MA in Education, Curriculum and Instruction

Prerequisite: EDUU 600.

This course is designed to provide candidates with an understanding of differentiated instruction and a strong rationale for its implementation. While teaching methodology will be a focal point of this course, it will be situated within the broader discourse of social and intellectual conditions defining teaching and learning in the new millennium that have advanced the need for differentiated instruction. Candidates will explore the diverse needs of students and determine the best strategies to differentiate by learning style, language proficiency, special needs, cultural influences, gender, physical and psychological development. Practical applications of professional collaboration, classroom management skills, assessment strategies and instructional planning within a differentiated instructional environment will be introduced and practiced.

Prerequisites: EDUU 600, EDCI 631.

This course is an interactive examination of the theoretical and practical aspects of leadership for educational practitioners. Content focuses on a facilitated exploration of the knowledge, skill, and understanding necessary to be an effective practitioner instructional leader. Through examination, investigation and direct application of various theories of leadership correlating to the rights, roles, and responsibilities of educators today, candidates will craft a personal 21st Century Practitioner Instructional Leadership Action Plan. This plan will illuminate how the application of effective instructional leadership can create opportunities for positive, transformational change in their schools, districts, and beyond.

Prerequisites: All MAE core courses, and EDCI 633.

This culminating class focuses on a study of current issues surrounding curriculum, instruction, and assessment. Research across a wide spectrum of opinions and perspectives is examined in order to prepare the learner to develop an area of expertise relating to one particular contemporary issue in education today.

Prerequisite: Active teaching credential or EDUU 510 or EDUU 515, and EDUU 451 or approved equivalent(s).

The purpose of this course is to create a foundational understanding of all that goes into being an effective teacher of online and blended learners. Relevant research into the pedagogy and andragogy of electronically mediated teaching and learning will be explored, examined, and applied to a variety of example situations. This work will empower students to craft a professional body of knowledge and skill necessary for facilitating learning in a 21st century learning environment.

This course provides candidates with a conceptual understanding of the historical and legislative foundations of instructional programs for English learners. This course builds candidates’ knowledge of current research of various instructional program models and methods for English learners. The course focuses on current approaches and methods in English Language/Literacy Development (ELD) and content-based English Language Development instruction including SDAIE.

This course explores various leadership and organizational change theories with an emphasis on the relationship between theory and practice. Various strategies to bring these theories into practice through leadership will also be discussed. The skills and strategies for leading the creation of a compelling, shared vision and mission in educational organizations based on multiple sources of data will be explored. An emphasis is also placed on leading by example to promote the implementation of the shared vision.