| Course Code | Name | Course Description |
| ED5008-8 | Teaching Diverse Learners | As the United States continues to experience increasing cultural diversity, today’s educators must become proficient in reaching diverse and exceptional students. Additionally, individuals differ in gender, sexual orientation, age, physical, and mental abilities. The purpose of this Master’s level course is to address the nature of cultural diversity, its sources, and its importance to educators. Learners will understand how to adapt instructions to the needs of diverse students, taking into consideration epistemological and axiological perspectives unique to each culture. |
| ED5023-8 | Multicultural Relationships in Educational Organizations | The effects of cultural diversity on organizational behavior are complex and powerful. What is diversity and what are the goals in achieving a more diverse society? This Master’s level course examines the educational community's thinking on race, language, culture, gender and disability in the educational setting. |
| ESL5001-8 | Foundations of Instruction for Non-English Language Background Students | This Master’s level course establishes the rationale for English as a Second Language and bilingual education, preparing reflective practitioners and educational leaders to address issues and concerns critically and analytically in the classroom. It provides a comprehensive survey of bilingual/ESL strategies for non-English language background students while expanding the learner’s understanding of best educational practice. Learners will explore models of bilingual education and language development. |
| ED6001-8 | Action Research for Education | This graduate course will examine a comprehensive overview of research tools utilized by education practitioners. Students will be provided with a solid understanding of research concepts, skills, and principles such as data collection, literature reviews, and evaluation methods. |
| ESL5003-8 | Assessment of Linguistically Diverse Students | The assessment of English learners, or other linguistic minority students, is complicated regarding the intervening effects of primary and second language proficiency and actual content knowledge. This Master’s level course will focus on the most pressing needs for teachers of linguistic minority students in an English instructional context. In addition, the course will cover the assessment of English language proficiency for linguistic minority students, and multiple measures for the academic assessment of linguistic minority students in classrooms. We will review and critique several standardized language assessment tools, as well as informal classroom based methods for assessing language proficiency. Students will explore the role of federal, state and regional assessment and accountability policies as they pertain to linguistic minority students. |
| ESL5005-8 | English as a Second Language | This Master’s level course is designed to further educational leaders’ and reflective practitioners’ understanding of traditional and current identification and assessment practices in bilingual and English as a Second Language (ESL), and English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) in education. The course also analyzes and synthesizes methods and techniques for language, academic assessment, and placement through speaking, reading, interpersonal, and technology of linguistically diverse students in English and native language. |
| ESL5006-8 | ESL and Bilingual Instructional Methodologies | This Master’s level course focuses on instructional strategies and methodologies for the bilingual-bicultural student. The course covers teaching oral language and literacy skills (reading/writing) and the integration of culture in reading and writing in the content areas. Learners will explore teaching in multicultural context for oral language development, adapting and developing lesson designs and materials, facilitating and the reading process, coaching the developing second language writer, and strategies for teaching literature. |
| ESL5007-8 | Second Language Acquisition | This Master’s level course focuses on presenting an overview of the field of SLA and on important practice and research in second language acquisition (SLA). SLA research examines the way in which humans acquire second, third, fourth, etc., languages. In this course, you will examine and think about learner language, read summaries of published research on learner language, and consider the implications of published research for applied linguistics. |
| ED6002-8 | Action Research Capstone | This Master’s level course emphasizes practical research skills utilized by education practitioners. Students will develop an action research project based on the scientific method and concepts presented in ED6001. The culminating product will reflect critical thinking, graduate level writing skills, and correct APA format. This course is open only to Learners pursuing the Master of Education. |
