This 30-credit program includes the 3-credit colloquium, 9-credit core, and at least 15 credits in an emphasis. All emphases in the master's of curriculum and instruction require the 3-credit introductory course C I 590 Colloquium. All required courses and approved elective courses are either 400 or 500 level, which are considered graduate level courses. The program also requires a master's paper, to be completed under the advisement of a faculty member.
| Title | Abbreviation | Description | Credits |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colloquium | C I 590 | Introduction to colleagues and program with attention to themes of inquiry, evidence, and assessment. (C I 590 should be the first course in a student's program.) | 3 credits |
Course List - Master of Education in Curriculum and Instruction
- Curriculum and Supervision Emphasis
- Theory and Practice in English, Social Studies, and World Languages Emphasis
- Science, Engineering, Technology, and Mathematics (STEM) Emphasis
- Elementary Education Emphasis
- Children's Literature Emphasis
| Title | Abbreviation | Description | Credits |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview of Contemporary School Curriculum or Curriculum Design: Theory and Practice |
C I 550 or C & S 551 |
Current school programs and options and their impact on pupils; problems in introducing new content into the curriculum. or The analysis and use of the foundations which underlie models of curriculum design. |
3 credits |
| Learning Processes in Relation to Educational Practices or Theories of Childhood or Science Teaching and Learning |
EDPSY 421 or C I 560 or SCIED 552 |
An introduction to the empirical study of variables and conditions that influence school learning. or The study of childhood from cultural, historical, psychological and philosophical perspectives. or Exploration of the theoretical and empirical foundations of the teaching and learning of science. |
3 credits |
| Teaching as Inquiry | C I 501 |
Course guides teachers to develop systematic inquires into effective teaching and learning. *C I 501 should be taken the second to last semester before graduation* |
3 credits |
| Title | Abbreviation | Description | Credits |
|---|---|---|---|
| Strategies in Classroom Management | C I 405 | Managing and coping with disruptive student behavior in instructional settings so that they support the teaching/learning process. | 3 credits |
| Curriculum Design: Theory and Practice | C-S 551 (EDLDR 551) | The analysis and use of the foundations which underlie models of curriculum design. | 3 credits |
| Principles of Instructional Supervision |
EDLDR 560 (C-S 560) |
Social and institutional settings for instructional supervision; functions, activities, and practices of supervision; supervisory case studies. | 3 credits |
| Methods of Classroom Supervision and Coaching | C-S 562 | Strategies and techniques for supervision/coaching of instruction intended to enhance teacher reflection, self-direction, and autonomy. | 3 credits |
| Designing Staff Development Programs | C-S 563 (EDLDR 563) | Designing, implementing, and evaluating effective staff development programs for personnel in educational settings. | 3 credits |
| Title | Abbreviation | Description | Credits |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nonfiction Literature for Children and Adolescents | LL ED 464 | This course examines a variety of nonfiction literature across the curriculum for children and adolescents with an emphasis on inspiring curiosity and agency. | 3 credits |
| Literature for Adolescents | LL ED 520 | Critical study of adolescent literature, its diversity of cultural voices, and designs for its use in secondary school classrooms. | 3 credits |
| Cultural Pluralism in Children's and Adolescent Literature | LL ED 561 | Reading/discussing literature from multicultural/critical multicultural lenses and how this impacts literacy. | 3 credits |
| Media Literacy, Language, and Literacy in Schools | LL ED 580 | Theories of media literacy, issues of non-print technology in language and literacy. | 3 credits |
| Teaching and Learning Historical Literacy With Media | SS ED 535 | This course examines the educational uses, tensions, and implications of historically oriented media for teaching and learning historical literacy, focusing on adolescent and teenage learners in the context of K–12 schooling. | 3 credits |
| Foundations of Language in Second Language Teaching | WL ED 400 | Critical understanding of basic concepts and principles in second language acquisition and teaching. Teaching of world languages, including English as a second language. | 3 credits |
| Title | Abbreviation | Description | Credits |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trends and Issues in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Education | SCIED or MTHED 460 | This course develops understandings of research and practices around issues in PreK–12 Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) education. | 3 credits |
