Our History

The American Graduate School of Education (AGSE) is the result of two companies merging and the culmination of twelve years of pioneering ways to improve instruction and learning. It began with the vision of our founders (with over 100 combined years of experience at all levels) who were convinced that implementing research-based instructional strategies, learning communities within the classroom, and state of the art technology would result in enhancing teacher effectiveness and improving student learning.

In 2003, Educational Cyberconnections, Inc. began a partnership with the Commission on International and Trans-Regional Accreditation (CITA) to provide onsite training to CITA schools in Egypt, Pakistan, United Emirates, and China. This training created a demand for additional and continuing training that resulted in the establishment of an onsite and online program under the title of CITA Teacher Certification Program.

The need for quality technology support for design and hosting of the program resulted in the merger with EdgePoint Technology. The name of the company was changed to Power-Ed, Inc. during the merger.

In 2005, Power-Ed and CITA developed and delivered a web-based curriculum (24 credits) that could be delivered via the internet throughout the world. For over four years we have delivered classes, mentored teachers, and improved education in countries such as Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Thailand, Syria, China, and the United States.

Our learners felt the online program was so valuable that they expressed an interest in obtaining a master’s degree for the courses they had taken. Our response to their request was to seek state licensing and then accreditation from an approved US Department of Education institution. Power-Ed (dba AGSE) set a goal that the program would be convenient, affordable, provide mentoring, and teacher dialogue; thereby improving the teaching process.