Teach. Lead. Design. Technology.
Welcome to the Professional & Secondary Education - Instructional Design Technology Department in the College of Education.
We value your professional goals and are here to help you reach them!
Professional & Secondary Education - Instructional Design Technology programs are accredited by the Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP) at the undergraduate, graduate and doctoral levels that will help you achieve your goal as an aspiring teacher, educational leader, K-12 technology coach, or instructional designer for business and higher education.
Professional & Secondary Education - Instructional Design Technology programs guide innovative individuals to critically and creatively respond to the needs of a diverse, ever-changing global society.
Develop an Innovators' Mindset: agility, creativity and 21st Century skills technology, education and leadership for culturally equitable schools and organizations.
Be prepared. Be innovative. Make a positive impact on learning!
The M.Ed. and Certificate Programs have a common core delivered by experienced instructors and administrators. Programs include: Professional, National Board, Principal Certification, Coaching, Physical & Adaptive Physical Education.
The ESU doctorate in Educational Leadership is research-based and practical. The executive cohort model provides the scheduling flexibility and support needed by working professionals. If eligible, candidates can earn their PA Superintendent’s Letter of Eligibility.
Graduate & Educational Leadership Options
- Online Endorsement
- Professional Education (M.Ed.)
- Instructional Design Technology (M.Ed.)
- Educational Leadership (M.Ed.) & Principal Certification
- Advanced Physical Education (M.Ed.)
- Adapted Physical Education (M.Ed.)
- Advanced Sport Performance Coaching (M.Ed.)
- Educational Leadership & Administration (Ed.D.)

Contact Us
Campus Address
Stroud Hall 209
(570) 422-3363
Department Chair, Professional & Secondary Education - IDT
Dr. Beth Sockman
bsockman@esu.edu
(570) 422-3621

