The purpose of this Blog is to make information about the creation of the new MSE in Professional Development degree in the College of Education available to all. We will post information here as it becomes available. Please use this space as a vehicle to share your comments and ideas.
The MSE in Professional Development Council is non-voting, administrative, and advisory to the Dean. Council members will be appointed by the Dean on an annual basis in consultation with department chairs.
The council will consist of:
• Two representative members from the Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Coaching Department
• Two representative members from the Curriculum and Instruction Department
• Two representative members from the Educational Foundations Department
• The current MSE in Professional Development Coordinator
The Council will be chaired by the Associate Dean. Members who will serve as consultants to the Council on an as-needed basis include the Dean of the Graduate School and representatives of all graduate programs in the College.
Agendas and minutes of the Council meetings will be posted on this website
The work of the Council includes, but is not limited to, the following:
1. Initial coordination of degree creation. Thereafter, the Council will support and monitor the program during the academic year.
2. Members will act as departmental liaisons to increase collaboration and communication about the program throughout the College.
3. The Council will assist departments in setting and maintaining a five-year course rotation for the degree and with the coordination of course timetable scheduling for graduate programs to ensure graduate course meeting times do not conflict with one another, are offered regularly, and given in different formats (i.e. online, hybrid, traditional) in the cycle.
4. Council members will be responsible for the completion of the Audit and Review report as directed by the Provost’s Office.
5. Assessment data will be gathered and analyzed by the Council for the purposes of program improvement. It is the responsibility of the Program Coordinator to present this data to the Council each spring.
6. The Council will advise the Dean on marketing the program to the public.
For a printable copy of this charter, please download
MSE Charter
Eileen Schroeder: Educational Foundations
Pam Clinkenbeard: Educational Foundations
Brenda Clayton: Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Coaching
William Skelley: Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Coaching
Anne Stinson: Curriculum and Instruction
William Chandler: Curriculum and Instruction
John Zbikowski: Program Coordinator
The MSE in Professional Development Council approved the following program outcomes last week. Now we need to share them with the rest of the college and make revisions as necessary. Please suggest comments, revisions or ideas to this post.
The program outcomes are important because they will form the foundation for assessment in the degree. We anticipate that all courses offered in the degree will meet at least some of the outcomes. The Council would like to finalize these by the end of November. Please contact one of the Council representatives if you have questions.
MSE IN PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM OUTCOMES
(WORKING DRAFT)
VOICE:
Upon completion of the program, graduates will be able to:
• Provide evidence to indicate that they can function as an advocate for students and programs within and outside of the workplace.
• Work as a change agent by leading and/or supporting workplace efforts to move towards a targeted improvement or goal.
• Present evidence that they can communicate effectively in written, visual, oral, and technological formats to achieve desired outcomes in and outside of the school setting
• Demonstrate an ability and commitment to engage in professional, collaborative relationships with parents, teachers, administrators, and others.
• Demonstrate understanding of and commitment to the legal and ethical norms of their profession
• Articulate a personal philosophy of education.
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RESEARCH
Upon completion of the program, graduates will be able to:
• Identify a problem worthy of examination
• Locate and critically read relevant educational research
• Use technology effectively as an information-gathering tool
• Distinguish appropriate uses for different types of literature
• Analyze research on learning and teaching and apply it to practice
• Demonstrate the ability to design investigations that yield useful information
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PRACTICE
Upon completion of the program, graduates will be able to:
• Plan learning experiences that are informed by research and identified student needs
• Evaluate their own assumptions, perspectives and values related to teaching and learning practice
• Adjust their own practice by developing, testing and analyzing potential solutions to problems
• Demonstrate a deeper content-related expertise
• Create and implement a plan for ongoing professional development
• Discuss the influence of social, political, historical, and economic conditions on educational practice
• Use technologies appropriately, effectively and ethically in their professional practice
• Demonstrate equitable treatment of and respect for all individuals
To download a printable copy of these statements, please click here: Program Outcomes .