Lindenwood University - School of Education

School of Education - Master of Arts

Thank you for your interest in leadership programs offered at the Masters level in the School of Education. The program is available in two tracks:

Master of Arts Degree in School Administration
(Initial Principal Certification)
The Master of Arts degree in School Administration program meets the needs of those students seeking initial certification as a school principal. The program stresses reflective leadership to foster effective schools. Skills taught prepare students to assume leadership roles instruction, management, supervision, and problem solving in a creative and effective manner. Lindenwood University also offers the necessary coursework for those pursuing the initial special education administrator’s certificate. This coursework is a 9 hour add-on to the Master of Arts Degree in School Administration.

Master of Arts in Education with an emphasis in Grades 1-6 Mathematics Specialist
The Master of Arts in Education with an emphasis in Grades 1-6 Mathematics Education Specialist is designed to train teacher leaders to provide support for elementary classroom teachers. Students will study mathematics concepts, teaching pedagogy, and leadership strategies in a program focused on four major content strands: Numbers and Operations; Geometry and Measurement; Algebraic Reasoning; and Data, Statistics, and Probability. The program will also provide valuable leadership training for the emphasis in Grades 1-6 Mathematics Education.

For more information about the Lindenwood University Master of Arts Degree in School Administration, contact:

St. Charles Campus
Dr. Dean Vazis
Dept. Chair, MA
636-949-4402
dvazis@lindenwood.edu

Belleville Campus
Steve Suess
ssuess@lindenwood.edu.

Extended Campus Sites
John Feely
636-949-4481
jfeely@lindenwood.edu.

Extended Campus Sites (St. Charles County)
Shannon Vines
636-949-4612
svines@lindenwood.edu.

Extended Campus Sites (South and West Counties)
Dr. Bill Blackburn
636-949-4842
wblackburn@lindenwood.edu.

Extended Campus Sites (North County & St. Louis City)
George Edwards
314-838-3351
gedwards@lindenwood.edu.

Brochures:
MA in School Administration (Initial Principal Certification)

Program Planning Worksheet:
MA in School Administration (Initial Principal Certification)
MA in Mathematics Specialist Grades 1-6

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"Teaching and Leading as an Art and a Science"
The School of Education agrees that the general outcome of the teacher education program must be teaching professionals that believe and implement teaching as a blend of “Art” and “Science” as represented by the Beauty and Mechanism of the Spellmann Clock Tower… Teaching as an art because teaching is a craft that must be learned and applied in an authentic environment. Teaching as a science because it must be influenced by research and best practice for optimal student learning to be achieved... The conceptual framework for Lindenwood University Teacher Preparation Program is driven by the Mission Statement of the University and the eleven Standards for Beginning Teachers in Missouri.

Eleven Standards of Teacher Education
1.2.1 Understands the teaching field; 1.2.2 Understands student development; 1.2.3 Understands diverse approaches to learning; 1.2.4 Understands curriculum performance standards; 1.2.5 Understands a variety of instructional practices; 1.2.6 Uses individual and group motivation; 1.2.7 Models effective communication; 1.2.8 Uses formal and informal assessment; 1.2.9 Is a reflective practitioner; 1.2.10 Fosters positive relationships; 1.2.11 Understand and applies technology.