Secondary Education (M.A.)

Year One - Summer

Summer courses are offered in hybridized and compressed formats to help accommodate teachers’ busy summer schedules. During the summer, teachers will experience theoretically-laden and research-based courses. Summer courses are designed to introduce teachers to current practices and interventions with the view in mind that what is learned in the summer will then be practiced in classrooms during the school year.

• EDER 761 - GRADUATE RESEARCH & DESIGN (C) 3 cr
• LT 712 - INSTRUCTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES FOR ACTIVE LEARNING 3 cr
• SEED 773 - RESEARCH-BASED METHODS IN CURRICULUM AND INSTRUCTION 3 cr

Year One - Fall/Spring

Fall and spring courses are offered online. The expectation is for teachers to implement selected practices and interventions learned during the previous summer into their own classrooms in a research-based manner, culminating in an artifact that demonstrates effectiveness. The fall and spring semesters are a time of research implementation.

• Fall:

• SEED 794 - INTERNSHIP (M.A.) (C) 1 to 8 cr (3 cr hrs required)

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• Spring:

• SEED 795 - PRACTICUM IN SECONDARY EDUCATION (M.A.) 1 to 6 cr (3 cr hrs required)

Year Two - Summer

• SEED 776 - THEORY AND PEDAGOGY FOR DIVERSE LEARNERS 3 cr
• TET 715 - SOCIOLOGICAL AND PHILOSOPHICAL FOUNDATIONS OF EDUCATION 3 cr
• ELECTIVES 3 cr hrs

Year Two - Fall/Spring

• Fall:

• SEED 796 - FIELD EXPERIENCE (M.A.) 1 to 8 cr (3 cr hrs required)

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• Spring:

• SEED 786 - CAPSTONE 3 cr

Year One - Summer

• EDER 761 - GRADUATE RESEARCH & DESIGN (C) 3 cr
• SEED 773 - RESEARCH-BASED METHODS IN CURRICULUM AND INSTRUCTION 3 cr
• ELECTIVE 3 cr hrs (LT 712 recommended)

Year One - Fall/Spring

• Fall:

• SEED 562 - TEACHING ENGLISH AS A NEW LANGUAGE 2 cr

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• Spring:

• SEED 570 - P-12 READING METHODS FOR ENGLISH LANGUAGES LEARNERS 3 cr

Year Two - Summer

• SEED 776 - THEORY AND PEDAGOGY FOR DIVERSE LEARNERS 3 cr
• SEED 566 - P-12 CURRICULUM, INSTRUCTION & ASSESSMENT FOR ELL 3 cr
• ELECTIVES 4 cr hrs (TET 715 recommended)

Year Two - Fall/Spring

• Fall:

• SEED 564 - LINGUISTICS AND LANGUAGE ACQUISITION FOR P-12 ELL TEACHERS 3 cr

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• Spring:

• SEED 794 - INTERNSHIP (M.A.) (C) 1 to 8 cr (3 cr hrs required)

Major Requirements

IAM students please work closely with your advisor to complete the requirements within the 15 month program. IAM students need to enroll in EDFN 755  and EDFN 775  in place of two electives.

Note: Plan A (thesis) also available. Four credit hours of thesis are required in lieu of an elective.

• EDER 761 - GRADUATE RESEARCH & DESIGN (C) 3 cr
• SEED 700 - STEM METHODS I: HISTORY, FOUNDATIONS, TRENDS AND ISSUES OF SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY AND MATH 3 cr
• SEED 710 - STEM METHODS II: RESEARCH LITERATURE IN STEM EDUCATION 3 cr
• SEED 720 - DESIGNING PROJECTS AND ENVIRONMENTS IN STEM EDUCATION 3 cr
• SEED 773 - RESEARCH-BASED METHODS IN CURRICULUM AND INSTRUCTION 3 cr (3 cr hrs required)
• SEED 794 - INTERNSHIP (M.A.) (C) 1 to 8 cr (3 cr hrs required)

Elective courses (12 credit hours)

• ELED 766 - TECHNOLOGY INTEGRATION FOR EFFECTIVE INSTRUCTION 3 cr OR
• SEED 766 - TECHNOLOGY INTEGRATION FOR EFFECTIVE INSTRUCTION 3 cr

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• ELED 776 - THEORY AND PEDAGOGY FOR DIVERSE LEARNERS 3 cr OR
• SEED 776 - THEORY AND PEDAGOGY FOR DIVERSE LEARNERS 3 cr

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• LT 712 - INSTRUCTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES FOR ACTIVE LEARNING 3 cr
• LT 716 - SYSTEMATIC DESIGN OF INSTRUCTION 3 cr
• LT 731 - MULTIMEDIA PRODUCTION 3 cr
• TET 732 - EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES IN TEACHING AND TRAINING 3 cr
• Also accepted: Any graduate level math and science courses will be accepted should the students be qualified and interested to  take such courses.