Knowledge Base Proficiencies
Theory and Practice in Education Proficiencies
Learners in Cultural Contexts
Engaged Learning with Meaning and Purpose
Ethical Leadership
Local and Global Reponsibilities Toward a Sustainable and Just Future
WSU programs for initial and advanced teacher preparation and preparation of other school professionals ensure that graduates gain/increase proficiences directly related to our conceptual framework.
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Washington State University offers an Ed.D. degree tailored to the needs of working professionals, with specializations in community college leadership, educational leadership, and teacher leadership. The four-year, part-time program combines distance learning with limited time spent on WSU campuses in Pullman, Spokane, Tri-Cities, or Vancouver. There is also an Ed.D. specialization in higher education administration, which can be earned on a full-time or part-time basis in Pullman.
Priority application deadline is January 10. Please apply to your preferred campus: Pullman, Spokane, Tri-Cities, or Vancouver.
Elementary (K-8) Teacher Certification
Earn your Washington State Residency Teacher License in our full-time graduate or undergraduate program.
(Part-time options also available.)
Bachelor of Arts in Education
Master in Teaching with Elementary Certification
Secondary Teacher Certification
Master in Teaching with Secondary Certification
Earn your Washington State Residency Teacher License with high school endorsement in one of the
following content areas:
Biology
English/Language Arts
History
Mathematics
Social Studies
MIT Elementary Teacher Certification Program
The Washington State University Vancouver Master in Teaching (MIT) elementary teacher certification program is an intensive, 15- month course of study which begins annually in May. This field-based program intgrates course with field experiences using the expertise of professors and practitioners.
The MIT elementary program is designed for students who hold baccalaureate degrees in fields other than education. Admission of offered to applicants who are academically capable and can demonstrate devotion of the education of children.
It is the desire of Washington State University and the State of Washington to prepare the best possible teachers. We reserve the
This is a list of scholarship opportunities available for teachers and teacher certification candidates. Please check the University of Washington Bothell Financial Aid and Scholarship Management office for information about additional funding sources.
If you would like to add information about a scholarship opportunity please contact Bettina Katz in the Education Program office.
Peggy Vatter Memorial Scholarship (PDF)
sponsored by the Washington State Science Teachers Association
Application deadline: May 1, 2009
Future Teachers Conditional Scholarship and Loan Repayment
Washington State Higher Education Coordinating Board
PROGRAM GOALS
To encourage the development of leadership in professional educators
To help practitioners understand and act upon an integration of theory and practice
To deepen and enhance professional capacity through research, repertoire, and reflection
PROGRAM PHILOSOPHY
The philosophy of the EdM program is grounded in pedagogical approaches that are grounded in "constructivism" (the belief that individuals construct meaning for themselves based on their experiences and formal and informal educational opportunities). Children are understood to be active learners whose cognitive growth is nurtured by sensitive facilitation in a supportive socio-educational community emphasizing individualization, student inquiry based on personal interests, respect for diversity, and cooperation and
Emphasis in K-12 educational leadership
WSU’s Educational Leadership program offers graduate studies at the masters and doctoral levels and administrator certification programs for the superintendent, residency principal, and residency program administrator certificates. The masters (M.A. and Ed.M.) and doctoral (Ed.D. and Ph.D.) degree programs offer specializations in K-12 educational leadership.
Master of Arts - M.A. »
Master of Education - Ed.M. »
Doctor of Education - Ed.D. »
Doctor of Philosophy - Ph.D. »
Certification for Superintendent, Residency Principal, Residency Program Administrator »
Program faculty are dedicated to meeting students’ needs as current and future K-12 educational leaders and to preparing future professors for work in
Washington State University Tri-Cities offers the Master of Education (Ed.M.) degree in Literacy Education. The Ed.M. is a non-thesis degree designed for teachers and administrators wishing to extend their professional knowledge and enhance their competence as practitioners. Course credit also may be used to meet continued certification requirements, lead to a Reading , Bilingual, and/or ESL Endorsement. Coursework may also be used to fulfill the Professional Certification Requirements. The Literacy Education program focuses on literacy development across the grade levels (K-12) and across the curriculum.
The Ed.M. program consists of a minimum of 35 semester hours of which 33 hours must