  and gets a nice bound copy to put on their coffee
  table.

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Portfolio

• In 6091, you will be putting together a portfolio
  synthesizing your learning in the Masters
  program. So . . .
• SAVE EVERYTHING FROM ALL YOUR CLASSES BECAUSE YOU
  MAY NEED IT FOR YOUR PORTFOLIO