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MED in Teacher Leadership - Teaching At-Risk Students

The emphasis in at-risk learners is designed to help teachers better prepare to work with these special students. Although appropriate for any teacher with at-risk students in the classroom, this emphasis is especially designed for teachers in non-traditional or alternative settings.

 

Curriculum Hours
Core Courses: 21
ED 515 Sociological Factors Affecting Education 3
ED 516 Introduction to Graduate Research 3
ED 532 Teaching & Learning: Theory into Practice 3
ED 606 Curriculum Theory and Practice 3
ED 608 Assessment 3
ED 629 Critical Reflections Seminar 3
ED 630 Action Practicum 3
At-Risk Core:
9
ED  519  Diversity in the Classroom
3
ED 520 Special Needs in the Classroom
3
ED 544 Teaching the At-Risk Student
3
Electives (At least 3 hours of electives must be chosen from the following):
6
ED 521 Introduction to Literacy
3
ED 526 Classroom Management Seminar
3
ED 529 Cross-Cultural Communication for Teachers
3
ED 531 Literacy Across the Curriculum
3
ED 533 Conflict Resolution in Schools
3
ED 534 Understanding Violent & Troubling
Behavior: A Contextualized Approach
3
ED 545 Teaching Reading to Linguistically
Diverse Learners
3
ED 546 Advanced Diagnosis and Remediation
of Reading
3
Total Hours
36

 

Thesis Option

With the approval of the Program Director, interested and capable students may elect the thesis option, to replace ED 629 and ED 630. The six-credit thesis option provides students with the opportunity to explore a topic in-depth, by applying an appropriate research methodology.

Students electing the thesis option shall adhere to the requirements set forth in the Graduate School's Master's Thesis Procedures, described above. Additional information about writing a thesis may be found in the Standards and Procedures Manual, accessible through the Graduate School website.

Required Coursework: 6 hrs.*
ED  700  Thesis - Research
and Proposal Development
(Offered in 16 week format) 		3 hrs.
ED 701 Thesis - Research
(Offered in 16 week format)		 3 hrs.
ED 799 Thesis - Continuous Enrollment
(Offered in 16 week format)
 1 hr.

* Please note: A maximum of six thesis hours may be counted toward degree requirements. Students electing the thesis option will not take ED 629 and ED 630.

 

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