Master of Education - Instructional Development
Master of Education - Instructional Development
Are you a certified teacher seeking to advance your career and make a more significant impact on student learning? Our 30-semester credit hour online Master’s of Education in Instructional Development program is crafted to help you take that next step. In the realm of education, the integration of improvement science, data analysis, and instructional coaching is pivotal for fostering continuous improvement and enhancing student outcomes. You’ll learn to use systematic methods to identify, implement, and evaluate changes that lead to measurable improvements. Gain expertise in leveraging data for informed decision-making. With a focus on real-world application, you’ll graduate prepared to become a leader in improvement science and instructional innovation, making a meaningful difference in the lives of students and educators alike. This program offers not just a degree but a pathway to leadership, empowering you to inspire and influence the future of education.
Why Choose Our Program?
Our program is designed to meet the needs of busy educators like you. With an online format, you can fit coursework around your teaching schedule and personal life. By integrating improvement science, data analysis, and instructional coaching, we ensure that you gain practical, actionable skills that can be directly applied to raising student achievement. You’ll also have opportunities for practical application through real-world projects that let you apply what you’ve learned in your own educational settings. Throughout the program, you’ll be supported by our expert faculty, who bring years of experience and a commitment to helping you succeed.
Program Highlights
Our program is designed with you in mind, offering a streamlined 30-semester credit hour curriculum that lets you complete your degree efficiently without sacrificing quality. You'll be learning from expert faculty who are not only passionate about education but also dedicated to helping you succeed. With their support and real-world experience, you’ll gain the tools and knowledge needed to grow as a educator. This program is about more than just earning a degree—it’s about helping you advance your career, enhance your skills as an educator, and open doors to leadership opportunities in central administration. Whether you’re aiming for a leadership role or simply want to make a bigger impact in the classroom, we’re here to help you get there.
Featured Courses
ED 547 - Evaluating Learning
This course will address the components of a comprehensive assessment program to improve student achievement, the process and procedures to manage these systems, the differences and similarities between formative and summative assessment. The course considers the situational application of assessing student needs, developing instructional goals, designing instructional assessments to achieve goals, and evaluating students’ work for improvement and achievement. Students will learn the importance of the alignment of the written, taught, and tested.
EDLD 561 - Coaching Strategies for Instructional Leadership
This course focuses on developing the principal as instructional leader who is equity-minded namely by building capacity in instructional coaching. While the pedagogy of instructional coaching will be the crux of the discourse, there will be a strong emphasis on instructional strategies where students will learn how to identify an area for improvement and collect additional data using the Impact Cycle, as Developed by Dr. Jim Knight. Ultimately students will be able to coach on The Impact Cycle and mentor teachers through areas for improvement.
ED 555 - Learning Theories
This course will provide the learner with an overview of major contemporary approaches to the study of human learning. The focus of the course will be the linkage between theory and educational practice. This course will include factors which influence the process of learning, and application of these theories and processes to general and special populations.