The Division of Curriculum and Instruction at California State University,
Los Angeles offers several programs leading to credentials for multiple
and single subject, CLAD/BCLAD and reading specialist authorizations.
University internship credential programs are available in selected school
districts.
The Division of Curriculum and Instruction has programs leading to the
Master of Arts Degree in Education with options in Elementary Teaching,
Middle and Secondary Curriculum and Instruction, and in Reading.
The courses offered are designed to increase teaching effectiveness, to
emphasize fundamentals of educational research with application to instructional
leadership for planning, implementing, and evaluating curriculum.
Master of Arts degree candidates in the Elementary Teaching option have
the opportunity to specialize in one of the following areas of concentration:
(1) bilingual/multicultural education in the elementary classroom, (2)
curriculum and instruction in the urban elementary school, (3) early childhood
education, (4) mathematics education, (5) reading and language arts in
the classroom, and (6) science education. Master of Arts degree candidates
in Secondary Teaching have the opportunity to complete one of the following
areas of concentration: (1) reform in
middle and secondary urban schools, (2) crosscultural language and academic
development, (3) content area specialization, (4) integrating critical
and reflective thinking throughout the curriculum, (5) language arts/literacy,
(6) mathematics/science pedagogy, and (7) instructional technology.
The Master of Arts in Education with an Option in K-12 Reading can also be combined
with a Reading/Language Arts Specialist Credential. Few degree programs
offer such breadth and depth of experience in a program of 45 quarter units.
These Master's degree programs are designed to benefit teachers seeking
professional growth and renewal, as well as those who are able to undertake
Master's degree course work while simultaneously completing requirements
for the Clear Credential.
The Division of Curriculum and Instruction has a certificate program
in Storytelling designed for persons with an interest in techniques, theories,
and literature associated with the ancient and modern art of storytelling,
and who will be able to incorporate this knowledge as an integral part
of the school curriculum.
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