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Preparing Science Teachers (Current)

PROGRAM (c3):
(Biology: NYS program code: 25071B; HEGIS #: 0808.00; ISIS code: PB4)
(Chemistry: NYS program code: 25073B; HEGIS #: 0808.00; ISIS code: PK4)
(Physics: NYS program code: 25074B; HEGIS #: 0808.00; ISIS code: PP4)
(Earth Science: NYS program code: 25075B; HEGIS #: 0808.00; ISIS code: PZ4)

M.S. in Inclusion Adolescence Education: Biology/ Chemistry/ Physics/ or Earth Science
(for current Adolescence biology/ chemistry/ physics/ or earth science teachers)

(for teachers with initial certification as specialists in the same Science at the same grade level)

Leads to the following NYS certification(s):

  • Adolescence Education (Grades 7-12) as a specialist in biology/ chemistry/ physics/ or earth science (Professional)
  • Teaching Students with Disabilities in Adolescence (Grades 7-12) as a specialist in biology/ chemistry/ physics/ or earth science (Initial + Professional)

(30 credits of coursework + 0-5 credits of field experiences)

Program of study
View Sample Programs
(paths to degree depending on start date and full-time or part-time status)
Sample A -- full-time student
Sample B -- part-time student (begin Summer)
Sample C -- part-time student (begin Fall)

Course # Course Title
Credits
Semester(s) Offered To be taken in (fill in)
    Masters' Core:
   
       
ED 406 Masters' Research Methods
3
Su, F, Sp  
EDU 442 Race, Class, Gender & Disability in American Education
3
Su,F, Sp  
    Specialization Courses:
      
       
EDU 434 Theory & Practice in Teaching & Learning Science
3
F  
EDU 448 Implementing Innovation in Science Education
3
Sp  
ED 447 Disability and Schools
3
Su, F  
ED 405 Assessment in Instructional Contexts
3
Sp  
ED 451 Teaching and Learning in Inclusive Classrooms
3
F  
ED 446 Collaborative Teaching Partnerships in Inclusive Classrooms
3
Su     
ED 452 Instructional Strategies for Inclusive Classrooms
3
Sp  
  Electives:          
  One elective (or more if some of the previous courses -- or equivalent -- were taken before)-SPECIFY:
3
   
  Field-based Courses:      
EDF 417 Field Experiences in Inclusive Secondary School Settings (for AD teachers, if needed)
2
F  
EDF 419 Student Teaching in Inclusive Secondary School Settings (A) (for AD teachers, if needed)
3
Sp  
    Master's Essay
0
             

Sample program A -- full-time student starting in Summer (Eliminate or substitute with an elective any course you already took in a previous program)

Summer 1:

  • Disability and Schools (3 credits)
  • Collaborative Teaching Partnerships in Inclusive Classrooms (3 credits)
  • Race, Class, Gender and Disability in American Education (3 credits)

Fall 1:

  • Elective (3 credits)
  • Theory and Practice in Teaching and Learning Science (3 credits)
  • Teaching & Learning in Inclusive Classrooms (3 credits)
  • Masters' Research Methods (3 credits)
  • Field Experiences in Inclusive Secondary School Settings (for AD teachers, if needed) (2 credits)

Spring 1:

  • Assessment in Instructional Contexts (3 credits)
  • Implementing Innovation in Science Education (3 credits)
  • Instructional Strategies for Inclusive Classrooms (3 credits)
  • Student Teaching in Inclusive Secondary School Settings (A) (for AD teachers, if needed) (3 credits)
  • Master's Essay (0 credits)

Sample program B -- part-time student starting in Summer and taking 2 courses per semester (Eliminate or substitute with an elective any course you already took in a previous program)

Summer 1:

  • Disability and Schools (3 credits)
  • Race, Class, Gender and Disability in American Education (3 credits)

Fall 1:

  • Teaching & Learning in Inclusive Classrooms (3 credits)
  • Masters' Research Methods (3 credits)

Spring 1:

  • Assessment in Instructional Contexts (3 credits)
  • Instructional Strategies for Inclusive Classrooms (3 credits)

Summer 2:

  • Collaborative Teaching Partnerships in Inclusive Classrooms (3 credits)
  • Elective (3 credits)

Fall 2:

  • Theory and Practice in Teaching and Learning Science (3 credits)
  • Field Experiences in Inclusive Secondary School Settings (for AD teachers, if needed) (2 credits)

Spring 2:

  • Implementing Innovation in Science Education (3 credits)
  • Student Teaching in Inclusive Secondary School Settings (A) (for AD teachers, if needed) (3 credits)
  • Master's Essay (0 credits)

Sample program C -- part-time student starting in Fall and taking 2 courses per semester (Eliminate or substitute with an elective any course you already took in a previous program)

Fall 1:

  • Disability and Schools (3 credits)
  • Teaching & Learning in Inclusive Classrooms (3 credits)

Spring 1:

  • Assessment in Instructional Contexts (3 credits)
  • Instructional Strategies for Inclusive Classrooms (3 credits)

Summer 2:

  • Race, Class, Gender and Disability in American Education (3 credits)
  • Collaborative Teaching Partnerships in Inclusive Classrooms (3 credits)

Fall 2:

  • Masters' Research Methods (3 credits)
  • Theory and Practice in Teaching and Learning Science (3 credits)
  • Field Experiences in Inclusive Secondary School Settings (for AD teachers, if needed) (2 credits)

Spring 2:

  • Implementing Innovation in Science Education (3 credits)
  • Student Teaching in Inclusive Secondary School Settings (A) (for AD teachers, if needed) (3 credits)
  • Master's Essay (0 credits)

Summer 3:

  • Elective (3 credits)