MSEd in Elementary Teaching
An 18-month program that prepares candidates to be social justice-oriented elementary teachers (grades 1-6). Graduates earn a teaching license. Additional ESL or Bilingual Education endorsements are available.
Teaching, Learning, and Education
Empowering students to become the transformative educators our world needs today.
About the Program
Whether your aspiration is to shape young minds in a classroom, become an educational leader, spearhead educational design, study innovations in educational technology, or explore another facet of the educational landscape, the Teaching, Learning, & Education Program is ready to support you on your journey to becoming a transformative educator.
Program Details
MSEd in Secondary Teaching
An 18-month program that prepares candidates to be social justice-oriented secondary teachers (grades 5-12) in English, Math, Science, Social Science, or Spanish. Graduates earn a teaching license. Additional ESL or Bilingual Education endorsements are available.
MSEd in Educational Studies
A highly customizable, one-year program. Candidates explore various areas of education, including equitable pedagogies, instructional design, and more. Subsequent endorsements are available for licensed Illinois teachers.
MSEd in Learning Sciences
A one-year program that advances the understanding and practice of teaching and learning through theory, design, socio-cultural aspects of learning, cognition, and research. Interest areas include the design of learning environments, educational technology, and research.
Accelerated MSEd
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.
BSEd in Elementary Teaching
A SESP bachelor's program that prepares undergraduates to be elementary school teachers. Graduates earn a license to teach grades 1-6. Additional ESL or Bilingual Education endorsements are available.
BSEd in Secondary Teaching
A SESP bachelor's program that prepares undergraduates to be secondary teachers in English, Math, Science, Social Science, or Spanish. Graduates earn a license to teach grades 5-12. Additional ESL or Bilingual Education endorsements are available.
Our Vision of Transformative Teaching & Learning
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.
Our Guiding Commitments
Advance Equity and Social Justice
Recognize that teaching grounded in equity and social justice is essential in rigorous learning of subject matter in any setting.
Understand Learning and Human Development
Understand human development as a process of maturation within a network of areas: physical, psychological, emotional, cultural, social, and political.
Engage Within and Across Communities
Learn about the community in which a school resides to inform relational and instructional interactions with students and families.
Foster Subject Matter Sensemaking
Support the growth of children's skills, competencies, and disciplinary understandings as connected to rigorous and meaningful activities.
Our Students
“The MSED team always supported my vision for a classroom community centered around joy, care, and curiosity. ”
Cate Durudogan (SESP ‘22, Accelerated MSED ‘23)
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Concentrations
Why Teaching, Learning, and Education?
“We are a community of educators who see teaching as a complex, change-making endeavor that will help build towards a more just tomorrow. ”
Dr. Kavita Kapadia Matsko
Associate Dean for Teacher Education
“The more I learned about the program and interacted with the staff and faculty, the more I felt like I was at home...The MSEd program’s focus on equity aligned with my personal values as a teacher and I felt cared for as a student. ”
Michelle Foster Everly
M.S. Ed, ‘22
Be the Kind of Educator the World Needs Now
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.
Are you a Teacher Hoping to Stay on Top of the Latest Trends in Education?
The SESP Summer Learning Series for Educators is designed to enhance your teaching skills and keep you at the forefront of educational innovations.