Program Outline
There is no profession more significant to our society or our community than teaching children. Indiana University East is prepared and committed to facilitating your individual professional objectives. You determine what you want and need to know to work most effectively with your students in your school. You determine how you can best impact professional development in our schools. We invite you to be a leader, and take an increased role in determining the quality and direction of education in our region.
Program Objectives
To provide elementary and secondary teachers with professional development grounded in educational research directly applicable to learning, student diversity, classroom instruction and management. Graduates will be qualified to actively research and apply best practice and provide leadership to colleagues and school corporations as professional development leaders and trainers. The program will encourage and facilitate participant progress toward National Board Certification.
Program Components
The first component of the program is the Best Practice Academy, an intensive 6-week summer program, through which you earn 12 credits, followed by a single course during the academic year. You will examine and analyze current prevailing practice regarding what is most effective and efficient in the way of programs, curriculum, strategies and practice.
The second component, through which you earn 15 credits, combines your analysis of professional practice in your classroom and school with courses you select based on your professional development objectives. You will have the opportunity to research and share the practices you find most effective in your classroom.
The final component of the program, through which you earn 6 credits, allows you to investigate in depth an area of professional practice you consider to be significant, and in which you desire to develop expertise.
For More Information Contact:
Dr. James Barbre (Richmond Campus)
jbarbre@iue.edu
765-973-8344
Dr. Dan Doerger (Lawrenceburg Campus)
812-537-4010 x256
