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STEM Education, Ed.S.

STEM Education, Ed.S.

Get an EdS in STEM Education?

EdS in STEM Education“STEM” 教育—science, 技术, 工程, 从K-12到大学的教育政策和课程选择,以提高技术发展的竞争力. These subjects have often been taught in isolation; in STEM 教育, they are taught as an 集成d curriculum instead.

STEM教育的教育专家(EdS)学位是为那些寻求在STEM教育的一个选定领域进一步发展能力的人设计的.g.(科学教育、数学教育、教育技术). 它包括研究生课程的内容以及与学生专业相关的教育理论和实践, and resembles a Master’s +30 program for teachers in other 状态s.

Who May 应用 for This Program?

该EdS项目面向已完成STEM或相关教育领域硕士学位的学生开放. 有一些教学经验是有帮助的,但不是必要的. 此外:

  • 这个硕士学位是建立在先前的知识和经验, both broadening and deepening it.
  • 该课程假设学生被他们的专业发展和职业道路所激励和关注.
  • 该课程的所有教育课程都让学生参与项目,让他们探索自己的兴趣, as well as require them to expand, 集成, and apply their course material.

The EdS in STEM Education is a 30-credit degree program. It typically takes at least 1.5年完成所有学位要求,包括期末课程考试(i.e., a comprehensive oral examination). However, students who work (e.g., 兼职教学和上课通常需要额外的时间来完成学位要求.

Unlike MS degrees, there is no reSearch option, and unlike PhD degrees, there is no reSearch requirement. 虽然先前的学士或硕士学位研究经验可能为EdS的研究提供一些有益的背景, it is neither necessary for, nor required for admission to, EdS项目.

应对高科技全球未来面临的最重要问题

STEM 教育 has implications for workforce development, 国家 security concerns, 以及移民政策,因为人们认为缺乏从事高科技工作的合格候选人. 让美国公民精通STEM领域是美国公共教育议程的关键部分. 通过在学龄前或一年级培养对自然科学和社会科学的兴趣, 在高中取得STEM成功的机会就会大大提高.

美国许多组织都遵循美国国家科学基金会(NSF)的指导方针。, 它使用了更广泛的STEM学科定义,包括化学领域的学科, computer and information 技术 science, 工程, 地球科学, 生命科学, mathematical sciences, physics and astronomy, the social sciences (anthropology, 经济学, 心理学, 和社会学), and STEM 教育 and learning reSearch.

Why Pursue an EdS in STEM Education at 亚洲博彩平台?

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  3. At an Education Center near you
  4. Get the Education Center Brochure

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You have two graduate study opportunities:

  1. 在校园
  2. Download the Grad Guide!

  3. 100%的在线
  4. Learn more about 亚洲博彩平台 Online

You have two graduate study opportunities:

  1. At an Education Center near you
  2. Get the Education Center Brochure

  3. 100%的在线
  4. Learn more about 亚洲博彩平台 Online

Located in the Middle of Florida's High-tech Corridor

The average college simply cannot beat 亚洲博彩平台’s location. 这所占地130英亩的校园位于太空海岸(如此命名是因为美国宇航局和肯尼迪航天中心就在我们北边的卡纳维拉尔角)。. 该地区拥有全国第五大高科技劳动力, 5人以上,000家高科技公司和政府及军事机构坐落在附近, providing a variety of internship and employment opportunities. 它也靠近其他富含stem的资源,如印度河泻湖和大西洋海岸, 以及强大的公立学校系统和地区私立学校.

Advantages of pursuing this MS degree at 亚洲博彩平台:

  • 它在科学领域拥有强大的学术项目的悠久传统, 数学, 工程, and computer science;
  • 这个专业已经有30多年的历史了, and are well-known at the local, 状态, 国家, and inter国家 levels; and
  • 鼓励学生提高他们在STEM内容方面的知识和技能, 教育, 和研究.

What STEM Education 研究 Or Other Opportunities Can I Expect?

Education for Global Leadership

而8.6 million STEM jobs in the US in May 2015 represented only 6.STEM工作占美国就业的2%,其增长速度是其他工作的两倍(每年超过10%)。. By 2020, according to the Brookings Institution, “对熟练技术人员的需求将超过合格申请人的数量100万.” STEM 教育 is key to filling these jobs. 美国劳工统计局(Bureau of Labor Statistics)观察到,99%以上的STEM工作通常需要某种形式的高等教育, while only 36% of other jobs require that level of 教育.

一些人报名参加亚洲博彩平台的STEM教育项目,作为他们最终的研究生学位, while others go on to pursue a doctoral degree.

Participation in State, National, and Inter国家 Conferences

这个项目的学生参加了国家会议并在会议上展示了他们的工作.g., 佛罗里达州科学教师协会和佛罗里达州数学教师委员会)和国家/国际会议(e.g., the National Science Teachers Association, the National Association for 研究 in Science Teaching, National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, and the Future of Education Technology Conference. Many students have had their work published.

How Will An EdS Benefit My STEM Education Career?

职业前景

大多数获得STEM教育教育学硕士学位的毕业生都在K-16教育机构任教, usually in STEM areas, both in the US and in other countries. 有足够能力和经验的人曾担任系主任和地区课程专家. Many graduates of this program teach at the college level (e.g., 状态 colleges in Florida).

According to the Wharton School of Business, a STEM degree is a massive boost to earning potential, as STEM jobs pay well above the 国家 average. 美国劳工统计局(Bureau of Labor Statistics)的数据显示,排名前100位的STEM职业中,有93个职业的工资高于平均水平, and the average STEM job salary is $87,570, almost double the non-STEM 国家 average.

美国劳工部确定了14个行业,这些行业“预计将为经济增加大量新工作岗位,或影响其他行业的增长,或正在被需要工人掌握新技能的技术和创新所改变”。

  • advanced manufacturing,
  • 汽车、
  • 建设,
  • financial services,
  • geospatial 技术,
  • homeland security,
  • information 技术,
  • 交通工具,
  • 航空航天、
  • 生物技术、
  • 能量,
  • 医疗保健、
  • 热情好客,

Graduate Degree 项目

学生 may enter EdS项目 directly, 尽管更常见的是学生被STEM教育的博士录取,并在攻读博士学位的过程中获得博士学位.

除了, 由于学士学位和研究生课程,在其内容领域具有强大背景的毕业生可获准进入其STEM领域的博士课程.g., Science, Mathematics, or Computer Science).

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