Transformative Teaching Information Session
- 1. GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY Transformative Teaching Information Session Division of Advanced Professional Teacher Development & International Education College of Education and Human Development
- 2. GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY Transformative Teaching – Helping Teachers Change the World Agenda Introduction to Program Coursework Costs Why Choose Transformative Teaching Purpose Program Design Core Values Financial Aid Questions
- 3. GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY Transformative Teaching – Helping Teachers Change the World Program History Program based on past success with Initiatives in Educational Transformation (IET) Designed for experienced educators who want to learn how to enhance their own practice while improving education in their workplace and in their communities The Transformative Teaching Program Profile https://gse.gmu.edu/transformative-teaching/ The Degree MEd: Curriculum & Instruction Transformative Teaching Concentration
- 4. GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY Transformative Teaching – Helping Teachers Change the World Coursework: 2 Year M.Ed. – Hybrid program Summer One week session face-to-face each summer •2018 summer dates: TBD •Coursework takes place M-F, all day, in Fairfax, VA •Housing is available for additional cost Fall & Spring Online courses each year •School-based projects allow educators to balance work, life & graduate school •Log in online several times a week to engage with peers and to discuss progress with advisor
- 5. GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY Transformative Teaching – Helping Teachers Change the World Course Name (Credits) Summer I Fall I Spring I Summer 2 Fall 2 Spring 2 1. EDUC 647 Critical Reflective Practice (1.5) Face-to-Face 2. EDUC 649 Critical Dialogue in Education (1.5) 3. EDUC 651 Critical Theories and Pedagogies (3) 4. EDUC 653 Technology and Learning (3) 5. EDUC 655 Teacher Research Methods (3) 6. EDUC 657 Teaching for Democracy and Social Justice (3) 7. EDUC 659 Teacher Leadership (1.5) Face-to-Face 8. EDUC 661 Teacher Empowerment and Policy (1.5) 9. EDUC 663 Culturally Relevant Pedagogy (3) 10. EDUC 665 Teacher Inquiry in Practice I (3) 11. EDUC 667 Teacher Inquiry in Practice II (3) 12. EDUC 669 Teaching and Learning in Practice (3)
- 6. GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY Transformative Teaching – Helping Teachers Change the World Why Choose Transformative Teaching?
- 7. GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY Transformative Teaching – Helping Teachers Change the World The Transformative Teaching Way Project-Based, Action-Research Curriculum •Hands-on, practical education •Work directly with faculty advisors over the course of two years •Complete action research and be a change agent in your own educational context Cohort Model Supports Learning & Professional Development •Meet colleagues in the summer •Continue to learn and grow with the same cohort over two years
- 8. GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY Transformative Teaching – Helping Teachers Change the World Core Values
- 9. GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY Transformative Teaching – Helping Teachers Change the World Core Values Ethical Leadership The Transformative Teaching program supports individuals to develop knowledge, skills, and dispositions to provide ethical and transformative leadership as educators and civically-engaged citizens.
- 10. GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY Transformative Teaching – Helping Teachers Change the World Core Values Innovation Educator-Friendly Schedule includes online and face-to-face coursework, synchronous & asynchronous learning. Two courses meeting one week each in the first and second summer give educators the opportunity to interact with the cohort in person before working together online.
