National Board Preparation Course Listing
Core Curriculum
18 CI 701: Masters Research Seminar: Curriculum and Instruction (3 hrs)
Learn about research and bibliographic methods in curriculum and instruction; analytic, evaluative writing about research; use of research facilities.
18 CI 702: Inquiry into Teaching and Learning (3 hrs)
This course explores various modes, formal and informal, for posing and pursuing questions about teaching and learning. Emphasis is on teachers as knowledge generators.
18 CI 703: The Role of Teachers in a Democratic Society (3 hrs)
Builds on the theoretical, philosophical, and practical foundations of what it means to be a teacher in a democratic society, with applications to students’ personal and professional lives as teachers.
18 CI 704: Forces Shaping the School Curriculum (3 hrs)
Examines philosophical, historical, political/ legislative, and socio-cultural forces shaping school curricula, past and present. The course provides multiple perspectives for identifying and evaluating the consequences of curricular choices.
18 CI 705: Addressing Diversity in the Classroom (3 hrs)
Focuses on the nature of diversity, both in society and in the classroom, and its relationship to what is studied and how it is taught. The course addresses nature and use of culturally responsive pedagogy to enhance learning and the classroom experience.
18 CI 774: Education Technology-Social, Ethical, Legal, and Human Issues (3 hrs)
This course is a critical examination of technology and its impact on society and individuals from an ethical, legal, and social perspective.
18 CI 874: Culminating Experience Option: The Master’s Project
The Master’s Project is an option for graduate students/practitioners who view the M.Ed. as a terminal degree. Projects should produce a tangible product such as a curriculum, literature review, CD/DVD, or action research study. The candidate should be able to explain how their project applied ideas or skills learned in the program to the problem being addressed and why this approach is appropriate. The results of a project should be useful to the candidate and to others in the field.
National Board Preparation Curriculum
18 CI 760: Family and Community Outreach (3 hrs)
This course is part of National Board preparation whereby participants address family and community outreach options.
18 CI 761: Connecting Content Knowledge and National Board Standards (3 hrs)
This course is part of National Board preparation whereby participants will address how content knowledge is connected to the NB standards.
18 CI 762: Learning Environment and Instructional Resources (3 hrs)
This course is part of National Board preparation whereby participants will address learning environments and instructional resources to NB standards.
18 CI 763: Assessing Student Growth and Understanding (3 hrs)
This course is part of National Board preparation whereby participants will address student assessment as it pertains to the NB standards.
18 CI 764: Professional Writing for National Board Certification (3 hrs)
This course is part of National Board preparation whereby participants will learn the genre of professional writing for the NB standards.
Elective Curriculum
18 CI 523: Field Experience Practicum (3 hrs)
This course allows students to participate in a special practical experience working in a K-12 classroom. Permission from the Director of Field Experiences must be obtained before registering for this class.
18 CI 729: Future Directions in Education (3 hrs)
Study of instructional practices in effective schools. Includes models of teaching, classroom management, teaching methods for young adolescents, and methods to increase engaged learning time.
18 CI 885: Attitude Formation and Change (3 hrs)
Examines theories of attitude formation and change and their application in classroom settings, and presents tools and strategies for assessing student attitudes.
18 LTCY 751: Making Meaning from Text (3 hrs)
Examines the various systems that readers and writers use to make meaning from text and how they orchestrate and integrate the various language systems. Also examines current methods for literacy instruction.
