If you have obtained a master's degree and passed the required examinations to begin teaching, you may be beginning to explore options for expanding your teaching opportunities and earning a greater income. Getting a secondary education doctoral degree can open doors that lead to more challenging educational or administrative positions in the subject area for which you are most … [Read more...]
Learn About Educational Technology Degree Programs
Educational technology is both the process of applying tools for educational purposes and the tools and materials used. An educational technology degree is ideal for professionals interested in utilizing technological innovations to support and enhance the educational process. This area of expertise is even more in demand now as e-learning becomes more popular. [qs_gallery … [Read more...]
Getting Ahead With An Educational Administration Leadership Graduate Degree
You probably need to know about graduate degrees in educational administration and leadership if you want to progress in a career in school or college management. These graduate programs, (and variants such as educational management and administration) are designed to enhance your expertise and career potential in school and college administration. Most people who choose … [Read more...]
Adult Education Degree Programs
As the name suggests, adult education programs prepare you to work with adult learners. The programs are based on adult learning philosophy, known as andragogy. In andragogy, learners are assumed to be self-motivated, self-directed, and have accumulated life experiences that need to be accounted for in course design and delivery. Adult learners are also goal-oriented and so … [Read more...]
Special Education Degree Programs
Special education teachers work with students who have special needs such as: learning difficulties, speech and language impairments and other communication difficulties, emotional disturbances, behavioral disorders, physical disabilities, and developmental disorders. But as well as working with students who are learning disabled or developmentally challenged, they might also … [Read more...]
Early Childhood Education Masters Degree
Do you want to be a teacher or an administrator in an elementary or pre-school learning environment? Or perhaps an early childhood education curriculum developer, or education program director? If so, you probably need to get an early childhood education masters. Early childhood degrees prepare you for jobs in education and administration related to children from birth to … [Read more...]
What is a Personal Learning Network? More Answers
What is a Personal Learning Network? This is Marc-André Lalande's take on the matter in less than two minutes. Learning in a Networked World: For Our Students & for Ourselves Will Richardson, Chief Learning Officer, Powerful Learning Practice If we have access and the skills to take advantage of it, the Web gives us an easy connection to the people and … [Read more...]
Take a PhD to Qualify as an Elementary Education Program Director
With an elementary education PhD you can seek a career as a teacher, curriculum developer, education program director or other senior administrator. Elementary education, which usually incorporates at least the first five grades of compulsory education in the US, is changing. Recently, schools have been trialling various arrangements which break from the one-teacher, … [Read more...]
Improve Your Knowledge of Child and Youth Development
The ALISON free online course "Fundamentals of Childhood and Youth Studies" was developed in response to the emerging importance of children and youth in international development policy. The course gives the learner a comprehensive understanding and knowledge of development from the early years right through to adolescence. It also deals with questions such as: What makes … [Read more...]
Diploma in Children’s Studies – A Free Course
Children from birth to the age of 18 are now considered academically to represent a distinct sociological and cultural class. This means that children are studied as complete individuals in their own right, separate and distinct from adults. ALISON's free online course "Diploma in Children's Studies" is multi-disciplinary in nature, covering developmental, psychological, … [Read more...]
Educational iPad Games for Middle School Students
All children seem to love games and require no external motivation to play them. And now that game playing has moved into the digital realm, children seem even more motivated. Little wonder then that teachers and parents seek to use digital games for educational purposes. There are so many popular games for the iPad, but some are more educational than others, and they're at … [Read more...]
Free Online E-Learning Course
The free online course Introduction to E-Learning Theory and Practice, by Advance Learning Academy, is an overview of internationally recognized and research-based e-learning theory and methodologies for creating effective e-learning courses. Course Content The course includes discussion of the following topics: What is meant by the term "e-learning"? What are the benefits … [Read more...]
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