Master of Education
Education & Innovation
Overview
The Master of Education and Innovation Program provides practice-based, enquiry-informed professional growth opportunities for serving Cycle1-Cycle 3 teachers and educators at any career stage. The Program will allow you to build further applied knowledge and understanding of leading-edge practices and outcomes of teaching, learning and assessment in your subject area. You will also have opportunities to plan, try, and refine innovations in different aspects of professional practice. The Program will also support you in linking practice, innovation, theory, research, and national and international professional standard frameworks.
Master of Education and Innovation Program Offerings
Subject Concentrations
- Teaching Mathematics
- Teaching Science
- Teaching Physics
- Teaching Chemistry
- Teaching Biology
- Teaching English Language
- Early Childhood Education
The benefits that you will gain from
The benefits which you will gain from ECAE’s M.Ed. program include:
- Enhanced capacity to innovate with your classroom practice.
- Links between practice, innovation, theory, research, and national and international professional standards frameworks.
- Practical strategies for helping your students develop independent learning skills.
- Enhanced classroom management skills, supporting your and student behavior and well-being.
- High impact teaching strategies for classroom practice include Assessment for Learning, Metacognition and Student Voice.
- Leading-edge skills and know-how for teaching science subjects.
Program Goals
- Synthesize, interpret and adapt for advanced, leading-edge theory, practice and research related to effective and innovative teaching, learning, assessment and curriculum progression.
- Analyze and critically reflect on social and professional norms underpinning teaching in schools and classrooms, such as social justice and teaching for diversity.
- Initiate, design, manage and evaluate professional activity for optimizing students' learning progression and outcomes in highly complex school and classroom environments.
- Critically examine, interpret, evaluate and embed in practice knowledge, skills and dispositions as reflective and research-informed practitioners.
- Develop skills and understandings for applying and adapting research methods and practical research skills to critically inform improvements in the designs and applications of policy and/or practice innovations in complex classroom settings.
Program Delivery
The Master of Education and Innovation is offered in a blended learning model, offering candidates flexibility through balanced online learning (48% online and 52% face-to-face classes). Classes are taught from Sunday to Thursday and on Saturday.
Admission Requirements
- A Baccalaureate/ Bachelor's degree in education or a related discipline appropriate for the Master's Program from an accredited university with a minimum cumulative grade point average (CGPA) of 3.0 on a 4.0-point scale or its established equivalent. Applicants with a degree from a university outside of the UAE must produce a certificate of equivalency from the Ministry of Education in the UAE.
- A current International English Language Testing System (IELTS) score of 6.0 or equivalent (TOEFL IBT or Pearson PTE Academic or EmSAT) or higher.
- All applicants must be currently serving as teachers or with recent teaching experience.
- In addition to the minimum qualifications stated above, teachers will be required to pass an admissions interview.
- Teachers can be accepted on provisional entry with a CGPA no less than 2.5 on a 4.0-point scale (or equivalent) and an IELTS of 5.5 or equivalent (TOEFL IBT or Pearson PTE Academic or EmSAT). There are additional requirements for provisional entry upon a period of provisional admission.
Early Childhood Education
Specific Requirements for Admission to tracks/concentrations:
- For the Early Childhood Education track/concentration, a degree in either Education, Psychology, or a related discipline is acceptable.
Teaching English Language
English Language Requirement:
- Students must provide evidence of a minimum score of 7.0 IELTS academic or its equivalent on the English language portion of the EmSAT examination or on other national or internationally recognized tests that are approved by the CAA. Conditional admission for IELTS academic score 7.0 will not apply.
Specific Requirements for Admission to tracks/concentrations:
- For the Teaching English Language track/concentration, a degree in either Education, English, Linguistics or a related discipline is acceptable.
ECAE will give preferential consideration to teachers with an undergraduate degree in the subject of the selected concentration. For the Master of Education and Innovation in Teaching Science, a degree in education, science, or a related discipline is acceptable. For the Master of Education and Innovation in Teaching Mathematics, Teaching Biology, Teaching Chemistry or Teaching Physics, the applicant should hold a degree in the subject of their chosen concentration or a closely related discipline.
Contact Graduate Admission Office:
Recruitment Office:
Email: Student.Recruitment@ecae.ac.ae
Office: (+971) 02 5099838
Admissions Office:
Email: admissions@ecae.ac.ae
Office: (+971) 02 5099 833
Program Structure
Overview
The Program is offered through three terms (11 weeks each) per year, so busy teachers have fewer courses per term, reducing their workload and making it easier to balance professional and academic life. In addition, the three-term structure mirrors school operations.
Core Courses
- Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment (3 credits)
- Teaching and Learning with Special Populations (3 credits)
- Technology integration into Teaching and Learning (3 credits)
- Introduction to Enquiry Methods and Innovation (6 credits over two terms)
Subject Concentrations
You will choose one of the following concentrations in the Academic Year 2023-224: Teaching Mathematics, Teaching Science, Teaching Physics, Teaching Chemistry, Teaching Biology, Teaching English Language, or Early Childhood Education.
Courses:
- Curriculum Progression and Development in Biology, Chemistry, Physics or Science (3 credits)
- Evidence-based Approaches to Teaching and Learning in Biology, Chemistry, Physics or Science (3 credits)
- Effective Assessment in Biology, Chemistry, Physics or Science (3 credits)
- Evidence-based Approaches to Teaching and Learning in Biology, Chemistry, Physics or Science (3 credits)
- Contemporary Issues and Possibilities in Biology Education, Chemistry Education, Physics Education or Science Education (3 credits)
- Child Development Across Time and Contexts (0-8 years) (3 credits)
- Early Childhood Curricula and Play-based Learning Design (3 credits)
- Health, Inclusion, and Wellbeing in Early Childhood Education (3 credits)
- Language, Literacy, and Arts in Early Childhood (3 credits)
- Early Childhood STEM Learning Community (3 credits)
- English Language and Literacy – Teaching and Learning Reading, Listening and Vocabulary (3 credits)
- English Language and Literacy - Teaching and Learning English Writing, Speaking and Grammar (3 credits)
- Curriculum Design, Development and Progression in English Language and Literacy (3 credits)
- Assessment and Evaluation for Optimizing Learning Progression in English Language and Literacy (3 credits)
- Critical Perspectives on English Language Education (3 credits)
In addition, you will choose either the Enquiry and Innovation Thesis or a Practice Development Placement (6 credits over two terms).
