History of MSET
The Ramapo College Program in Educational Technology can dramatically transform the roles of the teacher and student by bringing the world into the classroom.
"Parents told me at conference time that the children are more aware of how the weather affects their lives and how exciting and fun science class is." --Fourth-grade science teacher.
Advances
in technology can accommodate diverse learning
styles andperformance
levels, liberate teachers and students from the
"one size fits all" model of education,
enable students from dissimilar backgrounds to
experience a common sense of accomplishment, provide
bridges from school to career, and foster lifelong
learning.
A universal
priority is the need to upgrade the teacher work
force to enable all students to succeed in science,
mathematics and technology. The Master of Science in
Educational Technology - Science Track will
reinforce, expand, and extend the College's
tradition of involvement with the professional
growth of teachers.
From its
earliest years Ramapo College has earned widespread
recognition for its initiatives in effecting change
through staff development programs geared to
elementary and secondary educators throughout the
surrounding region. In addition to in-service
institutes and workshops tailored to areas of
defined need by school districts, the College has
conducted multi-year programs centered on curricular
reforms in mathematics and science which have earned
acclaim.
Since 1994, the
College has been the recipient of competitive grant
funding exceeding $2.6 million dollars from the
National Science Foundation and New Jersey State
Department of Education for teacher enhancement
projects in science and technology.
Escalating
calls for graduate programs directed at the needs
and concerns of the professional education community
have spurred the College to design focused graduate
studies grounded in the College conceptualization of
its leadership mission in the improvement of
pre-college education.
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