Emphasis Will be on Current Trends in the Classroom
West Haven, Conn., May 23, 2008-The satellite campus of the University of New Haven, UNH Southeastern, located on the Mitchell College campus in New London, Conn., has added a new Master of Science in Professional Education Program to its fall line up. Emphasizing current trends in the classroom, the new degree is for current certification teachers who are interested in obtaining their master's degree.
The curriculum will include "special topics" courses, focusing on emerging practices and trends in education and learning for K-12 teachers. Courses included in the new program will include: Strategies for Teaching Modern World Languages in K-12 Classrooms, Teaching the Millennium Student, Teaching English Language Learners, Brain Compatible Learning, and Adaptive Teaching (Differentiation).
The program will feature the cohort style that is similar to other graduate programs UNH Southeastern offers. Students of the program will follow the same schedule and take classes together on weekday evenings throughout the entire program, creating friends and networking opportunities in the process.
To kick off the Master of Science in Professional Education, UNH Southeastern will host a free professional development seminar for Conn. certified teachers with the topic, "Millennials, Media Literacy and Pop Culture's Influence in the K-12 Classroom" on May 29, 2008. The seminar will be held in the Weller Center at Mitchell College, 3:30 pm - 5:00 pm. CEU credits will be available, but seating is limited and registration is required.
For more information on the UNH Master of Science in Professional Education, as well as other programs at the satellite campus-such as the MBA, MS in Engineering Management, MS in Education (Certification), the Graduate Certificate in Public Administration, the MA in Industrial/Organizational Psychology-or to register for the seminar, please call (860) 701-5454 or email SECampus@newhaven.edu.
A leader in experiential education, the University of New Haven provides its students with a unique combination of solid liberal arts and real-world, hands-on professional training. A private University founded in 1920, UNH has a full-time undergraduate enrollment of more than 2,400 students-with 70 percent residing on its 80-acre main campus-and a graduate school enrollment that exceeds 1,700. The University offers more than 80 undergraduate degrees and more than 25 graduate degrees through its four colleges, in fields such as sports management, nutrition, forensic science, music and sound recording, engineering, computer science and criminal justice. University College at UNH develops programs and courses to meet the emerging educational and training needs of educators, businesses and public and social agencies, focusing on academic excellence, convenience and flexibility. The Southeastern campus has been serving the educational needs of residents in Southeastern Connecticut & Rhode Island for more than three decades, offering academic degree programs for the full-time working adult interested in career advancement.
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