Preparing Social Studies Teachers (Current)

PROGRAM (PH4):(NYS program code: 25070B; HEGIS #: 0808.00; ISIS code: PH4)        
M.S. in Inclusion Adolescence Education: Social Studies
(for current Adolescence social studies teachers)
(for teachers with initial certification as specialists in Social Studies at the same grade level)

Leads to the following NYS certification(s):

• Adolescence Education (Grades 7-12) as specialist in social studies (Professional)
• Teaching Students with Disabilities in Adolescence Education (Grades 7-12) as specialist in social studies (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)

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 Social Studies (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 Social Studies 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 Social Studies (3 credits)
• Field Experiences in Inclusive Secondary School Settings (for AD teachers, if needed) (2 credits)

Spring 2:

• Implementing Innovation in Social Studies 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 Social Studies (3 credits)
• Field Experiences in Inclusive Secondary School Settings (for AD teachers, if needed) (2 credits)

Spring 2:

• Implementing Innovation in Social Studies 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)