MSEd in Elementary Teaching
A 2-year program that prepares students to be elementary school teachers. Upon completion, graduates will earn an Illinois Professional Educator License (PEL) for grades 1-6.
Empowering students to become the transformative educators our world needs today.
Northwestern's Teaching, Learning, and Education Program offers a diverse range of specialized concentrations tailored to help our students advance their careers in education. Whether your aspiration is to shape young minds in a classroom, take the helm in administration, spearhead educational design, pioneer innovations in educational technology, influence policy, or explore another facet of the educational landscape, TLEP is ready to support you on your journey to becoming a transformative educator.
A 2-year program that prepares students to be elementary school teachers. Upon completion, graduates will earn an Illinois Professional Educator License (PEL) for grades 1-6.
A 2-year program that prepares students to be secondary teachers in English, Math, Science, Social Science, or Spanish. Upon completion, graduates will earn an Illinois Professional Educator License (PEL) with endorsements for grades 5-12.
Educational Studies is for students interested in pursuing various areas of education. It is a highly customizable concentration that focuses on a range of topics within education, including pedagogy, teaching, instructional design, policy, and more.
Learning Sciences focuses on how people learn, the contexts in which they learn, and how to design learning environments. Interest areas include the design of learning environments, educational technology, research, and more.
Northwestern undergraduates can earn a bachelor's and master's in just 5 years! Take courses toward a master's degree as an undergraduate. Now available for all concentrations, including Classroom Teaching, Educational Studies, and Learning Sciences.
A SESP bachelor's program that prepares undergraduate students to be elementary school teachers. Upon completion, graduates will earn an Illinois Professional Educator License (PEL) for grades 1-6.
A SESP bachelor's program that prepares undergraduate students to be secondary teachers in English, Math, Science, Social Science, or Spanish. Graduates will earn an Illinois Professional Educator License (PEL) with endorsements for grades 5-12.
Northwestern University's Teaching, Learning, and Education Program is committed to developing a community of educators by collaborating with our educational community to advance a set of intersecting themes, which we refer to as our Guiding Commitments. The Guiding Commitments are the conceptual building blocks that enact our vision of transformative teaching and learning, nurturing beliefs in educational dignity and equity along with the ability to create educational environments that enact those beliefs.
Recognize that teaching grounded in equity and social justice is essential in rigorous learning of subject matter in any setting.
Understand human development as a process of maturation within a network of areas: physical, psychological, emotional, cultural, social, and political.
Learn about the community in which a school resides to inform relational and instructional interactions with students and families.
Support the growth of children's skills, competencies, and disciplinary understandings as connected to rigorous and meaningful activities.
In response to our current moment in history, we seek to develop educators who are prepared to form new social and cultural realities for all learners, and especially for those who have been underserved by various systems of education.
The SESP Summer Learning Series for Educators is designed to enhance your teaching skills and keep you at the forefront of educational innovations.