MASTER OF ARTS IN EDUCATION CORE

PHILOSOPHICAL PERSPECTIVES (K-12)     TO REGISTER, PLEASE CALL 1-800-234-8721                

(This course is a core class in the Master of Arts in Education degree program.  You must enter the program in order to take this course.) 

Teachers will define and refine their own philosophical perspectives as they relate to the “big issues” currently driving educational thought,  policies and structures.  Students will be required to “stretch” themselves creatively and through thoughtful analysis and introspection of the major issues and trends currently impacting on their efficacy as teachers and their students’ opportunities to maximize their potentials.  Specific topics include: personal philosophy, school reform, change, leading from within, knowledge vs.  understanding and spirituality.                                    

 COURSE # EDUC 600          CREDITS: 3   

WISCONSIN TEACHING STANDARD(S) ADDRESSED: 1, 9, 10 

    LOCATION:  ONLINE
    DATES:  Dec. 3, 2012-Feb. 1, 2013
    INSTRUCTOR:  JoAnn Berkowitz

 RESEARCH I
(This is a core course in the Master of Arts in Education degree program. You must enter the program in order to take this course.)
This course provides an overview of educational research theory and practice. Teachers will design an approved research project on an approved educational topic.
COURSE # EDUC 601
CREDITS: 3
STANDARDS: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11
 

(This is a core course in the Master of Arts in Education degree program. You must enter the program in order to take this course.)This course provides an overview of educational research theory and practice. Teachers will design an approved research project on an approved educational topic.COURSE # EDUC 601CREDITS: 3STANDARDS: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 

• LOCATION: ONLINE
  DATES: Sept. 7, 8, Oct. 5, 6, Nov. 2, 3    
  INSTRUCTOR: Susan Hughes
• LOCATION: Milwaukee, Menomonee Falls Stepping Stone Training Center
  DATES: Sept. 28, 29, Oct. 12, 13, Nov. 9, 10    CANCELLED
  INSTRUCTOR: Gerald Trochinski
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Revised course topics in Teacher Leadership to replace EDUC 600 Philosophical Perspectives and EDUC 715 Teacher as a Person and Professional will be scheduled at the following sites in spring 2013. Check our website at www.viterbo.edu/gpe after Jan. 1 for dates, and times:
• Milwaukee Viterbo Center
• Viterbo University, La Crosse
• Appleton Xavier High School
• Green Bay Viterbo Center
• Middleton High School
• Stevens Point Pacelli High School
• Wausau Holiday Inn Rothschild.