Drake’s newly designed Masters of Science in Education: Teacher
Effectiveness and Professional Development is coming to the Des Moines
Downtown School.
Effectiveness and Professional Development is coming to the Des Moines
Downtown School.
The program highlights include:
- 32 semester hours; non-thesis program’
- Offered jointly by Drake University and the Business/Education Alliance
- Four hours of elective credit earned in the last five years can be transferred into degree program
Special features of the program include:
- Classroom application is an integral part of each course
- Learning experience embedded in the nationally recognized Downtown School
- Courses delivered by Drake University and the Business/Education Alliance
- Courses conducted by local, state and national practitioners, as well as Drake professors
- Courses are aligned with National Board and Iowa Teaching Standards
- Courses meet at times convenient to practicing classroom educators
- Student-centered learning program with 18-1 student-teacher ratio
Enrollment details include:
- New cohort beginning soon
- Entire degree can be earned in 2 calendar years
- Students enroll at Drake University School of Education
- Tuition is current Drake semester hour rate plus technology fee
Informational meetings will be held at:     
- Downtown School
- April 15, 4:30
- May 12, 5:00
 
- Waukee Community Schools
- April 20, 4:30
 
- Rolling Green Elementary in Urbandale
- May 6, 5:00
 
RSVP to Renee Shull-Harmon at renee.dsmbea@yahoo.com
Contacts
  
Renee Shull Harmon       
  
Business/Education Alliance   
  
515.208.2973           
  
renee.dsmbea@yahoo.com   
  
 Thalya Hanson
  
Graduate Program Coordinator
  
515.271.2143
  
thalya.hanson@drake.edu
  
 
