Teaching and Learning (MEd)

The Teaching and Learning Master of Education degree program at Johnson & Wales University is a two-year graduate course of study designed to develop master teachers. The program is aligned with National Board Standards and affords practicing teachers an opportunity to use their classrooms as learning laboratories to improve their teaching skills.

The program is designed as a cohort model, which means that students move together as a professional learning community, fostering a team approach to studying and solving educational problems through the required sequence of courses.

Participants in the program examine teaching and learning through six comprehensive course modules and the completion of a capstone project. Throughout the program, the emphasis is on the integration of theory, research and application. Key program features include

Problem-based learning – learning experiences that include authentic problems and issues from K-16 classrooms and schools
Applied research – a direct application of theory through the role of teacher as a researcher
Collaborative learning – the development of a community of learners where participants and faculty support and enhance learning
Technology integration – the incorporation of information technology tools throughout the program
Experiential learning – university-based learning applied immediately in each participant’s own classroom setting, tying together new learning, research-based best practices, and ongoing reflection in an effort to improve the learning of his/her current students