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Preparing Entry-Level Science Teachers
PROGRAM (g).
(Biology: NYS program code: 25026O; HEGIS #: 0803.00; ISIS
code: TB7)
(Chemistry: NYS program code: 25026P; HEGIS #: 0803.00; ISIS
code: TK7)
(Physics: NYS program code: 25026Q; HEGIS #: 0803.00; ISIS
code: TP7)
(Earth Science: NYS program code: 25026R; HEGIS #: 0803.00;
ISIS code: TZ7)
M.S. in Middle Childhood and Adolescence Education (Biology/
Chemistry/ Physics/ or Earth Science, with dual certification
for Teaching Students with Disabilities)
Leads to the following NYS certification(s):
- Middle Childhood Education (Grades 5-9) as a specialist
in biology/ chemistry/ physics/ or earth science (Initial
+ Professional)
- Adolescence Education (Grades 7-12) as a specialist in
biology/ chemistry/ physics/ or earth science (Initial +
Professional)
- Teaching Students with Disabilities in Middle Childhood
(Grades 5-9) as a specialist in biology/ chemistry/ physics/
or earth science (Initial + Professional)
- Teaching Students with Disabilities in Adolescence Education
(Grades 7-12) as a specialist in biology/ chemistry/ physics/
or earth science (Initial + Professional)
(42 credits of coursework + 9 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 program A -- full-time student
(begin Summer, part-time second year)
Sample program B -- part-time student (begin
Summer, full-time second year)
Sample program C -- part-time student (begin
Fall, last semester full-time)
View Extensions
Possible Extensions After Graduation
| Course # |
Course Title |
Credits
|
Semester(s) Offered
|
To be taken in (fill
in) |
| |
Pedagogical Core:
|
|
|
|
| ED 404 |
Teaching, Curriculum and Change |
3
|
Su B, F, Sp |
|
| ED 400 |
Topics in Teaching & Schooling - PART 1
|
1
|
F |
|
| ED 400A |
Topics in Teaching & Schooling - PART 2 |
2
|
Sp |
|
| EDU 442 |
Race, Class, Gender & Disability in American
Education |
3
|
Su B, F, Sp |
|
| ED 447 |
Disability and Schools |
3
|
Su A, F |
|
| ED 415 |
Adolescent Development & Youth Culture (10-20
years) |
3
|
Su A, F |
|
| |
Literacy Requirement:
|
|
|
|
| EDU 498 |
Literacy Learning as Social Practice |
3
|
Su A, F |
|
| EDU 427 |
Theory & Practice in Teaching
and Learning Literacy in Elementary School |
3
|
F |
|
| |
Specialization Courses:
|
|
|
|
| EDU 434 |
Theory & Practice in Teaching
& Learning Science |
3
|
F |
|
| EDU 448 |
Implementing Innovation in
Science Education |
3
|
Sp |
|
| EDU 429 |
Theory & Practice in Teaching & Learning
Science in Elem. School |
3
|
Sp |
|
| EDU 486 |
Integrating Science and Technology
OR: Technology-rich course in CAS department of specialization |
3
|
Su (even) |
|
| |
Additional Inclusion
Requirement: |
|
|
|
| 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 |
|
| |
Field-based Courses:
|
|
|
|
| EDF 411 |
Field Experiences in Inclusive Middle Childhood
Settings |
2
|
F |
|
| EDF 419 |
Student Teaching in Inclusive Secondary
School Settings (A) |
3
|
Sp |
|
| EDF 421 |
Student Teaching in Inclusive Secondary
School Settings (B) |
4
|
Sp |
|
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Portfolio |
0
|
|
|
Sample program A
-- student starting in Summer, full-time for a year, part-time
the second year
Summer 1:
- Literacy Learning as Social Practice (3 credits)
- Disability and Schools (3 credits)
- Teaching, Curriculum and Change (3 credits)
- Integrating Science and Technology (Summer/even) (3 credits)
Fall 1:
- Theory and Practice in Teaching and Learning Literacy
in Elementary School (3 credits)
- Theory and Practice in Teaching and Learning Science (3
credits)
- Topics in Teaching and Schooling - PART 1 (1 credits)
- Field Experiences in Inclusive Middle Childhood Settings
(2 credits)
Spring 1:
- Theory and Practice in Teaching and Learning Science in
Elementary School (3 credits)
- Implementing Innovation in Science Education (3 credits)
- Topics in Teaching and Schooling - PART 2 (2 credits)
- Student Teaching in Inclusive Secondary School Settings
A (3 credits)
- Student Teaching in Inclusive Secondary School Settings
B (4 credits)
Summer 2:
- Adolescent Development & Youth Culture (3 credits)
- Race, Class, Gender and Disability in American Education
(3 credits)
- Collaborative Teaching Partnerships in Inclusive Classrooms
(3 credits)
- Integrating Science and Technology (Summer/even) (3 credits)
- Portfolio
Fall 2:
- Teaching and Learning in Inclusive Classrooms (3 credits)
Spring 2:
- Instructional Strategies for Inclusive Classrooms (3 credits)
- Assessment in Instructional Contexts (3 credits)
Sample program B --
student starting in Summer, part-time the first year and full-time
in Fall-Spring the second year
Summer 1:
- Disability and Schools (3 credits)
