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School of Education 39 EDAD 617/ Advanced Leadership in School Administration and Supervision CURR 555 or ELEM 555/ Advanced Study of Curriculum Development for Children and Adolescence Master of Education in Educational Leadership— Instruction (EDAD_MED05) (in Partnership with The Regional Training Center) Alan Amtzis, Director, Graduate Program in Educational Leadership: Instruction The Master of Education (MEd) in Educational Leadership: Instruction program addresses the teacher within the context of the classroom, as well as the greater educational community, with regard to school-wide teacher reform, teachers' professional development, and teacher leader- ship. The reflective practices of self-study, teacher research, and classroom inquiry provide a thematic curricular link throughout the program. Classroom-based research is increasingly featured as a critical component of contemporary educational assessment models. The Regional Training Center (RTC) has been providing quality graduate course work in educa- tion throughout the Mid-Atlantic region since 1993. TCNJ has been the New Jersey partner in providing sponsorship for graduate RTC programs offered throughout the state since 2000. This partnership has grown to include the Master of Education in Educational Leadership: Instruction, which will include both on- and off-campus work. Admission Requirements: Bachelor's degree from an accredited or approved institution Cumulative GPA of 3.0 or better Teaching certificate Current Resume Field Setting Report (2 parts) Two Letters of Recommendation Personal essay Graduate Record Exam (GRE) may be required for some appli- cants—For test waiver information, please visit http://graduate.tcnj.edu/apply/. (Also see Graduate Opportunities section of Bulletin) Graduation Requirements: 30 credits including: Four 3-credit Instructional Core Courses (completed with RTC) Three 3-credit Classroom Action Research Courses (completed with TCNJ) Three 3-credit Concentration option Area courses (completed with RTC) Minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0, with no grades lower than B– Program Requirements: Instructional Core Courses: 12 cr. Provide framework and foundation for effective teaching practices that enhance student achievement in a learning community EDIN 570/Differentiated Instruction EDIN 548/ Styles of Teaching: Personality Type in the Classroom EDIN 560/Brain-Based Teaching and Learning EDIN 542/ Assessment Techniques: Assessment for Student Learning Classroom Action Research: 9 cr. Students develop and explore meaningful unanswered questions and challenges arising from their own classroom contexts while studying the growing tradition of teacher-generated inquiry into practice. EDUC 510/Exploration of Classroom Inquiry EDUC 601/Modes of Inquiry and Research EDUC 602/Inquiry in Practice Concentration Area: 9 cr. Choose one of the following three areas of emphasis: Teaching Strategies Option: (Three 3-credit courses) EDIN 545/Encouraging Skillful, Critical, and Creative Thinking EDIN 536/ Universal Design for Learning: Reaching All Learners in the Digital Age EDIN 553/ The Kinesthetic Classroom: Teaching and Learning through Movement or EDIN 554/ The Kinesthetic Classroom II (either of the Kinesthetic Classroom courses may be taken for credit, but not both.) EDIN 566/ Teaching, Writing and Thinking Across the Curriculum The Diverse Classroom: (Three 3-credit courses) EDIN 559/The Bully Proof Classroom EDIN 552/ From Challenge to Success: ADHD, LD and the Spectrum EDIN 555/ Skills and Strategies for Inclusion and Disability Awareness EDIN 558/The Gendered Brain Classroom Management and Classroom Climate Option: (Three of the following four 3-credit courses) EDIN 544/ Increasing Student responsibility and Self-Discipline in Learning Communities EDIN 565/Cooperative Discipline EDIN 528/Skills for Building the Collaborative Classroom EDIN 556/ Motivation: The Art and Science of Inspiring Classroom Success Culminating Experience Requirement: EDUC 700/Comprehensive Exam or Capstone Project Master of Education in Literacy (READ_MED01) Matthew Hall, Coordinator, Graduate Programs in Literacy The MEd in Literacy program is designed to increase the competence of fully certified elementary and secondary teachers who wish to become master teachers of reading and writing. Admission Requirements:* Bachelor's degree from an accredited or approved institution Graduate Record Exam (GRE)—For test waiver information, please visit http://graduate.tcnj.edu/apply/. A New Jersey teaching certificate or its equivalent A course in teaching reading (Also see Graduate Opportunities section of Bulletin) Graduation Requirements: 33 credits EDFN 508/ Introduction to Research and Data-Based Decision Making SPED 624/ Advanced Topics in Learning Disabilities or SPED 501/ Students with Disabilities in Our Schools RDLG 530/ Exploring Children's Literature: An Educator's Perspective RDLG 571/Language and the Teaching of Reading RDLG 579/Content Area Literacy RDLG 672/ Advanced Methods in the Teaching of Reading: Theory, Research and Practice 244328_001-091_r1.indd 39 9/1/17 1:40 PM

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