Teaching and Learning

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GRADUATE DEGREES OFFERED:

Master of Education – Curriculum and Instruction
Master of Education – Elementary Education
Master of Science – Special Education

Post-Master’s, Non-Degree License Program – Computer Education and Educational Technology Facilitation
Post-Master’s, Non-Degree License Program – Director of Curriculum and Instruction
Non-Degree License Program – Computer Education
Non-Degree License Program – Gifted and Talented
Non-Degree License Program – Reading Teacher
Non-Degree License Program – Visual Impairment

Non-Degree License Program - Deaf/Hard of Hearing
Non-Degree Certification Program – Instructional Design
Non-Degree Certification Program - Virtual Instruction
Non-Degree Certification Program – Curriculum, Instruction, and Media Technology for Higher Education 
Doctor of Philosophy – Curriculum and Instruction

Department of Teaching and Learning
University Hall, room 218A
Website: https://www.indstate.edu/education/teach

Dr. Carrie Ball, Chairperson

ACADEMIC PROGRAMS The Department of Teaching and Learning prepares students for professional careers in education. This includes undergraduate and graduate degree, licensure, and certificate programs in elementary teaching, early childhood education, special education, secondary education, and teaching and learning The teacher preparation programs at Indiana State University have been approved by the Indiana Department of Education and by the Council for Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP). Graduates of Indiana State University who successfully complete the teacher licensing programs and the appropriate state-required tests may be qualified for initial practitioner teaching licenses in Indiana.

Experiential Learning

Teacher licensing programs at Indiana State University are highly experiential, with opportunities for students to engage with teachers and students in the classroom throughout their studies. The culminating experience licensure programs is a semester of student teaching.

Licensure Regulations

Individuals interested in licensure programs are encouraged to consult Education Student Services in the Bayh College of Education before pursuing a program intended to result in licensure. Because of changes in educator licensing, up-to-date licensing information is not reflected in this Catalog.

CURRICULUM AND INSTRUCTION and EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY PROGRAMS

GRADUATE DEGREES OFFERED:

Master of Education – Teaching and Learning

Post-Master’s, Non-Degree License Program – Computer Education and Educational Technology Facilitation
Post-Master’s, Non-Degree License Program – Director of Curriculum and Instruction
Non-Degree License Program – Computer Education
Non-Degree Certification Program – Instructional Design
Non-Degree Certification Program - Virtual Instruction
Non-Degree Certification Program – Curriculum, Instruction, and Media Technology for Higher Education 
Doctor of Philosophy – Curriculum and Instruction

Teaching and Learning is designed for those individuals who wish to develop leadership skills in instruction and curriculum planning in educational settings such as schools, community/technical colleges, business and industry, health services, and other social agencies. The program leading to the doctor of philosophy degree in curriculum and instruction is designed to prepare students for positions of educational leadership and research in public schools, colleges and universities, and governmental agencies.

ELEMENTARY, EARLY, AND SPECIAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS

GRADUATE DEGREES OFFERED:

Master of Education – Teaching and Learning
Master of Science – Special Education
Non-Degree License Program – Gifted and Talented
Non-Degree License Program – Reading Teacher
Post-Master’s Non-Degree License Program – Visual Impairment

Post-Master’s Non-Degree License Program - Deaf/Hard of Hearing

Completion of the master of education degree in Teaching and Learning is for those students who wish to professionalize their initial license provided the student holds the standard elementary license and has completed five years of teaching experience.

The master’s degree program in special education is designed for students desiring advanced preparation for positions in special education in such agencies as public and private schools, child and family service agencies, medical settings, group homes, or other social service agencies.

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