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Hofstra College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

School of Education

GRADUATE PROGRAMS

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LEARN. TEACH. LEAD. Hofstra University’s School of Education prepares dynamic educators who are creative, student-centered leaders in the classroom, in the community, and in educational administration. In a rapidly changing educational landscape, the School of Education has often been at the forefront of innovations in curriculum, policy, and technology.

As a graduate student in our School of Education, you will: 4Select your specialty. Choose from about 60 areas of study, including master’s, advanced certifcate, and doctoral programs.

4Be eligible for scholarships, fellowships, and grants.

4Develop analytical skills to handle diverse curriculum and student-related issues.

4Learn how to exercise sound judgment in and out of the classroom.

4Study with accomplished faculty who are dedicated to lifelong learning and groundbreaking research.

4Work with our Offce of Field Placement to arrange the most benefcial clinical experience.

4Meet all New York state certifcation requirements with guidance from our Offce of Educational Support Services.

4Attend conferences, seminars, and other events offered by our Offce of Professional Development Services.

A Message From the Dean Welcome to the Hofstra University School of Education. As a student here, you will receive individualized attention from our faculty and program directors. You will learn in small classes from faculty who are nationally and internationally renowned scholars and whose research drives policy. Our programs prepare you for teaching in a wide variety of subject areas, including high-demand disciplines such as STEM, special education, and TESOL. Our school boasts state-of-the-art facilities, including a MakerSpace, which is an active collaborative learning and design center for faculty and students. Complete with a 3D printer and robotics, this teaching and learning lab offers a space for local elementary school students to apply math and science as they design computer games and apps.

Whether you are pursuing a master’s degree, an advanced certifcate, or a doctorate, you will receive support every step of the way. Our Offce of Field Placement accepts and evaluates requests for feld observations, clinical experiences, and student teaching. We collaborate with local schools, businesses, and programs to fnd placements. We believe that students will be better prepared for their professional careers by being involved in feld experiences that expose them to a variety of cultures, economic backgrounds, and diverse settings, while benefting from a clinically rich learning experience.

You may also have an opportunity to participate in a paid internship. The School of Education has developed partnerships and works collaboratively with many school districts on Long Island. Our Offce of Educational Support Services will walk you through the necessary steps for New York state certifcation and provide information, support, and resources for classroom, pupil personnel services, and educational leadership roles. The Offce of Educational Support Services provides information on state testing and fngerprinting and offers the requisite seminars for certifcation, which are free of charge for Hofstra students. If you are a graduate student seeking teacher certifcation through Hofstra, you will be evaluated by this offce to determine whether you meet the liberal arts and sciences general education core and the content area requirements for secondary studies.

The School of Education has systematically made changes in course work and feld placement procedures to align syllabi and student-teaching experience with edTPA (Teacher Performance Assessment), which is a portfolio assessment system used in New York. Students must receive passing scores on edTPA in order to be licensed in New York state.

At Hofstra, we also prepare teachers for leadership. We offer master’s, advanced certifcate, and doctoral programs in leadership and policy studies, which have yielded top leaders in local and national education communities. We are especially proud of our Higher Education Leadership and Policy Studies master’s program, which is increasingly popular and available fully online as well as in a traditional classroom setting.

My own faculty experience includes many years in foreign language teacher education as well as research projects in this area published in journals such as Foreign Language Annals. I am proud to be not only the academic leader but also a member of Hofstra’s education community and would be delighted to welcome you to our community. The frst step is yours: Please visit us and learn how your future as an educator can start right here at Hofstra’s School of Education.

Sincerely,

Benjamin Rifkin, PhD Dean, Hofstra College of Liberal Arts and Sciences and the School of Education

Ninety-nine percent of 2016-2017 School of Education graduate degree recipients who responded to our graduation survey (or other reliable source) reported being employed, and 62 percent accepted their position before graduation.

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Education and Technology Hofstra’s Education and Technology programs prepare refective teachers and leaders for complex educational organizations in diverse, multicultural environments. Faculty are dedicated to

preparing individuals who aspire to teach children from pre-kindergarten through high school, as well as those looking to advance through doctoral study.

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Hofstra’s Offce of Field Placement fosters professional growth by exposing students to clinical experiences that offer diverse settings, cultures, and economic backgrounds.

And our Offce of Educational Support Services ensures that students meet all New York state certifcation requirements.

