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Ed.M. Online - Schedule and Course Descriptions

Schedule and Course Descriptions for the Online Masters in Education Degree

Below is the schedule of courses and course descriptions for required courses in this online Masters in Education degree. You may also be interested in reading additional course descriptions for other graduate courses in education available online that may serve as electives.

Course Descriptions for the Online Master's Required Courses

TCE 528 Using Assessment to Improve Instruction (3 credits)

This course engages the student in exploring ways in which teachers in a standards-based system effectively use individual and group student assessment data to design, refine, and revise their curriculum, instruction, and assessment so that all students have an opportunity to make progress towards meeting standards.

TCE 530 Fundamentals of Counseling (3 credits)

This course explores basic helping processes appropriate in a variety of classroom settings and reviews ethical standards of conduct. A variety of classroom skills and techniques are demonstrated and practiced through videotape and role play.

TCE 542 Teacher Leadership (3 credits)

This course examines current conceptions, research, and philosophies of leadership in the classroom, school, and district contexts. The goal of this course is to provide teachers with the knowledge and skills to be leaders in their classrooms and schools, make teaching and learning more effective throughout their school and district, and to successfully advocate for and influence local educational policies and programs.

TCE 543 Politics, Policy, and Advocacy in Education (3 credits)

This course examines the relationships among politics, education policy development, and policy implementation at the local, state, and national levels. Issues such as policy formulation; the nature of interest groups, political goals and strategies; external advocacy groups and organizations; the role of the local school board, the state board of education, and the state legislature; and the implementation of policy will be examined. Recent major educational reform efforts will be critiqued and potential future trends will be examined.

TCE 544 Literacy and Reading Curriculum Design (3 credits)

The course examines the theory and practice of curriculum development and related pedagogy in reading, including its integration in the content areas. Included are the study of literacy foundations, culture, development, planning and organization, teaching heuristics, special needs and assessment.

TCE 545 Planning Curriculum Aligned to Standards (3 credits)

This course requires the student to study and develop a year-long curriculum that reflects national, state, and local standards and provides level appropriate instruction for all students. Students will explore the alignment of units of instruction within the curriculum to curriculum frameworks, standards systems and assessments, and theory about the best strategies for teaching students in their content area.

TCE 549 Teaching in a Differentiated and Diverse Classroom (3 credits)

This course addresses the identification of students with exceptionalities - TAG, Special Education, and At-Risk – and strategies to effectively teach all students by differentiating the environment, materials, curriculum, instruction, assessment, and other factors. Particular attention will be paid to early intervention and collaboration protocol with specialists, services, and agencies outside the classroom will be emphasized.

TCE 553 Critical Issues in the Teaching and Learning of Mathematics (3 credits)

Addresses current issues, including a close examination of NCTM's principles of equity, curriculum teaching, learning, assessment, and technology. Views curriculum in a way that reflects the needs of the subject, the child, and society. Special emphasis will include how to implement curriculum and instruction strategies to help ensure that all students meet the benchmarks and standards.

TCE 561 Action Research (2 credits)

The course examines action research as a vehicle for teacher and administrator professional development. Specific topics of study include problem posing, data collection and analysis, theory building, and writing the report.

TCE 562 Introduction to Research Methods (3 credits)

Explains quantitative and qualitative research methods in education; classroom action research and understanding of the fundamental statistical procedures used in the interpretation and use of research studies.

TCE 564 Advanced Instructional Strategies (3 credits)

This is a three-credit course designed for the professional teacher educator that involves the learner in studying the role of researched-based teaching strategies and working with colleagues to improve instruction for all students. The learner explores current research and thinking on conditions necessary for effective practice in the standards-based classroom.