Master of Education in Curriculum and Instruction

The program is designed to enhance teachers’ knowledge and skills with the goal of preparing educational leaders of the future. The program design uses best practices of online learning such as building a virtual learning community, active learning, both formative and summative assessments, a variety of assignments, and varied formats for sharing course content. Program Objectives The Master of Education in Curriculum and Instruction program has been designed with the goal of enhancing the knowledge and skills of teachers in order to make them educators of excellence for the 21st century. Specifically, the program seeks to offer students the opportunity to engage in the following areas of academic and professional learning: Exploration and application of current research on strategies that increase achievement in all students Constructivist learning experiences Experience reading, interpreting and conducting research Interdisciplinary planning strategies Increased fluency in technology Differentiated instruction approaches Responsive teaching and multicultural awareness Broaden repertoire of approaches for student assessment and evaluation Structure The program is a part-time graduate program with courses offered in 11-week terms. Two courses are offered each fall, winter, spring, and summer term. All coursework is conducted online. The program requires the completion of 10 courses. All students take a common core of courses: Education Research, Principles of Differentiating Instruction, Contemporary Learning Theory, Mentoring and Professional Development, Multicultural Education, and Assessment Theory and Design.