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Elementary Education Degrees Online
As you prepare to become a teacher, finding the right education is essential. Our graduate education programs will teach you the skills and expertise to become a teacher. And you can earn your master's degree without interrupting your life and your current career.
Find out why thousands of aspiring teachers have chosen University of Phoenix's Master of Arts in Education/Elementary Teacher Education.
Our Elementary Teaching program at is designed to give students the knowledge and training to become truly great teachers. Students work one-on-one with experienced teachers and receive real-world practice working with elementary students.
The best part of University of Phoenix's online Elementary Teaching program is that it's designed to fit into the lives of busy adults.
Online degree programs offer flexible schedules that allow students to earn their master's degree conveniently.
Online degree programs are the perfect way to take classes and be a teacher at the same time!
Become an Elementary Teacher
Elementary education is the cornerstone to success for every child. The skills and knowledge children learn at an early age become the foundation for greater knowledge in later life.
As an elementary school teacher, you will be the one who gives children a strong foundation they will rely on throughout their life.
In order to help children build their skills, you too will need a strong foundation. University of Phoenix's Master of Arts in Education/Elementary Teacher Education can help you learn those skills.
You can make a difference in the lives of children. University of Phoenix can help.
The MA in Education/Elementary Teacher Education
Higher Education. Highly AccessibleThe Master of Arts in Education/Elementary Teacher Education (MAED/TED-E) program prepares candidates for teacher licensure.
The MAED/TED-E program is designed to provide the adult student, who already has a degree in a discipline other than education, with the skills and knowledge that will allow them to become a competent and effective educator. This program focuses on elementary student learning by improving the educator's responsibility for that learning.
Student teaching is an integral component of the Teacher Education Program. It provides students with a field-based experience at the appropriate grade and content level. Student teachers work with a cooperating teacher from a school site and with a University of Phoenix faculty advisor.
The student teaching experience is designed to emphasize the achievement of state standards leading to certification and to present individuals with growth opportunities that best prepare them to assume the duties of a certified classroom teacher.
Throughout the program, students are required to complete a minimum of 100 hours of verified field experiences, covering a variety of developmental levels. The focus of each observation will relate to specific course content. Documentation will be maintained in the student's professional portfolio.
Real-World LearningThe most important qualification for any degree program is that it teaches the skills that you will need in your profession. Students' field experiences are designed to prepare them for student teaching. You'll learn at University of Phoenix below:
- Professional Communication
- The Art and Science of Teaching
- Child and Adolescent Development
- Models, Theories and Instructional Strategies
- Child and Adolescent Development
- Curriculum Constructs and Assessments: Reading and Language Arts
- Survey of Special Populations
- Maintaining an Effective Learning Climate
- Curriculum Constructs and Assessment: History and Social Science
- Curriculum Constructs and Assessment: Science and Mathematics
- Curriculum Constructs and Assessment: Visual and Performing Arts
- Curriculum Constructs and Assessment: Physical Education and Health
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