Curriculum and Instruction Major

The Master of Arts in Education (MAE) degree majors are planned to serve the needs of certified/licensed teachers who desire to improve their knowledge and skills and perhaps seek additional licensure. Two major areas of study are offered: 1) Curriculum and Instruction and 2) Reading. Both of the MAE majors require a core of 15 quarter hours of work and a Capstone Project. The Curriculum and Instruction major requires a minimum of 45 quarter hours and the Reading major requires a minimum of 48 quarter hours.

Curriculum and Instruction Major

Knowledge Base: Theme Statement ofCurriculum and Instruction Major The Curriculum and Instruction major is designed to further the professional development of teachers who wish to improve their teaching knowledge and skills for greater effectiveness in the classroom. Through the criticaJ analysis of theory and practice, the program challenges teachers to strengthen their professional knowledge and skills in curriculum planning, learning theory, teaching methodology, integration of technology, and to base instructional decisions on assessment data, learner developmental and contextuaJ needs, and current research on learning, cognition, and sociocultural aspects of instruction. Graduate course work and the Capstone Project are designed to prepare teachers to maximize the potential of every child and to take a leadership role at the school or district level to assure that the learning needs of all students are met

Courses for the Curriculum and Instruction Major

Core Courses

EDUC600

EDUC602 Liberal Arts and Philosophies ofEducation Current Issues in Education 3 hrs 3 hrs

EDUC604 Foundations of Educational Research 3 hrs and Educational Statistics

EDUC606 EDUC620 Teacher As Inquirer Equity, Diversity, and Social Justice

Core Total 3 hrs 3 hrs 15 hrs

Major Cours

EDUC 575

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Multimedia Applications for Teaching and Learning 3 hrs or EDUC675 Internet Tools and Practice for Teachers EDUC610 Principles of Curriculum EDUC6l1 Principles and Application of Instruction EDUC636 Teacher Leadership* Major Total 3 hrs 3 hrs 3 hrs 12 hrs

EDUC695 Electives Capstone Hours or Semjnar See Elective Strands for Options Minimum Total CandI Credit Hours 5 13 45 hr hrs hrs

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There is an additional fee for each Capstone hour. Fee waivers cannot be used to cover the cost of Capstone hours. Please consult the College website or contact the Business Office for a complete list of fees. * Students pursuing the TESOL Endorsement may substitute EDUC 624 - TESOL in School and

Society for EDUC 636 - Teacher Leadership.

Elective Strands

MAE Curriculum and Instruction students must elect one of the following strands to complete their program: Profe sional Development, Middle Childhood, TE OL or Technology

Professional Development Strand

13 hrs

In the Professional Development Strand, students make a thoughtful selection of elective , guided by the advi or, in order to increase expertise in a particular area or to facilitate professional growth. Electives may be chosen from other graduate courses not required in the Curriculum and Instruction major, EDUC 689 -MAE Independent Study (approval required), EDUC 698 - cour es designated as Special Topics, or approved transfer courses.

Middle Childhood Strand

13 hrs

The Middle Childhood Strand is an area of specialization for teachers currently teaching in grades 4-9. The Strand, compri ed of three sequential course , provides a total of nine quarter hours of elective credit for graduate students seeking the Ma ter of Arts in Education degree or seeking to renew their license/certification. The Strand may al o be u ed toward Middle Childhood Licensure for grades 4-9; however, this program also requires the completion of one or two teaching areas (see the Education Advisor in the Office of Graduate Programs for more information).

EDUC540 Responsive chool for Young Adole cents EDUC64! urriculum, Instruction and Asse sment in the Middle Grade EDUC642 Reform Initiatives in the Middle Grade Additional Elective 3 hrs 3 hrs

3 hr 4 hr

TESOL Strand

13 hrs

Teaching of English to peakers of Other Languages (TESOL) i an area of specialization for teachers who wish to develop the knowledge and kill needed to work with English Language Learner in both heltered classrooms and inclusion ettings. The trand, comprised of three equential cour e , provide a total of nine quarter hour of elective credit for graduate students eeking the Master of Art in Education degree. The trand may al o be used toward the TE OL Endor ement with the addition of the TE OL Field Practicum and the ub titution of EDUC 624 - TE OL in School and ociety for EDUC 636 - Teacher Leader hip.

EDUC621 Linguistic and Language Acquisition EDUC622 TE OL Engli h Language Asses ment EDUC623 TESOL Instructional trategies Additional Elective 3 hr 3 hr 3 hrs 4 hr

Technology Strand 13 hrs

Any combination of technology courses can be taken for a computer technology strand. Look for EDUC 698 courses (Special Topics) to use as electives. Aminimum of 13 quarter hours of electives is required.

EDUC 505 Media and Technologies for the Middle Level Classroom 3 hrs EDUC575 Multimedia Applications for Teaching and Learning* 3 hrs

or EDUC675 Internet Tools and Practices for Teachers* EDUC69l Photoshop for Windows EDUC685 3D Computer Graphics and Animation EDUC698 Special Topics 3 hrs 5 hrs 3 hrs

• The hours for only one of these courses will count toward the elective strand.

The other will count toward the hours required for the major.

Courses for the TESOL Endorsement 18-21 hrs

Those who elect to take the TESOL endorsement program, in place of the TESOL strand, will complete 18-21 quarter hours of graduate work concentrated in TESOL course work. The following sequence of courses may be taken by a certified/licensed teacher to add TESOL Endorsement to any valid Ohio Teaching Certificate/License.

The TESOL endorsement requires 75 clock hours of field ex-perience. Up to fifty homs may be documented prior to the field practicum, with approval of the Practicum instructor. Those applying for the TESOL Endorsement must take the PRAXIS II TESOL test.

EDUC620 Equity, Diversity, and Social Justice

EDUC621 Linguistics and Language Acquisition

EDUC 622 TESOL English Language Assessment

EDUC 623 TESOL Instructional Strategies

EDUC624 TESOL in School and Society

EDUC625 TESOL Field Practicum • EDUC691 Reading Instruction for Students with Diverse Learning Needs 3 hrs 3 hr 3 hrs 3 hrs 3 hrs 3 hrs 3 hrs

,. EDUC 691 is required for teachers who hold an AYA license or Multi-age license with the exception of those holding an Intervention Specialist License or Reading Endorsement