The Master in Effective Teaching (M.E.T.) degree has an unusual name: this is to signal to applicants that there is an unusually high bar to complete the program.  In addition to success in all the graduate classes, teachers must succeed with the actual children they teach, during their actual full-time teaching experience (i.e. not just as a “student teacher”).

We measure the classroom success of our master’s candidates via neutral outside observers, student achievement gains (where we can measure them), student surveys, and principal evaluations.

This method of evaluation aligns with cutting-edge Gates Foundation research, led by Harvard economist Tom Kane, called the Measures of Effective Teaching project.  This evaluation also aligns well with new Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education requirements for all teachers (so in the future, all full-time teachers in Massachusetts will be measured in this way).

More about the M.E.T.

The Sposato Graduate School of Education was approved by the Massachusetts Board of Higher Education in the spring of 2012.  Additionally, Sposato Graduate School of Education is accredited by the Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges (ACCSC). ACCSC is a recognized accreditation agency by the U.S. Department of Education.