Advanced Studies in Teaching and Learning M.Ed.

Admission Requirements

1. Completion of all Feinstein School of Education and Human Development admission requirements.
2. Official Transcripts of all undergraduate and graduate records.
3. Three letters of recommendation.
4. Professional Goals Essay
5. Performance Based Evaluation
6. Resume

For MLED Strand:

• A copy of the candidate's teaching certificate.

Course Requirements

Core Component

Course	Title	Credits	Offered
FNED 547	Introduction to Practitioner Action Research	3	Fall, Spring, Summer.
INST 516	Integrating Technology into Instruction	3	Fall, Spring.
SED 563	Educational Measurement and Assessment	3	Summer.
SPED 531	Overview of Special Education: Policies/Practices	3	Fall, Spring, Summer.
	AND ONE of the following:
EDC 540	Teaching of Writing: Practice and Inquiry	3	Summer.
FNED 502	Social Issues in Education	3	Fall, Spring, Summer.

Academic Disciplines Component

MLED Concentration (12 Credits)

Course	Title	Credits	Offered
MLED 532	Contextualizing Young Adolescent Development	4	Summer.
MLED 534	Disciplinary Literacies with Young Adolescents II	2	Spring.
MLED 535	Curriculum and Assessment for Young Adolescents	4	Spring.
ELECTIVE	ELECTIVE	3-4

Teach for America: Elementary

Course	Title	Credits	Offered
ELED 540	Curriculum and Assessment	3	As needed.
ELED 541	Teaching Literacy across the Curriculum	3	As needed.
ELED 542	Educating All Students	3	As needed.
ELED 543	Integrating Theory and Methods	3	As needed.
ELECTIVE	ELECTIVE	3-4

Teach for America: Secondary (15 credits)

Course	Title	Credits	Offered
SED 511	Content and Pedagogy in Secondary Education	4	Fall.
SPED 531	Overview of Special Education: Policies/Practices	3	Fall, Spring, Summer.
SPED 501	Assessment in Special Education	3	Fall (as needed).
SED 512	Field Practicum in Secondary Education	2	Fall.
SED 523	Teaching Seminar in Secondary Education	3	Spring.

Teach for America: Secondary Special Education (22 credits)

Course	Title	Credits	Offered
SED 511	Content and Pedagogy in Secondary Education	4	Fall.
SPED 531	Overview of Special Education: Policies/Practices	3	Fall, Spring, Summer.
SPED 501	Assessment in Special Education	3	Fall (as needed).
SED 512	Field Practicum in Secondary Education	2	Fall.
SED 523	Teaching Seminar in Secondary Education	3	Spring.
SPED 524	Literacy Instruction for Adolescents: Intensive Intervention	4	Spring.
SPED 427	Career/Transition Planning for Adolescents	3	Spring.

Teacher Leadership Concentration (15)

This concentration consists of 15 credits of leadership electives.

Total Credit Hours: 30-37