Woodring College of Education offers a Master's of Education in Advanced Classroom Practice.  Candidates are admitted to a cohort each fall quarter and progress sequentially through six core courses and approximately six focus courses.   Focus areas are Elementary Education Literacy, Special Education and Instructional Technology.

The program focuses on teaching and learning research from an interdisciplinary perspective.  Topics are pertinent to the professional context of teaching and working in schools  through integrated study.   Candidates will be challenged to go beyond their personal experience to embrace the knowledge-base of the profession in order to enhance positive impact on P-12 student learning.  Some courses in the program may fulfill Professional Certification requirements.

Core courses:     Introduction to Educational Research, Learning and Instruction, Designing Instruction & Selecting Technologies for Learning, Philosophical Inquiry and Practice, Creating Classrooms for Learning, and Action Research. 

Focus courses:     Selected through advisement with a focus area advisor.

Admission Requirements:     Two years of teaching Experience, a minimum grade point average of 3.0, MAT or GRE scores, and three letters of recommendation.   Information regarding the application process is available on the Graduate School web-site at:  http://www.wwu.edu/depts/gradschool/. Note: we are currently not accepting new applications for this program.