Masters of Education / Curriculum and Instruction
The Curriculum and Instruction specialization is an online graduate education degree designed to enhance individuals who have earned a bachelor's degree and are currently teaching in a P-12 classroom setting, and who want to further their instruction and curriculum portfolio in order to facilitate student learning. The program includes courses in curricular planning and development with technology, critical issues in education, methods for successful classroom instruction for different types of learners, and assessment and evaluation practices.
The program supplies a base for analyzing and understanding instruction and curriculum philosophies and theories. Standards are explored in depth with a focus on improved student learning. Primary courses will analyze the development of methods for linking classroom curriculum to standards-based education and creating standards-based performance assessment tasks in the classroom.
During their course of study, students will apply measures for assessing and make recommendations regarding improvements in the effectiveness and quality of curriculum and instruction.
The following admission requirements are expected to be met by all applicants to this program:
1) A regionally or nationally accredited U.S. bachelor's degree
2) A cumulative graduate GPA of 2.5 or higher
3) 3 years of full time work experience 4) A minimum of 9 months K-12 instructional or teaching experience
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