MERCER MeD in ECE program

Add a New Dimension to Your
Classroom
Invest in Your Teaching Career
by Richard Binkney, Ph.D.

It’s Exactly What
You Have Been Waiting For
Mercer University - Tift College of Education

Approved by the Georgia Professional
Standards Commission

Conveniently Available
At Your Own Home

Or From Your Own Place Of Work


Or Even While
Traveling


Mercer University’s
Master’s Degree in ECE (T-5) &
Ed. S. in the Teacher as Leader (T-6)


• 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

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


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


Ed.S. (T-6) Teacher as a Leader
Optional Reading Endorsement or ESOL Endorsement
available within the 10 course hybrid program


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


Sample Hybrid M.Ed. On-Line Teaching Format Guide -
•Fall Semester - 3 classes
•Spring Semester - 3 classes
•Summer Semester - 4 classes

Personalized,
individualized,
and group optional
tutoring available
by professors
on a scheduled
bi-weekly basis


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


Full-time professional
technology support
and assistance
available as needed


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


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

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.

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

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


• 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

Set Your Goals
• Make a difference
• Become an innovator
• Effect change and improve student learning

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


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)

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)


Don’t Forget
One Official Transcript
From All Previous
Colleges Attended


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


• Financial Aid
may be Available for
Qualified Applicants
• Phone: 678-547-6050
• www.mercer.edu/finaid/rac
• www.gacollege411.org
• www.fafsa.com


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


Picture Yourself Here Soon


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

Why Wait?
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Henry County - Douglas County- Eastman
Coweta County - Forsyth County

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