Curriculum
Program Requirements
The Professional Educator program requires 36 credit hours of coursework. Students take courses from a foundation core and an academic core that focuses on curriculum, teaching and assessment. Students then complete a concentration of their choice. A capstone completes the program.
I. Foundations Core (6 credits)
EDU 600 Research Methods
select one from of the following:
EDU 610 The Professional Teacher in a Democratic Society
EDU 562 Linguistic and Cultural Diversity in the Classroom
II. Academic Core in Curriculum, Teaching, Assessment (9 credits)
choose one course from each domain
A. Curriculum
EDU 604 Curriculum Development
EDU 608 Curricular Contexts for Teaching in a Democratic Society
EDU 615 Middle Level Curriculum Organization
SED 618 Programming for Learners with Special Needs
B. Teaching
EDU 511 Children’s Literature
EDU 513 Adolescent Literature
EDU 514 Improving Teaching in the Content Area through
Literacy
EDU 603 Analysis of Teaching
EDU 617 Teaching in the Middle Level School
EDU 620 Reading Development and Instruction
EDU 626 The Writing Process
SED 550 Teaching Gifted Students in the General Classroom
SED 614 Methods of Teaching Mathematics for Students with Special Needs
C. Assessment
EDU 605 Teaching, Learning and Assessment
EDU 621 Literacy Problems: Assessment and Instruction
EDU 563 ESL Testing and Assessment
SED 654 Assessment in Special Education
III. Concentration (15 credits)
choose one of the concentrations below:
Culturally Responsive Practices
Curriculum Coordinator
Early Language Literacy
English as Second Language
Literacy
Middle Level Education
Teacher Leadership
Cohort Design
Self Design
IV. Capstone (3 - 6 credits)
Students work with a faculty member to define their capstone experience. This may include: portfolio, thesis, internship, action research project or other appropriate format.
