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Add a New Dimension to Your Classroom
Invest in Your Teaching Careerby Richard Binkney, Ph.D.
It’s Exactly What You Have Been Waiting For
Mercer University - Tift College of Education
Approved by the Georgia Professional Standards Commission
Mercer University - Tift College of Education
Conveniently Available At Your Own Home
Mercer University - Tift College of Education
Or From Your Own Place Of Work
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Or Even While Traveling
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Mercer University’s Master’s Degree in ECE (T-5) &
Ed. S. in the Teacher as Leader (T-6)
Mercer University - Tift College of Education
• Earn your M.Ed. (T-5) or Ed.S. (T-6) in as little as 1 year with 10 courses in a hybrid accelerated 8 week format
• Innovative graduate program learning focused on teachers in the classroom
• Hybrid online instructional format with on campus classes available
Mercer University - Tift College of Education
Features of the Hybrid Graduate Program
Mercer University - Tift College of Education
• Classes meet in the classroom and online
• One Saturday meeting every semester
• Other campus meetings will be offered at the request of students or as needed
M.Ed. (T-5) in ECE
• Offered within the 10 coursehybrid program is an optionalReading Endorsement or ESOL Endorsement
• Online work will be in Mercer’scourse management system – Blackboard
Mercer University - Tift College of Education
Ed.S. (T-6) Teacher as a LeaderOptional Reading Endorsement or ESOL Endorsement
available within the 10 course hybrid program
Mercer University - Tift College of Education
What an Ed.S. (T-6) Degree Will Do For Me
• Become a professional educator who can make a difference in the classroom
• Be a Teacher Leader who canlead systemic improvement and use data to drive instruction
• Become a subject matter expert in instruction,classroom management, curriculum, and school structures
Mercer University - Tift College of Education
Sample Hybrid M.Ed. On-Line Teaching Format Guide -
•Fall Semester - 3 classes•Spring Semester - 3 classes•Summer Semester - 4 classes
Mercer University - Tift College of Education
Personalized, individualized, and group optional tutoring available by professors on a scheduled bi-weekly basis
Mercer University - Tift College of Education
Face-to-face review and enrichmentsessions with professors
once a semester on Saturdays
Mercer University - Tift College of Education
Optional meetings with facultyare offered on a bi-weekly
basis as needed
Full-time professional technology support
and assistance available as needed
Mercer University - Tift College of Education
Graduate Degree Benefits
• Become the Superior Teacher that you want to be
• Put more money each monthinto your pocketbook with a higher college degree
• Increase your total annual income
• Increase your total retirement benefits with a master’s degree
Mercer University - Tift College of Education
Academic Benefits
• Gain best practices of teaching and learning• Learn to apply the skills of data analysis and action
research to your own classroom• Achieve professional development and growth
opportunity expected of school leadersMercer University - Tift College of Education
• Advance Your Career as a professional• Secure Your Future with a graduate degree that
gives you the edge in the marketplace where experience and training count most.
More Benefits
Mercer University - Tift College of Education
• Diversified Instruction that maximizes opportunities for active learning and service based experiences
• Integrated Curriculum that promotes the learning-centered classroom and cultural diversity• Use of Response to Intervention to enhance learning for all students• Incorporating Best Teaching Practices in your class• Conducting Authentic Assessment and Data Analysis• Engaging in relevant Action Research
Innovative Career-Relevant Program Offers
Mercer University - Tift College of Education
Program Academic Highlights• Integrate theory and practice• Forge learning communities• Use inclusive cultural diversity strategies• Apply technology effectively to classrooms• Create your own model to ensure lifelong
success for students at all levels • Engage in Reflective Analysis
All That Is Missing Is You
Mercer University - Tift College of Education
• Learn how to publish your own research in state and national journals and learn how to write grants that get funded
• Master the art of making presentations at state and national conferences
Mercer University - Tift College of Education
• Make a difference• Become an innovator• Effect change and improve student learning
Set Your Goals
Mercer University - Tift College of Education
Reach for the Stars• Distinguish yourself as a
teacher leader• Open more doors of
opportunity• Develop a solid foundation
for career success & mobility
• Exemplify professionalism as a life-long learner
Mercer University - Tift College of Education
• Possess a T-4 in Early Childhood • GPA of 2.75 or better• Submit satisfactory test scores• GRE - target of 800 combined score • MAT - target of 397 total score
(scores less than 6 years old, please)
M.Ed. Graduate Admission Requirements
Mercer University - Tift College of Education
Ed.S. (T-6) Admission Requirements
• Possess a Master’s Degree orhold a T-5 Certificate in any teaching field
• Graduate GPA of 3.5 or better• Submit satisfactory test scores• GRE - target of 900 combined
score • MAT- target of 406 total score
(scores less than 6 years old, please)
Mercer University - Tift College of Education
Don’t Forget
One Official TranscriptFrom All PreviousColleges Attended
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How to Apply
Please contactMs. Evelene Johnson
or Mercer.Edu/AdultPrograms go to – Graduate Programs go to – Graduate Education
Mercer University - Tift College of Education
• Financial Aid may be Available forQualified Applicants
• Phone: 678-547-6050• www.mercer.edu/finaid/rac• www.gacollege411.org• www.fafsa.com
Mercer University - Tift College of Education
• Dr. Catherine Gardner, Ph.D.• Chair – Henry - Douglas -
Coweta – Forsyth County• Regional Centers• Tift College of Education• Mercer University• 160 Henry Parkway• McDonough, GA 30253• 678-547-6327• [email protected]
For More Information
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Picture Yourself Here Soon
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Mercer University is accredited by:GPSC - Georgia Professional Standards CommissionSACS - Southern Association of Colleges and Schools
NCATE - National Council for Accreditation of Teacher EducationMercer University - Tift College of Education
Why Wait?Mercer University
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