Master of Education
in Curriculum & Instruction:
Reading
A Concordia University M.Ed. in Curriculum & Instruction will provide you with the expertise to expand your career options. Using cutting-edge curriculum and easy-to-use online learning tools, Concordia’s experienced faculty will provide you with the best in theory and practice to prepare you to be an instructional leader.
Concordia’s online five-week classes can be accessed via the Internet at a time and location that is most convenient for you. As a candidate you will find that assignment submission is convenient, submission deadlines are appropriate, and all requirements for a course fall within the dates stipulated for the courses.
Program Objectives
In addition to meeting the objectives for all CU M.Ed. programs, successful candidates in the M.Ed. in Curriculum and Instruction will demonstrate:
- Expertise in the utilization of new methods of authentic assessment and strategies as tools to evaluate student learning progress
- The ability to modify instructional plans and promote alternative goals and strategies when necessary, particularly in relation to assessment results.
- Effective instructional skills in planning, implementing, and assessing instruction in settings that include diverse cultural populations and special needs students.
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Admission Requirements
- For U.S. Citizens or Residents, a Bachelor's degree
from an accredited institution with a GPA of 2.8 or higher is required.
Along with the application, please submit 2 letters of recommendation and
transcripts from all former institutions (required).
- For non-U.S. Citizens, you will need to have a Bachelor's
or Master's degree that is recognized by the Ministry of Education (your
transcripts will also be evaluated by World Education Services). You will
also need official score reports for TOEFL (iBT score of 80 or better;
PBT score of 550 or better) and TWE (score of 5 or better).
Degree Overview
M.Ed. in Curriculum & Instruction
The M.Ed. in Curriculum & Instruction core courses and capstone experience are the foundation for this master’s degree program of study. Candidates will participate in individualized learning that supports professional and personal goals toward their continuing development as a professional educator.
M.Ed. in Curriculum & Instruction: Reading
The M.Ed. in Curriculum & Instruction: Reading Instruction will strengthen and polish instructional skills for the teaching of reading in the general education classroom. This Master’s degree is also a compelling choice for candidates who choose to develop reading excellence in students, no matter their grade level.
Course Descriptions
C & I Core Courses
EDU 502w Developing Character through the Curriculum (3)
This course will provide teachers with the resources and skills necessary to integrate character themes and character development into their school curriculum. It provides a forum in which to discuss and develop one’s own moral perspectives on the basis of generally accepted criteria.
EDU 535w Theories of Teaching and Learning (3)
This course is designed to provide leaders with the latest psychological research findings and guide them in exploring ways to directly apply these precepts to their current work setting. Topics will include the functions and anatomy of the brain and the fascinating arena of multiple intelligences. The course will fuse the latest biological and psychological understanding of how the brain works so candidates can harness this knowledge and apply it directly to enhancing their current work environment.
EDU 595w Community of Learners (3)
Relationships constructed on trust are critical for an efficient, collegial, collaborative workplace. This course challenges candidates to confront the tremendous diversity in their current environment and develop strategies to build community in the midst of the social, ethnic, economic and alternative lifestyle differences that permeate today’s 21st century workplace. In sum, this course stresses the critical importance of creating community in the workplace and illustrates how that community, once established, can generate an efficient, supportive, and positive work place.
EDU 601w Educational Research (3)
This course provides students with the basic competencies necessary to understand and evaluate the research of others, and to plan and conduct their own research with a minimum of assistance. This course includes the basics of both qualitative and quantitative research.
EDU 602w Contemporary Educational Thought (3)*
Candidates identify, review, and analyze major trends and issues impacting the contemporary state and national educational scenes. Each class session provides students with an opportunity to evaluate the advantages and liabilities of current educational reforms and issues from the perspective of prevailing educational research as well as from their own personal beliefs and current work environment. Candidates will also consider how they can impact and influence change in their own workplace.
Reading Instruction Courses
EDU 581w Organization/Management of School Reading Programs (3)*
This course studies the role of the reading specialist as a curricular leader, a staff developer, and as a reading professional.
EDU 582w Diagnosis and Assessment of Reading (3)*
This course discusses the reading process and the factors that influence its development, the role of assessment to inform and adapt literacy instruction, the evaluation and use of formal and informal assessment tools for individual learners and groups of students, and the interpretation and communication of assessment results.
EDU 583w Advanced Techniques for the Teaching of Literacy (3)*
This course explores the theoretical and knowledge bases of reading, includes literacy acquisition and the construction of meaning, and then provides practical classroom applications and instructional practices.
EDU 584w Young Adult and Children’s Literature (3)*
The student will have an overview of the authors, titles, and genres of Pre-K through Grade 12 literature. The student will be able to match children and books for success, critique and assess literature, build an adequate and diversified collection of books and determine appropriate readability levels of books, and be aware of the current issues and trends in adolescent and children's literature.
EDU 586w Current Issues in Literacy (3)*
This course discusses current areas of concern being researched and debated in the field of reading and the teaching of reading, studies new techniques and procedures for reading instruction, and reviews new mandates for teaching and testing elementary students in the area of reading.
Capstone
EDU 698w Action Research (3)
Action research is the capstone project for the M.Ed program. It involves
the identification of a specific issue in the candidate’s work setting, researching
the literature regarding the issue, designing a proposal to solve the issue,
implementing the solution (after the proposal has been approved), and reporting
the results. Candidates will create their proposal in EDU
601 then receive the majority of their guidance from their faculty advisor.
The implementation phase of the course will last from 12 to 18 weeks at the
student’s work setting. Final concentration for report writing will occur
during the final three weeks of the program to meet the completion date.
* Class is taken simultaneously with EDU 698 Action
Research. Students receive guidance for the implementation of their capstone
project
within EDU 698, beginning six months prior to their graduation, and receive
ongoing support until their program completion.
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