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Jose Ortiz MSEd, ’13 Early Childhood and Elementary Education Programs: 4Dual Early Childhood (Birth-Grade 2) and Childhood Education (Grades 1-6), MSEd 4Early Childhood Education (Birth-Grade 2), MA, MSEd 4Elementary Education: Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics, MA 4Elementary Education: STEM Specialist, Adv. Cert.

K-12 and Secondary Education Programs: 4Business Education (Grades K-12), MSEd 4Curriculum Studies, MSEd 4Educational Technology, Adv. Cert.

Social Studies Education Thanks to his freshman history teacher in high school – Hofstra alum Angela Wheat ’02 – Jose Ortiz knew his path in life. “The way [Ms. Wheat] made me understand history and care about my surroundings sparked something in me other subjects didn’t.”

Wheat continued to mentor Ortiz and inspired him to consider Hofstra for graduate school. “[She] told me about [Program Director, Secondary Social Studies Education] Alan Singer and about his dedication to make public schools into something better.” Ortiz began teaching social studies and economics at the Bushwick Academy of Urban Planning right after he graduated, thanks to yet another Hofstra alumnus who reached out to Singer. “As [Singer] always does, he forwarded the email, and I was one of the lucky ones who was called and called back for the job.”

4English Education (Grades 7-12), MSEd 4Family and Consumer Sciences (Grades K-12), MSEd 4Fine Arts Education (Grades K-12), MSEd, Adv. Cert.

4Health Education (Grades K-12), MS 4Mathematics Education (Grades 7-12), MA 4Mathematics Education with STEM Integration, MSEd 4Middle Childhood Extension (Grades 5-6 or 7-9), Adv. Cert.

4Music Education (Grades K-12), MA, MSEd, Adv. Cert.

4Physical Education (Grades K-12), MS 4Science Education (Grades 7-12), MA, MSEd 4Secondary Education (Subject Specifc), Adv. Cert.

4Social Studies Education (Grades 7-12), MA, MSEd 4Technology for Learning, MA 4Work-Based Learning Extension, Adv. Cert.

Doctoral Program: 4Learning and Teaching, EdD

Ortiz hit the ground running. He oversaw the yearbook and student government, and even launched a project with seniors in his Participation in Government class to clean up Bushwick streets, getting the attention of the city councilman who chairs the council’s Sanitation Committee and an invitation for the class to participate in a Sanitation Committee meeting.

In 2015, Ortiz came full circle when he accepted a position at his alma mater, Freeport High School, teaching U.S. History and Government. “It’s incredible! I now share my classroom with Angela Wheat – the same room where she taught me my love for social studies years ago.” Ortiz is also the co-advisor for the high school’s student government and the assistant coach for the varsity softball team, working with head coach and a fellow Hofstra alum Rich Genzone.

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Literacy Studies The School of Education’s Literacy Studies program develops certifed literacy specialists whose expertise in evaluating literacy development, along with their deep knowledge of pedagogical practices, enables them to become expert, engaging, and successful teachers.

The need for certifed literacy specialists has increased tremendously with the nation’s adoption of the Common Core State Standards initiative, which identifes both

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reading and writing as central to success in all content areas, while emphasizing the ongoing need for students to read literature and literary nonfction.

Response to Intervention (RTI) – a national initiative that provides support for all students, including students in high-needs areas, students with disabilities, and English language learners – has also boosted the need for certifed literacy specialists. Within an RTI framework,

The Reading/Writing Learning Clinic at Hofstra’s Joan and Arnold Saltzman Community Services Center is a site for developing exemplary teaching practices, for training interns in the literacy studies graduate programs, and for conducting state-of-the-art literacy research. It provides services to families in the communities that surround Hofstra University as well as in the larger metropolitan area.

Gina Sipley PhD candidate literacy specialists and classroom teachers with literacy certifcation are essential in literacy assessment and evaluation, providing instructional support, and sharing expertise with teachers trying to support learners who are struggling.

Hofstra offers master’s, advanced certifcate, and doctoral programs in literacy studies. Originally known as the Reading Department, the Literacy Studies Department has been conferring doctoral degrees since 1970. Hofstra offers the only doctoral programs in literacy studies in Nassau and Suffolk counties.

Master’s Programs: 4Literacy Studies (Birth-Grade 6 or Grades 5-12), MSEd 4Literacy Studies (Birth-Grade 6) and Special Education (Birth-Grade 2 or Grades 1-6), MSEd

Post-Master’s Certifcates: 4Literacy Studies (Birth-Grade 6), Adv. Cert.

4Literacy Studies (Grades 5-12), Adv. Cert.

