Masters of Education: the basics

In a previous post, I went over some of the basic information regarding the programs we have for Masters of Arts in Teaching. I stated that the MAT programs were not for people who already have a teaching certificate; however, the M.Ed programs (Masters of Education) are designed specifically for those individuals. The Graduate School…

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A New Club for Education Grad Students

Attention students in all education programs (Elementary; Early Childhood; Performing Arts; Special Education; Languages; Science and Math for Teachers; and Teaching, Learning, and Advocacy): There’s a student organization forming just for you! Come be a part of the inaugural meeting this Friday at 5:00 PM! Read the message from the new club’s organizer, Jonathan Coker…

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¡Adiós, España!

This is the fifth and final installment of Tiffany Dixon’s (M.Ed.- Languages) travel journal of her time studying abroad in Trujillo, Spain. She’s seen some amazing historical sites, danced until she dropped in a discoteca, and even dipped her toes in “the other side of the Atlantic” in Portugal. Now that she’s at her journey’s…

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Tiffany Travels to Andalusia

Part 3 of Tiffany Dixon’s (Candidate- M.Ed. Languages) travel journal continues. In her third week studying abroad in Trujillo, Spain, Tiffany finds  her normally gregarious nature tested by conducting interviews in Spanish with strangers, and she travels to some amazing historical sites from Spain’s Moorish Period in Andalusia— plus, she sees an authentic flamenco show…

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Tiffany’s Trujillo Travels, Part 2

When we last left Tiffany Dixon (Candidate- M.Ed. Languages), she was getting acclimated to her study abroad experience in Trujillo, Spain. Here is week two of Tiffany’s travel journal, where she discusses classroom life in Trujillo and her first excursion outside the city: Classes were well underway and were going very well.  Because we only…

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Not Bon Voyage, but Buen Viaje!

Remember, study abroad is not just for undergraduate students, but graduate students too! Tiffany Dixon, a candidate for the M.Ed. in Languages (Spanish) and a graduate assistant in our office, recently packed her bags and headed off to the historic village of Trujillo in Spain to study Spanish language and culture in depth. Once she…

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