5. Or From Your Own Place Of Work
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6. Or Even While
Traveling
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7. Mercer University’s
Master’s Degree in ECE (T-5) &
Ed. S. in the Teacher as Leader (T-6)
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8. • Earn your M.Ed. (T-5) or Ed.S. (T-6) in as little as 1
year with 10 courses in a hybrid accelerated 8
week format
• Innovative graduate program learning focused on
teachers in the classroom
• Hybrid online instructional format with on campus
classes available
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9. Features of the Hybrid Graduate Program
• Classes meet in the classroom
and online
• One Saturday meeting every
semester
• Other campus meetings will be
offered at the request of
students or as needed
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10. M.Ed. (T-5) in ECE
• Offered within the 10 course
hybrid program is an optional
Reading Endorsement or
ESOL Endorsement
• Online work will be in Mercer’s
course management system –
Blackboard
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11. Ed.S. (T-6) Teacher as a Leader
Optional Reading Endorsement or ESOL Endorsement
available within the 10 course hybrid program
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12. What an Ed.S. (T-6) Degree Will Do For Me
• Become a professional
educator who can make a
difference in the classroom
• Be a Teacher Leader who can
lead systemic improvement
and use data to drive instruction
• Become a subject matter expert
in instruction,classroom
management, curriculum, and
school structures
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13. Sample Hybrid M.Ed. On-Line Teaching Format Guide -
•Fall Semester - 3 classes
•Spring Semester - 3 classes
•Summer Semester - 4 classes
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14. Personalized,
individualized,
and group optional
tutoring available
by professors
on a scheduled
bi-weekly basis
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15. Face-to-face review and enrichment Optional meetings with faculty
sessions with professors are offered on a bi-weekly
once a semester on Saturdays basis as needed
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17. Graduate Degree Benefits
• Become the Superior Teacher
that you want to be
• Put more money each month
into your pocketbook
with a higher college degree
• Increase your total annual
income
• Increase your total retirement
benefits with a master’s
degree
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18. Academic Benefits
• Gain best practices of teaching and learning
• Learn to apply the skills of data analysis and action
research to your own classroom
• Achieve professional development and growth
opportunity expected of school leaders
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19. More Benefits
• Advance Your Career as a professional
• Secure Your Future with a graduate degree that
gives you the edge in the marketplace where
experience and training count most.
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20. Innovative Career-Relevant Program Offers
• Diversified Instruction that maximizes opportunities for active learning and service based
experiences
• Integrated Curriculum that promotes the learning-centered classroom and cultural diversity
• Use of Response to Intervention to enhance learning for all students
• Incorporating Best Teaching Practices in your class
• Conducting Authentic Assessment and Data Analysis
• Engaging in relevant Action Research
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21. Program Academic Highlights
• Integrate theory and practice
• Forge learning communities
• Use inclusive cultural diversity strategies
• Apply technology effectively to classrooms
• Create your own model to ensure lifelong
success for students at all levels
• Engage in Reflective Analysis
All That Is Missing Is You
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22. • Learn how to publish your own research in state and national journals
and learn how to write grants that get funded
• Master the art of making presentations at state and national
conferences
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23. Set Your Goals
• Make a difference
• Become an innovator
• Effect change and improve student learning
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24. Reach for the Stars
• Distinguish yourself as a
teacher leader
• Open more doors of
opportunity
• Develop a solid foundation
for career success &
mobility
• Exemplify professionalism
as a life-long learner
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25. M.Ed. Graduate Admission Requirements
• Possess a T-4 in Early Childhood
• GPA of 2.75 or better
• Submit satisfactory test scores
• GRE - target of 800 combined score
• MAT - target of 397 total score
(scores less than 6 years old, please)
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26. Ed.S. (T-6) Admission Requirements
• Possess a Master’s Degree or
hold a T-5 Certificate in any
teaching field
• Graduate GPA of 3.5 or better
• Submit satisfactory test scores
• GRE - target of 900 combined
score
• MAT- target of 406 total score
(scores less than 6 years old, please)
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27. Don’t Forget
One Official Transcript
From All Previous
Colleges Attended
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28. How to Apply
Please contact
Ms. Evelene Johnson
678/547-6528
johnson_eh@mercer.edu
or
Mercer.Edu/AdultPrograms
go to – Graduate Programs
go to – Graduate Education
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29. • Financial Aid
may be Available for
Qualified Applicants
• Phone: 678-547-6050
• www.mercer.edu/finaid/rac
• www.gacollege411.org
• www.fafsa.com
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30. For More Information
• Dr. Catherine Gardner, Ph.D.
• Chair – Henry - Douglas -
Coweta – Forsyth County
• Regional Centers
• Tift College of Education
• Mercer University
• 160 Henry Parkway
• McDonough, GA 30253
• 678-547-6327
• Gardner_CM@Mercer.Edu
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32. Mercer University is accredited by:
GPSC - Georgia Professional Standards Commission
SACS - Southern Association of Colleges and Schools
NCATE - National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education
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33. Why Wait?
Mercer University
Macon - Atlanta - Savannah
Henry County - Douglas County- Eastman
Coweta County - Forsyth County
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