Online & off-campus programs
Certificate / Endorsement / Master of Education / doctor of education
Whether you’re a first-year educator, a tenured teacher ready to take the next step into administration, or a district seeking endorsement or degree packages for your employees, advance your knowledge with the
transformative, world-renowned education found only at the college of education at illinois.
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Pre K–12 teachers You’re a recent graduate looking to gain more skills with certificates and endorsements and secure your place in the field. Maybe you have a few more years of experience—or tenure—and you’re ready to earn your master’s degree. At this stage of your profession, you’re out to prove yourself. Our online and off-campus programs will help you develop rigorous habits and gain powerful learning experiences you’ll need to advance your career.
Bilingual & ESL Education provides you with a better understanding of key teaching strategies to support multilingual students in the classroom. You’ll have the opportunity to learn how to create more engaging learning environments by integrating new media technologies for all students, regardless of language. You’ll learn research-based curricular and instructional strategies, including the use of new digital media to effectively teach students for whom English is a second language. Certificate
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Endorsement
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Master of Education
Diversity & Equity in Education is a social-justice oriented program that provides you with transformative approaches to issues related to diversity and equity in P–16 learning environments. Courses will help teachers, administrators, school staff, and other educators to understand how diversity and equity relates to learning theories, leadership, and pedagogy. Our interdisciplinary approach to diversity and equity will cover the intersections of disability, race, gender, sexual orientation, social class, and poverty. Certificate
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Master of Education
Learning Design & Leadership provides you with the opportunity to learn how to create more engaging learning environments by integrating new media technologies. LDL encourages students to be active designers of their own knowledge, in contrast to old teaching, in which knowledge was handed down to them. Students use new digital media to enhance the ways in which they can learn and understand, thus improving the learning process. It also addresses the challenges of differentiating instruction to meet the needs of diverse learners. Instructional technologies such as computer-based instruction, computer-based testing, distance learning, interactive video, and intelligent instructional technologies are covered. Certificate
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Master of Education
New Learning is designed to help you create more engaging learning environments for your students and to integrate new media technologies into the classroom. This program focuses on how students use new digital media to enhance the ways they learn and understand, thus improving the learning process. Certificate
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Master of Education
Technology Specialist prepares you to better understand technology and know how to use it in your classroom. You will learn about emerging technologies and their implications on teaching and learning. Certificate
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Endorsement
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Master of Education
Pre K–12 Seasoned Teachers, Principals, and Superintendents At this stage of your career, you’re seeking additional qualifications. You may have your sights set on mentoring or serving as a teacher leader in your district. Perhaps it’s time to launch your career in administration as a principal or superintendent. Or maybe you’re ready to enter higher education. These online and off-campus programs are designed for you.
Educational Administration and leadership offers graduates a program that embraces the broad array of leadership positions in elementary/secondary education. Educational leadership and practice are emphasized in the program. Specialized study provides preparation leading to an Illinois Principal’s License. Certificate of advanced study
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Master of Education
School executive leadership is designed to prepare graduate students for administrative positions in Pre K-12 public and private schools. Through coursework and supervised internships students are provided with multiple learning opportunities enabling them to critically examine the administrative leadership process. Certificate of advanced study
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DOCTOR of Education
Teacher Leader Specialization is intended to increase the quality of leadership, teaching, and learning practices, as well as recognize the critical importance that leadership by teachers brings to the overall school improvements mission of the school. TLS will create a career path to retain and develop highperforming teachers for leadership roles; formalize, define, and build the competencies necessary for high-quality leadership to improve student learning; and recognize and encourage shared leadership and decision-making in schools to maximize outcomes for children. Certificate of advanced study
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Master of Education
Illinois
Pre K–12 districts
The College of Education at Illinois can work with your district to create learning packages just right for you. Contact us at (217) 333-2603 or email connect@education.illinois.edu to learn more.
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