University requirements include a baccalaureate
from an accredited institution. See Admission
and Records. Additional requirements for a Master of Science in Education include a basic teaching credential or equivalent experience and a grade-point average of at least 3.0 in the last 60 semester units attempted. Contact Dr. Kim Norman for more information.
Educational Technology (top)
The Department of Elementary and Bilingual
Education at California State University, Fullerton
offers a graduate program of study that leads
to the Master of Science in Education with a
concentration in Educational Technology. This
program is designed to help meet the demand for
individuals with advanced training in integrating
innovative technologies into curriculum and instructional
multimedia development.
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Bilingual/Bicultural
Education (Spanish-English) (top)
This program is designed to develop
qualified bilingual/bicultural instructors who
can work as classroom or resource teachers and
teacher trainers. It will help individuals teach
others how to provide experiences in the cultural
heritage of the target population and develop
specific teaching techniques and methods in teaching
reading and English as a second language (ESL).
The program will also help individuals to interpret
and implement research related to bilingual,
bicultural children. Individuals will become
skilled in their abilites to diagnose learning
problems for such students and to develop and
implement sound educational strategies.
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Elementary Curriculum and Instruction (top)
This program is designed to help career
classroom teachers upgrade their skills, become
informed about new ideas in elementary teaching,
and prepare for curriculum and instructional
leadership in on or more of the following areas:
elementary classroom teaching, computer education,
meeting the needs of diverse learners, early
childhood education, and staff development in
public and private schools. Students may concentrate
in Elementary Curriculum and Instruction or they
may elect to specialize in one of six emphasis
areas: Diversity, Early Childhood
Education, Math and Science, Technology in Education, Professional Inquiry and Practice (PIP) and Staff Development/Mentor Teacher.
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Elementary Curriculum and Instruction: Emphasis in Math and Science
(top)
The Math and Science emphasis was designed in response to the urgent nationwide call for excellence in mathematics and science teaching at all levels, including pre-K through grade 8. The emphasis enriches and deepens teachers' understanding of mathematics and science curriculum and pedagogy, provides the opportunity to promote problem solving specifically through the use of technology, and prepares teachers for leadership roles in their schools and districts in math and science.
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Elementary
Curriculum and Instruction: Emphasis in
Technology in Education(top)
This emphasis has been designed to provide
elementary school teachers with a broad understanding
of the applications of microcomputers in the
elementary classroom. Competencies will enable
participants to become computer curriculum specialists
who will guide the integration of computers into
the elementary school curriculum, their uses
in instruction, and their applications in instructionally-related
activities.
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Elementary Curriculum and Instruction: Emphasis in
Diversity (top)
The Diversity emphasis is designed to
help career classroom teachers become informed
about appropriate curriculum and instruction
for the changing student population in the public
schools in the state of California. It will help
individuals to provide educational experiences
and develop curriculum appropriate to culturally
diverse populations.
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Elementary
Curriculum and Instruction: Emphasis in
Early Childhood Education
(top)
This emphasis is designed to meet the
greater community and professional need for quality
education during the critical early years of
school. The educational demand for sound planning
and instruction in preschool, kindergarten, and
the primary grades has increased the need for
effective specialists in Early Childhood Education.
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Elementary Curriculum and Instruction: Emphasis in
Professional Inquiry and Practice (top)
This PIP emphasis is designed to help
career classroom teachers become informed about
appropriate curriculum and instruction for public
school students in the state of California. This
emphasis serves the candidates who are striving
for greater professionalism in education by developing
reflective and analytical thinking and initiating
cycles of goal setting, professional practice,
and reflection. This base of skills initiating
cycles of goal setting, professional practice,
and reflection. This base of skills and knowledge
will support their growing involvement in school
reform, including systemic reforms, thus improving
student learning and serving the community as
well.
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Elementary Curriculum
and Instruction: Emphasis in Staff Development (top)
This program is designed to enable educators
to assume leadership roles is staff development
in school districts. The sequence of courses
is also designed to help mentor and master teachers
and potential mentor teachers to understand contemporary
trends and research findings in elementary curriculum
and instruction.
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