| Students' Mathematical Thinking | MTHED 430 | Develop abilities in planning, conducting, and interpreting mathematics interviews to gain an understanding of students' thinking processes and current knowledge. | 3 credits |
| Analysis of Research in Mathematics Education | MTHED 520 | Survey of the status of knowledge about mathematics learning and instruction, K–12; analysis of research procedures; instruments for evaluating research. | 3 credits |
| Science Teaching and Learning | SCIED 552 | Exploration of the theoretical and empirical foundations of the teaching and learning of science. | 3 credits |
| Precollege Engineering Education | SCIED 855 | This course is intended to help experienced educators to critically understand the "E" in "STEM education." | 3 credits |
| Title | Abbreviation | Description | Credits |
|---|---|---|---|
| Strategies in Classroom Management | C I 405 | Managing and coping with disruptive student behavior in instructional settings so that they support the teaching/learning process. | 3 credits |
| Foundations of Language in Second Language Teaching | WL ED 400 | Critical understanding of basic concepts and principles in second language acquisition and teaching. | 3 credits |
| Students' Mathematical Thinking or Trends and Issues in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Education |
MTHED 430 or SCIED or MTHED 460 |
Develop abilities in planning, conducting, and interpreting mathematics interviews to gain an understanding of students' thinking processes and current knowledge. or This course develops understandings of research and practices around issues in PreK–12 Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) education. |
3 credits |
| Nonfiction Literature for Children and Adolescents | LL ED 464 | This course examines a variety of nonfiction literature across the curriculum for children and adolescents with an emphasis on inspiring curiosity and agency. | 3 credits |
| Cultural Pluralism in Children's and Adolescent Literature | LL ED 561 | Reading/discussing literature from multicultural/critical multicultural lenses and how this impacts literacy. | 3 credits |
| Title | Abbreviation | Description | Credits |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview of Contemporary School Curriculum or Curriculum Design: Theory and Practice |
C I 550 or C & S 551 |
Current school programs and options and their impact on pupils; problems in introducing new content into the curriculum. or The analysis and use of the foundations which underlie models of curriculum design. |
3 credits |
| Theories of Childhood or Learning Processes in Relation to Educational Practices |
C I 560 or EDPSY 421 |
The study of childhood from cultural, historical, psychological and philosophical perspectives. or An introduction to the empirical study of variables and conditions that influence school learning. |
3 credits |
| Doing Research in Children's Literature | LL ED 568 | An examination of research traditions used to frame research in children's literature studies and preparation to write the master's paper. This course should be taken near the end of your program, but not as your last course. |
3 credits |
| Title | Abbreviation | Description | Credits |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Art of the Picturebook | LL ED 462 | An in-depth study of picturebooks as art objects providing aesthetic experiences and contributing to our aesthetic development in literacy education. | 3 credits |
| Nonfiction Literature for Children and Adolescents | LL ED 464 | A study of nonfiction literature for children and adolescents with an emphasis on inspiring curiosity and agency. | 3 credits |
| Fantasy Literature for Children | LL ED 465 | A study of fantasy literature for children looking at a variety of fantasy stories and examining them from different perspectives. | 3 credits |
| Studies in Literature for Children (Required) | LL ED 502 | Study of various genres of children's literature from various critical perspectives; emphasis on role of literature in children's lives. | 3 credits |
| Literature for Adolescents | LL ED 520 | Critical study of adolescent literature, its diversity of cultural voices, and designs for its use in secondary school classrooms. | 3 credits |
| Cultural Pluralism in Children's and Adolescent Literature | LL ED 561 | Reading/discussing literature from multicultural/critical multicultural lenses and how this impacts literacy. | 3 credits |
| Myths and Folktales in Children's Literature | LL ED 563 | An in-depth study of myths and folktales shared with children and how these stories are remade and disseminated today. | 3 credits |
| Writing for Children | LL ED 564 | Supervised workshop in the craft and techniques of writing picture books, short stories, longer fiction, and nonfiction literature for children. | 3 credits |
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