- 11. GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY Transformative Teaching – Helping Teachers Change the World Core Values Innovation Unique, Creative Curricula means YOU DESIGN projects that are focused on your own educational context. In addition, the program includes: • Course Integration • Arts Integration • Multimedia presentation
- 12. GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY Transformative Teaching – Helping Teachers Change the World Core Values Collaboration Transformative Teaching builds a sense of community among education professionals using: • Cohort Structure • Peer Collaboration • Teaching Teams
- 13. GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY Transformative Teaching – Helping Teachers Change the World Core Values Research Based Practices Current Research and Theory help educators develop the skills needed to critically examine assumptions and supports the curricular approaches in the program such as • Reflective Practice • Critical Pedagogy • Action Research
- 14. GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY Transformative Teaching – Helping Teachers Change the World Core Values Social Justice Explore fundamental issues facing educational communities such as: • Race, class & gender issues • Biases and systemic inequities • Structural Constraints • Local and national policy issues
- 15. GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY Transformative Teaching – Helping Teachers Change The World “I can't read a newspaper article, listen to a news report, read a book or a magazine, have a conversation........none of that, without thinking, "Whose perception is that, through what lens is that information filtered, how do you know, why is that your position?" and on and on and on. It's driving my husband crazy!!! I will never again be able to simply accept something out of hand without critically examining it and reflecting on it. That's a huge change for me, and one I really needed… I'd never even really thought much about social justice in my classroom, school, and community before. Things just were what they were... I cannot look at my students and our school community ever again without considering the social justice aspect of what we do every day and the power we hold as teacher leaders.” Our Graduates Transformative Teaching has a real and immediate impact on classrooms
- 16. GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY Transformative Teaching – Helping Teachers Change the World Application Requirements Online Application admissions.gmu.edu Personal Narrative Describe why you chose this program, what you hope to learn and why now is an ideal time for you to enroll 2 Letters of Recommendation Transcripts Should have overall GPA of 3.0 from undergraduate and/or graduate institution Priority Application Deadline: May 1 Final Deadline: July 15
- 17. GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY Transformative Teaching – Helping Teachers Change the World Costs Special Online Tuition Rate for Coursework In-state $595 per credit (Virginia school employees receive 15% off this rate) Out-of-state $795 Other estimated costs Housing $32 per night in on-campus apartments Total cost for on-campus accommodations ~ $200 each summer Fees & Books Approximately $150 per semester
- 18. GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY Transformative Teaching – Helping Teachers Change the World Financial Aid Scholarships and Graduate Assistantships (limited and additional application required) Stafford Loan-not need or credit based and up to $20,500 (unsubsidized) Grad Plus Loan –credit based External Sources- i.e. Fastweb.com, Scholarships.com, employers and community Complete your FAFSA at fafsa.edu.gov (GMU: 003749)
- 19. GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY Transformative Teaching – Helping Teachers Change the World Next Steps Office of Admissions 703-993-2892 cehdgrad@gmu.edu cehd.gmu.edu/admissions Outreach Coordinator 703-993-6010 / 703.993.3875 trteach@gmu.edu Dr. Elizabeth DeMulder (Betsy) Professor and Academic Program Coordinator edemulde@gmu.edu Begin Your Online Application Today! https://www2.gmu.edu/admissions-aid/apply-now
- 20. GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY Transformative Teaching – Helping Teachers Change the World Questions?
Editor's Notes
- #2: TT– master’s program for practicing teachers
- #10: Ethical leadership: Purpose/Mission (read statement) Support teachers to be empowered critical educators: 1. Who create inspiring learning environments and learning experiences that actively engage students 2. Who are active leaders in their schools 3. Who not only are great teachers, but who are re-inspired to stay in the profession because they know that the environment they offer students and the relationships they develop with them empowers their students to be actively engaged learners.
- #13: Collaboration: Building a community of professionals Cohort structure: Cohort of teachers begin and end the program together, progressing through each course in sequence together – builds relationships that allow critical dialogue. Target population of teachers: Range of pre-K to 12 teachers and specialists; you will engage in dialogue with peers about readings and projects – you’ll be building teacher networks of critical friends who support each other during the program and after graduation – the goal is to change the culture of schools. TT Faculty: teams of faculty of between 3 and 5. Interdisciplinary faculty who collaboratively construct every aspect of the curriculum and teach together at every class. Each school team has a faculty mentor who meets with them periodically at their school throughout the program.
- #14: Research-based practice: > we use current research and theory to develop our curricular approaches (e.g., reflective practice; critical pedagogy (and the value of critical reflection to examine assumptions) >teachers develop the skills and practice teacher action research – systematically collecting and analyzing data to gain a better understanding of teaching and learning in their own classrooms.
- #15: Social justice: We do a lot of work with social justice issues (this often involves examining oppressive structures and biases related to language, culture, and other differences).
- #16: Feedback: We systematically collect our own feedback data from teachers in order to assess the impact of the learning experiences on them. This is an example of a response a teacher gave us at the end of the two year program. (read quote).
- #18: In-State with discount = $506.00 per credit = $15,180 for the program Out-of-state with discount = $795 per credit = $23,850 for the program
- #21: Graduation! Questions?