- Literacy Learning as Social Practice (3 credits)
Fall 1:
- Teaching and Learning in Inclusive Classrooms (3 credits)
Spring 1:
- Assessment in Instructional Contexts (3 credits)
- Instructional Strategies for Inclusive Classrooms (3 credits)
Summer 2:
- Adolescent Development & Youth Culture OR: Integrating
Science and Technology (Summer/even) (3 credits)
- Race, Class, Gender and Disability in American Education
(3 credits)
Fall 2 (FULL-TIME):
- Topics in Teaching and Schooling - PART 1 (1 credits)
- Teaching, Curriculum and Change (3 credits)
- Theory and Practice in Teaching and Learning Literacy
in Elementary School (3 credits)
- Theory and Practice in Teaching and Learning Science (3
credits)
- Field Experiences in Inclusive Middle Childhood Settings
(2 credits)
Spring 2 (FULL-TIME):
- Theory and Practice in Teaching and Learning Science in Elementary School (3 credits)
- Implementing Innovation in Science Education (3 credits)
- Topics in Teaching and Schooling - PART 2 (2 credits)
- Student Teaching in Inclusive Secondary School Settings
A (3 credits)
- Student Teaching in Inclusive Secondary School Settings
B (4 credits)
Summer 3:
- Collaborative Teaching Partnerships in Inclusive Classrooms
(3 credits)
- Integrating Science and Technology (Summer/even) OR: Adolescent
Development & Youth Culture (3 credits)
- Portfolio
Sample program C --
part-time student starting in Fall and taking mostly 2 courses
per semester, plus last Spring semester full-time
Fall 1:
- Disability and Schools (3 credits)
- Teaching and Learning in Inclusive Classrooms (3 credits)
Spring 1:
- Teaching, Curriculum and Change (3 credits)
- Assessment in Instructional Contexts (3 credits)
Summer 2:
- Literacy Learning as Social Practice (3 credits)
- Adolescent Development & Youth Culture (3 credits)
Fall 2:
- Theory and Practice in Teaching and Learning Literacy
in Elementary School (3 credits)
- Race, Class, Gender and Disability in American Education (3 credits)
Spring 2:
- Instructional Strategies for Inclusive Classrooms (3 credits)
- Theory and Practice in Teaching and Learning Science in
Elementary School (3 credits)
Summer 3:
- Integrating Science and Technology (Summer/even) (3 credits)
- Collaborative Teaching Partnerships in Inclusive Classrooms
(3 credits)
Fall 3:
- Theory and Practice in Teaching and Learning Science (3
credits)
- Field Experiences in Inclusive Middle Childhood Settings
(2 credits)
- Topics in Teaching and Schooling - PART 1 (1 credits)
Spring 3 (FULL-TIME):
- Implementing Innovation in Science Education (3 credits)
- Topics in Teaching and Schooling - PART 2 (2 credits)
- Student Teaching in Inclusive Secondary School Settings
A (3 credits)
- Student Teaching in Inclusive Secondary School Settings
B (4 credits)
- Portfolio
Possible extensions
AFTER graduation to obtain initial teaching certification in
additional areas: (NOTE: These extensions can all
be completed as a part-time student while holding a full-time
teaching job)
Middle Childhood specialist in another subject matter
(grades 5-9) (11 credits, if previous programs included
a total of at least 30 credits in the subject matter of specialization):
- Theory and Practice in the Teaching and Learning of X
(Fall)
- Field Experiences in Middle Childhood (Fall)
- Implementing Innovation in X Education (Spring)
- Theory and Practice in the Teaching and Learning of X
in Elementary School (for specialists in social studies
or science (Spring)) OR: Language and Literacy in Education
(for specialists in English) (Fall) OR: Second Language
Acquisition and Bilingualism (for specialists in foreign
languages) (Summer) OR: Latin Skills (for specialists in
Latin) (Fall)
Adolescence specialist in another subject matter (grades
7-12) (11 credits, if previous programs included a total
of at least 30 credits in the subject matter of specialization):
- Theory and Practice in the Teaching and Learning of X
(Fall)
- Field Experiences in Secondary Schools (Fall)
- Implementing Innovation in X Education (Spring)
- Integrating X and Technology (Alternate Summers) OR: Second
Language Acquisition and Bilingualism (for specialists in
foreign languages) (Summer) OR: Latin Skills (for specialists
in Latin) (Fall)
Childhood (grades 1-6) (17 credits):
- Child Development and Learning in Context (5-12 years)
(Summer)
- Children's Literature and Literacy Learning (Summer)
- Field Experiences in Elementary School (Fall)
- Theory & Practice in Teaching and Learning the Arts in
Elementary School (Summer+Fall)
- Theory & Practice in Teaching and Learning Mathematics
in Elementary School (Fall)
- Theory & Practice in Teaching and Learning Social Studies
in Elementary School (Spring)
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