Learning Community Master Teacher Program

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Frequently Asked Questions:

Stacy Ernst, '96................Tracy Preece '00

  1. How is WSU's Learning Community Master Teacher Program different than other programs?
  2. Is the LC Program as good as I've heard?
  3. Who's in a LC?
  4. Do I have to be teaching to join the program?
  5. How many years of classroom experience do I need?
  6. What courses will I take?
  7. Is there work outside of the weekend sessions?
  8. What happens if I can't make a part of a weekend session or have to miss an entire weekend?
  9. Is there a final "thesis" project?
  10. How many credits does it take to graduate?
  11. What is needed for admission to this program?
  12. How will I be graded?
  13. What happens if I have to drop out of the program?
  14. Is this M.S. in Ed., K-12 an accredited program?
  15. What criteria qualify credits to be transferred into this program?
  16. How many credits can I transfer into the program?
  17. Do I have to have a team from my school involved in order to join the program?
  18. How long do I have to complete the M.S. Ed., K-12?
  19. Will this be accepted as preparation for advanced degrees?
  20. What will my Learning Community M.S. in Ed., K-12 cost?
  21. Are there costs for books and materials?
  22. Is there an oral or written comprehensive exam?
  23. Is financial aid available?
  24. Do I have to have a teaching license to be in the program?
  25. How do I apply?
  26. How do I know when I'm admitted?
  27. What do I do after I am admitted?

What questions did current students ask former LC students?

Click on the links below to read their transcribed responses:

  1. How are these classes different from other graduate courses?
  2. When you went for National Boards, did you find that this program had prepared you for the challenge?
  3. What did you do for your capstone?
  4. What were the semester terms like? How did the term expectations change throughout the program?
  5. How have you changed because of the program?
  6. How did you make time for this? What suggestions do you have to current students about how to organize their time to get the work done in the program?
  7. What kind of a teacher do you think you are now as compared to who you were before the program?

 

 


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