La Salle University
Program Snapshot
Why Study Education at La Salle?
La Salle-educated teachers are grounded in analytic techniques that promote their ability to analyze the meaning and effects of educational institutions, develop critical understanding of educational thought and practice, and provide resources for the development of educational policy-making skills.
La Salle’s Master of Arts in Education offers in-service continuing education for practicing teachers; dual certification in elementary, middle level, secondary, and special education; certification in most secondary teaching areas; and add-on certifications in Instructional Coaching, Autism Spectrum Disorders and Special Education.
We offer a Master of Arts in Education and Teacher Certification in the following areas:
- Early Childhood (PreK-4) Certification
- Early Childhood (PreK–4) and Special Education (PreK-12) Certification
- Middle-Level Science and Math (4-8) Certification
- Middle-Level Science and Math (4-8) and Special Education (PreK-12) Certification
- Principal Certification
- Reading Specialist Certification
- Secondary Education (7-12) Certification
- Special Education (PreK-12)
We offer Pennsylvania Certifications and Pennsylvania Endorsements in the following areas:
- Early Childhood (PreK-4)
- Early Childhood (PreK-4) and Special Education (PreK-12)
- Middle-Level Science and Math (4-8) Certification
- Middle-Level Science and Math (4-8) and Special Education (PreK-12) Certification
- Principal Certification
- Reading Specialist Certification
- Secondary Education (7-12) Certification
- Secondary Education (7-12) and Special Education (PreK-12) Certification
- Special Education (PreK-12)
- Autism Spectrum Disorders
- Instructional Coach
Highlighted Courses
EDC 503 – Cognitive, Social, and Emotional Development
This course provides an overview of the physical, cognitive, psychosocial, emotional, and moral development for humans across the lifespan. Participants explore theories of learning and development as they pertain to the individual in the home, in schools, the community, at work, individually, with families, and with peers. Attention will be paid to both normative and nonnormative developmental trends.
EDC 510 – Human Exceptionalities
This course introduces human exceptionalities and surveys the psychological, medical, legal, and social forces influencing the provision of services for exceptional people. In this course, students clarify perceptions of exceptionalities, define and describe key terms and concepts, and identify major trends that affect the scope and nature of service to exceptional people.
EDC 602 – The Teacher and Technology
This course helps teachers incorporate modern technologies of instruction into their classroom practices and includes visual literacy and design principles, videography, the Internet, videodisc technology, cable in classroom, trends in educational computing, and multimedia. Emphasis is placed on the impact of those technologies on human growth and development.
Meet the Faculty
Kimberly Lewinski, Ph.D., is an Assistant Professor of Education and a researcher and participant for the Writers Matter Program. Prior to this, she was a graduate student at University of Virginia where she served on a Writing Across the Curriculum research team for three years and was an instructor of literacy courses at James Madison University. Also, she has seven years of full-time teaching experience at the elementary level. Her scholarship interests are in writing across the curriculum and creative pedagogy.
