Curriculum and Instruction: Secondary Education Concentration
This 36-credit program is intended for students who currently hold certification within a secondary teaching area. It is also intended as a master’s degree option for individuals in the post-baccalaureate secondary education certification program. This program may provide courses toward the advanced professional certificate but does not lead to certification in other areas. This program does not lead to initial teaching certification.
Professional Education Core Courses
| EDUC 502 | Technology for Teaching, Learning & Leadership | 3.0 |
| EDUC 577 | Introduction to Educational Research | 3.0 |
| EDUC 581 | Research-Based Teaching, Learning & Assessment | 3.0 |
| EDUC 582 | Educational Philosophy in a Diverse Society | 3.0 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 12.0 |
Foundation Courses (9 credits):
In addition to the four professional education core courses for the M.S. degree, students must select three secondary foundation courses (9 credits):
| EDUC 561 | Teaching Diverse Learners in an Inclusive Setting | 3.0 |
| EDUC 565 | Classroom Organization & Management in Special Education | 3.0 |
| EDUC 583 | Principles of Curriculum Development & Appraisal | 3.0 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 9.0 |
Content Electives (12 credits):
In addition to the professional education and foundation courses, candidates must select four courses from professional and content areas that form a coherent unit of study within the secondary teaching areas. These 500-level courses may be selected from offerings by the various departments at Hood, including the Education Department, and must be approved by the adviser. Students may select from the following listing of content areas, provided that they have met course prerequisites and any subject matter departmental requirements. Students should check with their academic adviser each semester for course availability and additional courses that may become available (12 credits):
Art
Biomedical Science
Chemistry
Computer Science
Economics
Education
English
Environmental Biology
French
German
History
Mathematics
Some of these courses may be applied toward the Mathematics Department’s Certificate in Secondary Mathematics Education program. This certificate does not lead to initial teacher certification.
Mathematics Education
| EDUC 551 | The Teaching of Geometry | 3.0 |
| EDUC 552 | The Teaching of Algebra | 3.0 |
| EDUC 595 | The Teaching of Statistics & Probability: Decision Making with Mathematics | 3.0 |
| EDUC 596 | The Teaching of Mathematical Modeling: Strategies for Contemporary Problems | 3.0 |
Political Science
Psychology
Sociology
Spanish
Capstone Courses (3 credits)
Candidates enrolled in the M.S. in Curriculum and Instruction degree program in capstone course must successfully meet the following requirements:
- Maintain a 3.0 cumulative grade point average in the capstone courses: EDUC 597A and EDUC 597B Capstone Research Project.
- Complete acceptable performance activities as part of the collaborative practice component in EDUC 597A and EDUC 597B.
- Successful evaluation of a yearlong action research project.
- Complete the Exit Survey, a self-assessment measure on the Institutional Outcomes
The Capstone project is year-long, split across two courses and terms: EDUC 597A in the Fall and EDUC 597B in the Spring. Each course is 1.5 credits each, for a total of 3 credits for the project.
Program Follow Up
Program completers in the Curriculum and Instruction program will complete the following activities:
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Program Evaluation Survey at the completion of the action research course.
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Program Survey one year after program completion.