Non-Certifcation Studies: 4Literacy Studies (Birth-Grade 6 or Grades 5-12), MA

Doctoral Programs: 4Literacy Studies, EdD, PhD

Literacy Studies Gina Sipley selected the Hofstra School of Education’s PhD in Literacy Studies program because of the faculty’s commitment to students and the freedom it provided for her to pursue her research interests. “Hofstra is a dynamic institution because the faculty prioritize teaching and mentoring – a rare gem at a research-oriented university.”

Sipley is a tenure-track instructor of reading, basic education, and women’s studies at Nassau Community College (SUNY) and the coordinator of emerging educational technologies. She is also the technology director for the NEST: Nassau Empowerment and Support for Tomorrow, the food pantry at Nassau Community College.

Prior to her appointment at Nassau Community College, she taught middle and high school students on both the East and West Coasts. Her experience led to her focus on digital literacies.

“It allowed me to understand the various gaps across the spectrum of a student’s educational experience and to imagine some of the ways that technology might ease the transition between educational spaces.”

Sipley credits her School of Education professors with her recent scholarly achievements. “The courses I have taken with Dr. Jeanne Henry and Dr. Andrea Garcia have been instrumental to my success.” In a course she took with Dr. Henry, Gamification of Literacy, Sipley coded a game called “Feelings” in Ruby on Rails, an open-source web framework. Her game earned her a place in the Intel Two5Six Scholar program, an initiative aimed at inspiring game development among women and people of color.

Sipley is also a content developer and assessment team collaborator on the SUNY Emerging Technologies for Lifelong Learners MOOC (Massive Open Online Course) hosted on the Coursera platform, utilizing many of the quantitative analytical skills she learned in Dr. Sage Rose’s Advanced Methods in Educational Statistics course.

Sipley’s research on depictions of young female innovators in young adult literature was published in the National Council of Teachers of English peer-reviewed English Journal, and her research on “bring your own device” mobile technologies in the community college classroom, which she began in Dr. Andrea Garcia’s Translanguaging and Biliteracy course, was published in the peer-reviewed English Record. She has presented her research at the international Modern Language Association Convention and the National Convention of Teachers of English.

Sipley hopes to someday develop an app to assist students in becoming masterful writers.

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Foreign Language Education, Bilingual Education, and Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) The School of Education offers a broad array of world language education programs. Our Foreign Language Education, Bilingual Education, and Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) programs open many doors. Fluency in more than one language enhances opportunities in government, business, law, medicine and health care, teaching, technology, the military, communications, industry, social service,

and marketing. And teaching a foreign language gives you the opportunity to give your students a competitive edge in our globalized world, while sharpening your own expertise in the target language.

Our programs draw students from around the world. Students enrolled in these programs learn in small classes that focus on language teaching methodology, linguistics, and immigration studies.

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Ashley Garry MSEd, ’16 The department’s Language Learning Center enhances students’ classroom experiences with access to in-person and online resources to practice their speaking, writing, and reading skills.

They student-teach in local schools as well as those throughout the metropolitan area. And they have easy access to an international metropolis – New York City’s vibrant cultural life is just a short train ride from Hofstra’s campus.

Master’s Programs: 4Bilingual Education, MA 4Foreign Language Education*, MSEd 4Languages Other Than English (LOTE)* and Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL), MA, MSEd 4Teaching English as a Second Language (TESOL, Grades K-12), MSEd 4TESOL with Specialization in STEM, MA

Post-Master’s Certifcates: 4Bilingual Education Teaching Certifcate Extension Program, Adv. Cert.

4Secondary Education, Adv. Cert.

4Teaching English as a Second Language (TESOL), Adv. Cert.

lowing languages are offered: Arabic, French, e/Mandarin, Spanish, Italian, German, and Rus-

Teaching English as a Second Language (TESOL, Grades K-12) As an undergraduate, Ashley Garry gained experience teaching in foreign countries, which strongly influenced her decision to pursue a master’s degree in TESOL K-12 in her own backyard. Garry graduated from SUNY Cortland in December 2013 with an MA in childhood education (Grades 1-6). She attended the University of Ghana, West Africa, for a summer study abroad trip and upon graduation, she volunteered at an orphanage in Costa Rica, where she taught English to children as well as to the staff.

“I fell in love with the cultural differences and knew I wanted to work with students who had very diverse backgrounds, and even those at social risk,” Garry said.

“I grew up in East Meadow, New York, and Hofstra always caught my attention. I knew one day I would apply to further my education there.”

