M.Ed. Curriculum and Instruction: Initial Certification
Learning Outcomes
At the completion of the program students will demonstrate:
- Thorough understanding of important topics, issues, theories and practices in education in general and within the specific field of elementary or secondary education
- Strong content knowledge required to teach the specific disciplines of elementary or secondary education
- Ability to connect concepts to learners’ prior experiences
- Use of a variety of strategies and processes that are consistent with appropriate learning theory
- Effective communication skills for teaching and professional collaboration
- Enthusiasm for developing lifelong habits of mind that facilitate reflection, clear thinking, critical judgment, innovation and a problem-solving orientation
- A cohesive pedagogical style that integrates attitudes and dispositions with knowledge and skills
- Appropriate types of professional behaviors
- Ability to integrate technology into instruction
- A commitment to excellence and human dignity in all aspects of teaching, learning and leadership
- Decision making that is reflective, ethical and caring
- Ability to work collaboratively and independently to develop viable curriculum and instructional models
- A variety of ways of knowing and evaluating information and ideas