What is the Specialization in Teacher Education?
The Specialization is a demanding, but compact and flexible, curricular strand pursued in conjunction with coursework required for the student’s degree program. It is made up five courses that students may select to build their knowledge and practice as teacher educators. (All of these courses typically satisfy students’ degree requirements as well.)
Courses examine the kinds of learning entailed in learning teaching; problems and contexts of, constraints on, and affordances for learning to teach and for teaching teachers; the enterprise of teacher education itself; and challenges of social justice arising in and bearing on teacher education. Specialization students are engaged in inquiry throughout the core courses. Guided practice of teacher education and empirical study of learning to teach are essential features of the curriculum.
There is no required sequence to the course work; however, registration for some of the courses usually requires instructor approval. This is so that the instructor may confer with the student about the content of the course and its timing within the student’s overall course of study. Please note that courses may be offered on an alternate-year basis.This list is representative, not complete and that prior approval of your selection is recommended.
List of Courses
Complete 5 courses for the Doctoral Specialization
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