Garry currently teaches English as a Second Language and an after-school Test of English as a Foreign Language review class at St. Anthony’s High School on Long Island. All of her students are international and live with local host families.

Collectively, they speak several languages, including Chinese, Korean, Thai, Vietnamese, and Russian. “I love this position because I am able to work with a diverse range of learners, all who have very different backgrounds, cultures, and traditions,” something she was well-prepared to do thanks to her graduate studies at Hofstra, she said. Garry has also enjoyed coaching the St. Anthony’s varsity badminton team.

“The way learning and teaching happens ranges incredibly across the world,” Garry said. “Learning about the different ways to teach has [enabled me] to differentiate my teaching styles to really reach all of my English language learners.”

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Leadership and Policy Studies Our Leadership and Policy Studies programs prepare students for leadership positions in various education settings, including public and private schools and public school districts, health professions settings, higher education, and non-school settings, such as museums.

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Our EdD in Educational and Policy Leadership program is designed for educators in pre-K-12 and higher education settings who wish to develop the conceptual understanding and advanced leadership skills needed to create organizational learning environments to address inequities, optimize teacher performance, and maximize student learning.

Marlene Ramos-Velita EdD, ’18 Candidates work in learning communities with faculty to gain a deeper understanding of themselves as educational leaders and to develop the knowledge, skills, and dispositions necessary for visionary, collaborative, and ethical leadership in schools, school districts, colleges, and universities.

Master’s Programs: 4Educational Leadership and Policy Studies, MSEd 4Health Professions Pedagogy and Leadership, MSEd 4Higher Education Leadership and Policy Studies, MSEd

Post-Master’s Certifcates: 4Educational Leadership, Adv. Cert.

4Pedagogy for Health Professions, Adv. Cert. (Distance Learning) 4School District Business Leader, Adv. Cert.

Doctoral Programs: 4Educational and Policy Leadership (pre-K-12 or higher education), EdD

Educational and Policy Leadership Doctoral candidate Marlene Ramos-Velita is chair of the World Languages program and the English as a New Language (ENL) program at South Middle School in Great Neck, New York, where she also teaches Spanish.

After receiving an advanced certificate from Hofstra, Ramos-Velita returned for a doctorate in educational and policy leadership.

“As the education landscape changes, we need to stay current and connected to the world around us. Hands-on learning is key, and Hofstra has certainly embraced this, and strives to achieve this in its courses.”

In addition to her work at South Middle School, Ramos-Velita operates an educational nonprofit organization, El Centro, that offers summer internships for high school juniors and seniors to teach English to new immigrants.

“Through the Leadership and Policy Studies program, I’ve become a ‘reflective practitioner’ – one who thinks critically and continually strives for improvement. This program has helped me grow as a leader, and I’m able to pass on this philosophy to my team of teachers at Great Neck and at El Centro.”

Ramos-Velita has used her experiences as the chair of the ENL Department at South Middle School to guide her course work.

“The research I’ve conducted for my dissertation, Mainstream Teacher Experiences With ENL Students, has allowed me to dive deeper into my field. Hofstra emphasizes hands-on learning and applying theory to practice. As the head of the ENL Department, I feel that through my education at Hofstra, I’ve truly become an expert in my area.”

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Special Education Hofstra University’s special education offerings include an array of master’s and advanced certifcate programs that provide a comprehensive, integrated experience aimed at developing skills and competencies in educating the exceptional child and adolescent in inclusive and special education settings.

The programs meet all the standards for the preparation of professional personnel in special education established by the Teacher Education Accreditation Council and the Council for Exceptional Children.

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In spring 2015, Hofstra University’s Childhood (Grades 1-6) Special Education program received the approximately $1.25 million School Age Low Incidence Scholars (SALIS) grant from the U.S. Department of Education. The goal of the SALIS grant is to prepare highly qualifed elementary (Grades 1-6) teachers in childhood special education. The SALIS program prepares educators to support school-age children with disabilities.

