Academics

Progress through a sequence of 5 computer science courses (i.e., CSE coursework) and a teaching methods course in your area of study. For example, future elementary school teachers completing the CS Endorsement will enroll in EDT 318P. Each CSE course includes a summative assessment point at the end of the course (referred to as SA1--SA5). These assessments are a mix of project work and timed in-class examinations. Each teaching methods course includes a lesson planning component that requires all teacher candidates to plan and teach computer science lessons/units using effective and engaging practices and methodologies.

This 12-credit-hour endorsement provides undergraduate teacher licensure candidates the knowledge, skills, and experiences to meet the challenges of English learners in their own classrooms or to be employed as an ESOL (English for Speakers of Other Languages) teacher. Open to all teacher licensure majors.

In this innovative program, the community becomes the curriculum. The Fostering Just Communities Certificate is an interdisciplinary program designed to encourage and facilitate place-based education in an urban setting, with an emphasis on issues of social justice. Open to all majors, students enrolled in the 12-credit-hour Certificate will collaborate with community members in a place-based approach to learning.

Blended, online, and remote learning environments are now becoming increasingly prevalent in K-12 education. Blended and remote learning enables teachers to extend and expand the classroom, allowing for more personalized learning. The purpose of the Remote Teaching for K12 Certificate is to prepare K12 undergraduate students in teacher preparation programs with the skills, pedagogy, methods, and practice for teaching in remote learning environments.