Education

Program Coordinator: Dr. Bruce Spitzer

Mission Statement

Valuing its diverse community of learners, the Department of Education is dedicated to preparing candidates to be culturally responsive and sustaining, curious, engaged, ethical and purposeful teachers and leaders in local, national and global educational environments.

Programs

Master of Education in Educational Leadership

• •  Educational Leadership, M.Ed.

Master of Education in Instructional Coaching

• •  Instructional Coaching, M.Ed.

Graduate Certificates

• •  Trauma Informed Educational Practices for Children and Adolescents Certificate

Endorsements

• •  Learning Behavior Specialist Endorsement

Courses

• •  MEDU 500 - Mission-Driven Leadership
• •  MEDU 501 - Trauma and Its Effects on Health and Learning
• •  MEDU 502 - Building a Trauma Sensitive Environment with Strategy
• •  MEDU 503 - Systemic Change through Research and Trauma Sensitive Practice
• •  MEDU 532 - Characteristics of Students with Disabilities
• •  MEDU 533 - Methods for Teaching Students with Disabilities
• •  MEDU 534 - Diagnosis and Assessment of Students with Disabilities
• •  MEDU 535 - Supervision and Instruction
• •  MEDU 536 - School, Home and Community
• •  MEDU 562 - Reading Assessment Tools and Strategies
• •  MEDU 563 - Diagnostic Reading Instruction
• •  MEDU 564 - Diagnostic Reading Practicum
• •  MEDU 580 - Theoretical Foundations of Teaching ESL/Bilingual Students
• •  MEDU 582 - Cross Cultural Foundations for Teaching English Language Learners
• •  MEDU 583 - Methods and Materials for Teaching English Language Learners
• •  MEDU 585 - Assessment for ELL/Bilingual Students English Language Learners
• •  MEDU 586 - Language and Linguistics English Language Learners
• •  MEDU 600 - Teaching Diverse Students
• •  MEDU 601 - Data-Driven Decision-Making
• •  MEDU 603 - Teacher Leadership
• •  MEDU 610 - Operations and Management
• •  MEDU 620 - Curriculum and Program Assessment
• •  MEDU 622 - School Law and Policies
• •  MEDU 690 - Topics in Education
• •  MEDU 691 - Educational Internship I
• •  MEDU 692 - Educational Internship II
• •  MEDU 693 - Educational Internship Residency
• •  MEDU 696 - Educational Leadership Capstone
• •  MEDU 697 - Instructional Coaching Capstone
• •  MEDU 698 - Project in Progress