Evergreen Online M.Ed. in Montessori Education
Advance your career and become a leader in Montessori Education with Loyola's fully online 36-credit M.Ed. in Montessori Education pathway. This program is intended for teachers who already hold a MACTE-accredited training diploma or equivalent.
This unique program allows experienced Montessorians to grow their experience beyond the initial training, enhance their career trajectories, and explore the fundamentals of action research. Applicants from all over the world are welcome!
Credits: 36
Class Duration: 8 weeks
Delivery: 100% Online Instruction
Format: Full-time or Part-time
Next Admission Term: Summer 2022
Time of Completion: 1-2 years
Scholarship and Grant Opportunity
A limited number of Merit-based Scholarship and Ignatius Grant* awards of up to $5,000 are available for Summer 2022 applicants. Apply by April 15 for priority consideration.
*Ignatius Grant recipients should be able to demonstrate (via their program application essay and/or application interview) a strong commitment to sustainable equitable practices in Montessori Education.
Program Format
Coursework can be completed in as little as one year for students who begin in the summer. All instruction is given online, with practicum action research conducted in a school local to you during the academic year. Students must begin in summer in order to complete the program full time in one year. Those starting in Fall or Spring will need two years to complete the program, with the action research project conducted in year two.
Full-Time Sequence |
Summer
(9 credits) |
Courses in Educational Research, Special Education, and the Infant (0-3) level.
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Fall
(12 credits) |
Courses focused on Inclusion as well as the Primary level. Students also begin a year-long action research practicum project, conducting data collection in a school local to the student. Courses are split into two 8-week sessions over the course of the semester. Access to a school is required for the action research project.
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Spring
(12 credits) |
Coursework continues with 8-week sessions in the Elementary and Adolescent level. Students will continue their action research over the semester in a seminar/practicum format. Access to a school is required for the action research project.
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Summer - complete by mid-to-late June
(3 credits) |
Capstone Course - a culmination of the student's action research project.
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