Specialization Areas
Along with the TLSI core, you will have the opportunity to advance your knowledge in a specialization area. Learn more about the degree options, program of study, and portfolio requirements to plan your path, and visit our admissions page when you’re ready to apply.
Reading
– 5-course sequence to increase expertise in reading.
RED 5355 Teaching Reading in Elementary Schools
RED 5337 Teaching Reading in Secondary Schools
RED 6546 Diagnosis of Reading Difficulties
RED 6548 Remediation of Reading Difficulties
RED 6941 Reading Practicum
Education Technology
EME 5405 Using the Internet in K-12 Instruction
EME 5207 Designing Technology Rich Curriculum
EME 5403 Instructional Computing I
LAE 6865 Teaching Media Literacy with the Internet
Media Literacy Education
LAE 6348 Teaching Multiliteracies
LAE 6865 Teaching Media Literacy with the Internet
LAE 6869 Teaching Digital Storytelling
Mathematics Education (Secondary Focus)
MAE 6349 Classroom Contexts that Support Self-Regulated Learning and Mathematical Understanding (Spring 2)
MAE 6313 Problem Solving in School Mathematics (Spring)
MAE 5396 Using Formative Assessment to Improve Mathematical Learning (Fall)
Science Education (Secondary Focus)
Scientific Practices I: Inquiry and Evidence
Scientific Practices II: Curriculum Design in Science
Learning Science with Technology
Early Childhood
Courses:
Developmentally Appropriate Practices
Early Childhood Policy
Families and Early Childhood
Early Childhood Assessment
Interdisciplinary (all courses from listed specializations plus the following)
EDG 6931 Education and American Culture
FLE 6167 Cross-Cultural Communication for Teachers