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We offer courses in several locations as well as online! An EMU graduate education remains an excellent value in the higher education marketplace at $489 per semester hour, whether you’re working on a degree, a certificate, recertification, or professional development.
Mission Statement
The mission of the EMU graduate teacher education program is to increase professional knowledge and competence among current practitioners by developing leadership, becoming agents of change who advocate for children and youth, promoting caring learning environments, and teaching boldly in a changing world through an ethic of care and critical reflection.
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Scholarship: to acquire advanced knowledge through core curriculum courses and to organize and integrate that knowledge into professional practice.
Inquiry: to generate questions and to use critical thinking to self-assess, to view problems from multiple perspectives, to make informed decisions and to engage in action research for educational change and student learning enhancement.
Professional Knowledge: to acquire advanced pedagogical and specialty area knowledge in order to create cultures of change and manage environments conducive to learning, setting high expectations and implementing appropriate instructional and assessment practices.
Communication: to develop communication strategies (verbal, nonverbal, and technological) that support collaboration and resourcefulness to advocate for self as teacher, colleagues, parents, and students.
Caring: to develop a nurturing spirit that advocates for students, encourages social and ethical responsibility, and promotes restorative peacebuilding in diverse settings.
Leadership: to act as a social change agent by working collaboratively to bring about fair and just systemic change within educational contexts.
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