Rachael Lathrop The U.S. Department of Education Offce of Special Education Programs provides grant support for the following programs: 4Hofstra Early Childhood Intervention Specialist; must be accepted into Special Education Early Childhood Intervention (Birth-Grade 2), MSEd 4Hofstra Early Childhood Interdisciplinary Professionals; must be accepted into Inclusive Early Childhood Special Education (Birth-Grade 2), MSEd 4Hofstra School Age Low Incidence Scholars (SALIS); must be accepted into Special Education (Grades 1-6), MSEd Master’s Programs: Early Childhood Education Programs (Birth-Grade 2): 4Early Childhood Special Education, MSEd 4Inclusive Early Childhood Special Education, MSEd 4Literacy Studies (Birth-Grade 6) and Special Education (Birth-Grade 2), MSEd 4Special Education Early Childhood Intervention, MSEd Childhood/Elementary Education Programs (Grades 1-6): 4Elementary Special Education (Grades 1-6), MSEd 4Inclusive Elementary Special Education, MSEd 4Literacy Studies (Birth-Grade 6) and Special Education (Grades 1-6), MSEd 4Special Education (Grades 1-6), MSEd Secondary Education Programs: 4Inclusive Secondary Special Education, MSEd 4Secondary Special Education Generalist, MSEd 4Student with Disabilities 7-12 Generalist with Extensions, MSEd

Post-Master’s Certifcate Programs: 4Applied Behavior Analysis, Adv. Cert.

4Childhood Special Education, Adv. Cert.

4Early Childhood Special Education, Adv. Cert.

4Gifted Education, Adv. Cert.

4Special Education, Adv. Cert.

4Special Education Assessment and Diagnosis, Adv. Cert.

4Teaching Students with Severe and Multiple Disabilities, Adv. Cert.

MSEd, ’16 Inclusive Elementary Special Education Before she even graduated from the School of Education’s Inclusive Elementary Special Education program, Rachael Lathrop was offered a full-time teaching job. She accepted a position at Jenks East Intermediate School in Tulsa, Oklahoma – her hometown – where she now works as a special education teacher.

Lathrop received a bachelor’s degree in psychology from Quinnipiac University, but her “love for special education” inspired her to pursue a graduate degree at Hofstra. “It allowed me to receive my initial certification in general and special education in just two years,” she said.

Lathrop often taps into what she learned in her classes at Hofstra as she teaches her own students. “I keep multiple binders of resources that I received from my professors in my desk at work and refer to them when I have a particular student I feel could benefit from them,” she said.

“My edTPA experience also helped mold me into the teacher I am today,” Lathrop said. Indeed, the School of Education has systematically made changes in course work and field placement procedures to align syllabi and practice with the edTPA portfolio assessment requirements. The goal is to ensure that Hofstra graduates are prepared to teach from the first day they walk into their own classrooms.

“Due to the fact that I work with special education students, I am always working with UDL [Universal Design for Learning] principles and differentiation,” Lathrop said. “These were topics that Hofstra stressed, and without my knowledge of these, I am not sure I would have gotten the position I have today.”

Non-Certifcation Studies: Special Education: 4International Perspectives, MSEd 11

About Hofstra University 4Hofstra University is located on Long Island – just 25 miles east of New York City and only minutes from beautiful beaches, shopping malls, restaurants, and two international airports.

4Hofstra’s 244-acre suburban campus is a recognized arboretum that features more than 12,000 evergreen and deciduous trees and a bird sanctuary. Each spring, thousands of tulips bloom across campus – a nod to our Dutch heritage. The University is also home to a nationally accredited museum – a distinction given to less than 5 percent of museums nationwide – that features multiple exhibitions each year, 5,000 works of art and approximately 70 outdoor sculptures.

4The Hofstra libraries contain over 1 million volumes and provide 24/7 online access to more than 100,000 full-text journals and 200,000 electronic books.

4Students can grab a bite to eat at any of our 18 eateries on campus, including Red Mango, Sbarro, Starbucks, Subway, and Au Bon Pain, as well as cafeteria-style dining that offers various stations, including sushi, vegetarian, and kosher options.

4For graduate students who choose to reside on campus, our Graduate Residence Hall offers apartment/suite style living with multiple bedrooms, shared common spaces, kitchenettes, and bathrooms.

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Not all schools offer the necessary seminars for New York state teacher certifcation. Hofstra does.

Our Offce of Educational Support Services not only offers them, but also provides them free of charge to Hofstra students.

For more information, visit hofstra.edu/education.

Apply online at hofstra.edu/gradapply.

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4School of Education, Dean’s Offce

Hofstra College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Benjamin Rifkin, PhD Dean 516-463-5411 Stacy Zalewski, MSEd Senior Associate Dean 516-463-5740

4Offce of Educational Support Services Ludmilla Patokina, MSEd Director of Programs Support 516-463-5747

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4Offce of Field Placement John Lewis, MA Associate Dean for External Relations and Field Placement 516-463-5389

4Offce of Professional Development Services Betsy A. Salemson Director 516-463-4355

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