The School of Education
It is the mission of the School of Education to model competence, character, and compassion so that our candidates emulate and embrace these qualities in service and leadership.
Programs
Trevecca Nazarene University offers the following graduate degrees in the School of Education:
Master of Arts in Teaching K-5
Master of Arts in Teaching 6-12
Master of Education: Curriculum and Online Teaching P-12
Master of Education: Curriculum and Instruction for Christian School Educators K-12 (Temporarily Inactive)
Master of Education: Educational Leadership K-12
Non-degree – Endorsement in Educational Leadership also available
Master of Education: English Second Language PreK-12
Non-degree - Licensure in English Second Language also available
Master of Library and Information Science PreK-12
Non-degree - Licensure in Library and Information Science also available
Master of Education: Visual Impairments Special Education
Non-degree: Visual Impairments Special Education
Education Specialist: Accountability and Instructional Leadership
*Changes in programs made after catalog publication will be identified on the School of Education Web pages.
The School of Education also provides professional and personal development for educators and administrators. These courses for license renewal, plus 30, and additional learning are available for both undergraduate and graduate credit.
Conceptual Framework of the School of Education
Being, Knowing, and Doing – Educators: Shaping the Future. This underlying structure of the conceptual framework for the School of Education informs and frames the entire unit.
Knowing
Understands Content
Understands Intellectual, Social, and Personal Development
Understands Diversity
Doing
Designs Instructional Strategies
Manages and Motivates
Communicates and Collaborates
Plans and Integrates
Evaluates
Being
Reflects on Practice
Participates in the Professional Community
Pursues Spiritual Development
Inherent in Trevecca’s heritage, mission, and program is the assumption that because of who we are (Being), we seek to learn (Knowing), and to teach (Doing).
The School of Education, administered by the Dean of the School of Education, offers undergraduate degrees, post-baccalaureate programs, master’s degrees that lead to licensure, master’s degrees for which the state does not offer licensure, and one education specialist degree that does not lead to licensure.
Candidates in the master’s level programs begin and continue as a cohort. The same courses are offered at each location. On/off campus programs use the same textbooks, syllabi, and course evaluations. The majority of off-campus courses are taught by full-time faculty.
The University is not responsible for any changes or delays in graduation for candidates who change groups or begin late. The University may combine groups as needed.
Purpose, Objectives, and Student Learning Outcomes of the Graduate Programs
The purpose of the graduate programs is to provide advanced study beyond the Baccalaureate degree.
Specific objectives are as follows:
- To enhance the knowledge, skills, and dispositions of educators and other professionals through use of research and technology;
- To assist graduate candidates in showing evidence of Christian commitment and love resulting in service to mankind;
- To prepare candidates for leadership roles and service in their communities;
- To provide selected graduate programs that enable candidates to meet licensure requirements; and
- To prepare educational practitioners for a life of meaningful service to their chosen professions.
Specific student learning outcomes are as follows (adapted from AASL, TESOL, TN Literacy Standards, PSEL, and NELP):
Knowing:
- Understands content: Demonstrates content knowledge as delineated in standards;
- Understands intellectual, social, and personal development: Demonstrates knowledge of human development; and
- Understands diversity: Demonstrates knowledge of the impact of culture on one's own and others' perceptions, learning styles, needs, and expectations.
Doing:
- Designs instructional strategies: Able to create learning environments/experiences conducive to the success of all learners based on standards and best practices;
- Manages and motivates: Able to create a safe, efficient, and effective learning environment that fosters active learning;
- Communicates and/or collaborates: Able to effectively communicate and/or collaborate;
- Plans and integrates: Able to plan. Integrates standards-based practices and strategies to foster academic achievement and lifelong learning; and
- Evaluates: Able to use formal and informal assessment strategies and to analyze results to shape instructional decisions, monitor learning, encourage self-assessment, and report to stakeholders.
Being:
- Reflects on practice: Able to reflect and improve practices;
- Reflects on practice: Engages in personal and professional development as a life-long learner;
- Participates in the professional community: Able to work with colleagues, peers, and community;
- Participates in the professional community: Punctual, attends class, and turns in assignments on time; and
- Pursues Spiritual development: Acts with integrity, fairness, and in an ethical manner. Demonstrates an ideal of fairness and belief that all students can learn.