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he Abraham S. Fischler School of Education
offers dozens of programs of study in the fields
of education leadership, almost all delivered
through high-quality distance education techniques
perfected in more than 35 years of experience. Working
through distance education, the school serves more than
15,000
students annually in many states and several
foreign countries. Based in an 18-acre, four-building
campus in North Miami Beach, the school also has an
intense commitment to providing services to students,
educators, children, and families in the communities
where our students live and work.
Academic programs offer a wide range of options
in terms of level of study (associate’s, bachelor’s,
master’s, educational specialist, and doctoral degrees;
certificates; and teacher certification/recertification);
field of study (dozens of specialization and professional
development options); and method of delivery (site-
based, field-based, online, campus-based, and myriad
combinations of these).Virtually all of the school’s
degrees and specializations/concentrations are available
entirely online; and many can be customized to meet
the unique needs of individual students, school systems,
or organizations.
Undergraduate Programs
At the undergraduate level, the Fischler School offers
an associate of arts in early childhood education. For
students who want to become classroom teachers, the
school offers bachelor of science programs in elementary
education and exceptional student education that lead
to teacher certification/licensure in the states of Florida
and Nevada. The Fischler School also offers Bachelor of
Science programs in prekindergarten/primary education,
secondary biology education, and secondary math
education, all leading to Florida teacher certification.
Master’s and Ed.S. Programs
The Fischler School offers an extensive selection of
master’s and educational specialist degree programs,
with more than 50 specializations available among
seven degrees. Virtually all of the programs are available
in an online or blended (online/on-site) format, offering
the widest possible range of options for students and
working professionals anywhere in the world. Specific
master’s degree programs include the Master of Arts in
Teaching and Learning, offered jointly with Skylight
Professional Development/Pearson Education LLC; and
the school’s flagship education programs, with more
than 40 specializations at the master’s degree level.
Doctoral Programs
The Fischler School’s Doctor of Education Program
combines the benefits of a common core of research,
leadership, and applied dissertation with options for
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concentrations and a number of minor areas of
brain-based leadership and charter school education.
Updated entirely in 2005, the widely varied curricular
offerings are delivered through a combination of
online and blended modalities. Concentrations include
educational leadership, health care education, higher
education leadership, human services administration,
instructional leadership, instructional technology and
distance education, organizational leadership, reading,
special education, speech-language pathology, and
nursing education. Minors and electives in the program
span adult education, autism, brain-based leadership,
charter school education, community college leadership,
conflict resolution, curriculum development, early
childhood education, gerontology, human resource
development, school business leadership, and urban
education. Additional minors are being developed
on a continual basis, further enhancing a student’s
opportunity to customize his or her degree to meet
specific needs and objectives. The school continues to
offer the doctor of speech-language pathology (SLP.D.)
degree as well. All programs bring a rich array of
highly qualified adjunct and full-time faculty members,
benefiting the more than 4,000 students in the Fischler
School’s doctoral programs around the nation.
Training and Professional Development
The Fischler School’s Training and Professional
Development unit researches and creates training and
professional development opportunities for learners of
all ages and in most settings or professional practices.
Among offerings are seminars, consulting, instructional
design, professional certification programs, and
customized training and professional development for a
wide range of organizations and institutions.
Abraham S. Fischler School of Education