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SUNY Potsdam’s online and hybrid teacher education programs lead to New York State initial or professional certification. New York has reciprocal teacher certification agreements with every state in the U.S., and the Center for School Partnerships and Teacher Certification can help provide out-of-state verification of your certification.
For Canadian students, SUNY Potsdam’s School of Education and Professional Studies has years of experience helping our neighbors from the north get your Ontario certification as well. Learn how.
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Nicole Terminelli ’05 & ’07, a sixth-grade teacher at Jefferson Elementary, who also completed the College's School Building Leader/School District Leader certification program, talks about her love for teaching, and her experience at SUNY Potsdam that helped prepare her for her career as a teacher.
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This program is designed for working and aspiring educators. Prepare for your initial certification (Birth-Grade 6 or Grades 5-12), or complete professional certification requirements. This program is offered entirely online.
The M.S.Ed. Educational Technology Specialist is a fully online 30 credit-hour graduate program. Upon completion of the program, students with an existing NYS certification will be recommended for an initial NYS Educational Technology Specialist certification. Throughout the course of their studies students will hone their interpersonal and technology skills and work collaboratively with K-12 faculty and staff to create and manage highly engaging learning environments.
Leads to certification in Grades 1 to 6, with an option to add Birth to Grade 2 certification. Designed for future educators, no matter your academic background. This program is now 100% online!
The M.S. in Instructional Design and Educational Technology (IDET) is a fully online 30 credit-hour graduate program. Courses in this program emphasize the creation and management of highly engaging in-person and online learning environments. Students will engage in hands-on, minds-on learning in courses that are designed around research and applied best-practices from a variety of fields, including Learning Sciences, Education, Adult Learning Theory, Curriculum & Instruction, Digital Literacy and Educational Technology.
Our longstanding MSED program in the rewarding field of special education is now 100% online. Prepare for your initial or professional certification in either early childhood (Birth-Grade 2), childhood (Grades 1-6) or Adolescent (Grades 7-12, Generalist). Whether you want to enter the field or add an area of expertise, this program is flexible for all teaching careers.
This is a fully online program that skillfully combines adolescent grade level content with practical, research-based skills in how to effectively teach math in a variety of contexts. Prepare for your initial or professional certification in adolescence education: mathematics, for Grades 7-12, with an optional extension for Grades 5-6.
Bring science to life for the next generation with our nationally accredited MST program, which is now 100% online. Prepare for your initial or professional certification in adolescence education: science (Grades 7-12), with concentrations available in biology, chemistry, earth science or physics.
Leads to certification as a School Building Leader (SBL) and School District Leader (SDL). Online and flexible hybrid coursework, with executive weekends in residence for a summer leadership institute.
This fully online post-master’s advanced certificate program can be completed in just one summer, full time. This is a great option for experienced educators looking to pursue professional development and expand their skillsets. Students who successfully complete the program have the option of pursuing an additional teaching certificate in Students with Disabilities at the grade level consistent with their initial classroom teaching certificate.
The Advanced Certificate in Learning Design is a fully online graduate credential that prepares you for learning, instruction, and training in a variety of contexts (e.g., schools, universities, and the workplace). In this 12-credit (4-course) program, you will experience hands-on, minds-on applied learning using educational technology as you design, create, implement and evaluate learning experiences that address real-world problems with research-based educational solutions in any setting.
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(800) 458-1142 / (315) 267-2165
Raymond Hall 206
graduate@potsdam.edu
www.potsdam.edu/graduate