{"id":12479,"date":"2025-06-25T09:25:04","date_gmt":"2025-06-25T14:25:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/all-in-wisconsin-new\/?post_type=campus_story&#038;p=12479"},"modified":"2025-06-25T09:25:04","modified_gmt":"2025-06-25T14:25:04","slug":"uw-whitewater-to-launch-masters-program-in-elementary-middle-education","status":"publish","type":"campus_story","link":"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/all-in-wisconsin\/story\/uw-whitewater-to-launch-masters-program-in-elementary-middle-education\/","title":{"rendered":"UW-Whitewater to launch master\u2019s program in elementary middle education"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/all-in-wisconsin-new\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2025\/06\/WHT_masters_elementarymiddleeducation_students.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-12481\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/all-in-wisconsin-new\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2025\/06\/WHT_masters_elementarymiddleeducation_students-1024x408.png\" alt=\"Photo of students\" width=\"1024\" height=\"408\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/all-in-wisconsin\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2025\/06\/WHT_masters_elementarymiddleeducation_students-1024x408.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/all-in-wisconsin\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2025\/06\/WHT_masters_elementarymiddleeducation_students-300x119.png 300w, https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/all-in-wisconsin\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2025\/06\/WHT_masters_elementarymiddleeducation_students-768x306.png 768w, https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/all-in-wisconsin\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2025\/06\/WHT_masters_elementarymiddleeducation_students-1536x612.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/all-in-wisconsin\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2025\/06\/WHT_masters_elementarymiddleeducation_students-2048x816.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>A leader in teacher education in Wisconsin for more than 150 years, the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater will launch a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.uww.edu\/online\/masters\/elementary-middle-education\">Master of Science in Education in Elementary Middle Education<\/a>\u00a0starting this fall.<\/p>\n<p>The program \u2014 which was approved by the Universities of Wisconsin Board of Regents at a meeting in April and is pending final approval from the state\u2019s Department of Public Instruction \u2014 provides a pathway for people with a bachelor\u2019s degree to earn K-9 teacher licensure. Applications are welcome at this time, and admission will be confirmed upon receiving DPI approval.<\/p>\n<p>The degree addresses a critical workforce need for elementary and middle school teachers in Wisconsin and throughout the region.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cUW-Whitewater is a leader in teacher education, and the MSE in Elementary Middle Education was created with the local and regional need for teachers in mind,\u201d said Lana Collet-Klingenberg, dean of the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.uww.edu\/coeps\">College of Education and Professional Studies<\/a>. \u201cAccording to the Wisconsin DPI, the largest shortage area for licensure is now in regular education in elementary and middle school. This degree is ideal for working adults who have a degree outside of education or for paraprofessionals already working in schools.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The MSE in Elementary Middle Education is a two-year, online, asynchronous program that allows students to work at their own pace. The curriculum includes courses and school-based placements in teaching mathematics, social studies, fine arts, science, and literacy before culminating with a full-time semester-long student teaching placement.<\/p>\n<p>UW-Whitewater, which opened its doors in 1868 as a school for future teachers, licenses the most teachers in Wisconsin. In addition to its undergraduate programs, the university offers six other MSE educator preparation programs, including:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uww.edu\/online\/masters\/reading-instruction-and-dyslexia-intervention\">Reading Instruction and Dyslexia Intervention<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uww.edu\/online\/masters\/early-childhood-education-policy\">Early Childhood Education Policy<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uww.edu\/online\/masters\/instructional-design\">Instructional Design and Learning Technology<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uww.edu\/coeps\/academics\/professional-studies\">Professional Studies (library media specialist)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uww.edu\/online\/masters\/school-business-management\">School Business Management and Leadership<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uww.edu\/cls\/academics\/school-psychology\">School Psychology<\/a>\u00a0(including Ed.S.)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Written by Chris Lindeke | Photos by Craig Schreiner<\/p>\n<p>Link to original story: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uww.edu\/news\/archive\/2025-05-elementary\">https:\/\/www.uww.edu\/news\/archive\/2025-05-elementary<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A leader in teacher education in Wisconsin for more than 150 years, the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater will launch a\u00a0Master of Science in Education in Elementary Middle Education\u00a0starting this fall. 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