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The 30-credit graduate program requires each candidate to complete 18 credits of core coursework, establish a concentration track, or complete 12 credits of general elective coursework. The M.Ed. program offers the following concentration tracks:
Graduate learners can choose to stop at the 30 hours or continue to complete a concentration, certificate, or endorsement.
This course is a study of major educational disciplines, theory, and practical application for teachers as they use their knowledge and skills for effective classroom management. Graduate learners discover how to deal with disrespect, defiance, disruption, bullying, violence, and many other problems they must handle.
This course provides graduate learners with an opportunity to gain an understanding of the action research process and to enhance their professional growth as research-practitioners. Participants engage in critical analysis of published professional literature and professional reflection while developing an action research proposal that can lead to improvements in curricular and/or instructional design.
This course is aligned with national standards for teacher competence in assessment and is designed to prepare teachers to effectively use multiple measures of assessment to inform teaching practices. Specific skills include developing and utilizing assessments and interpreting assessment results.
This course explores elements needed to develop a productive learning environment for diverse learners and examines methods used to provide effective instruction to diverse students through the lens of collaboration and co-teaching and research-based strategies.
A major theme in the master’s program is Teacher as Agent of Change. The graduate learner has the dual opportunity of examining leadership concepts and of applying those concepts to successfully address current issues as they affect the school setting. In addition, graduate learners examine and build on their own leadership capacity.
Curriculum is a multi-faceted field of study directly linked to instruction and assessment. Through this course, graduate learners view curriculum as a body of knowledge and a process by exploring the theory, history, purposes, and evolution in curriculum. Factors which shape curriculum are thoroughly reviewed, and current trends are examined. A strong effort is made to provide practical information with specific relevancy to each participant.
The Program Reflection is the final requirement in the M.Ed. in Curriculum and Instruction. This four-six page submission answers a series of targeted questions that require graduate learners to reflect upon their entire experience in the program.
The 30-credit graduate program requires each candidate to complete 18 credits of core coursework, establish a concentration track, or complete 12 credits of general elective coursework. The M.Ed. program offers the following concentration tracks:
Leadership Concentration (16 credits): These courses are part of either the Principal Certification or District-Wide Supervisory Certificate in Curriculum and Instruction programs. Courses in the leadership concentration can be used towards completion of either certificate.
STEM Endorsement (12 credits): The four STEM courses represent the full STEM Endorsement and fulfill the 12 elective credits in the M.Ed. program.
Graduate learners can choose to stop at the 30 hours or continue to complete a concentration, certificate, or endorsement.
