Master’s Degree in Curriculum and Instruction (M.Ed.) – Middle Level Education Cluster
Program Core Courses (18 credits) Middle Level Education Cluster (18 credits)
Focus on Teaching and Leadership (6 credits)
Effective Teaching – 3 credits – choose one class
Strategies for Effective Teaching (Fall)
Strategies for Critical Thinking and Problem Solving –
request independent study
Leadership – 3 credits – chose one class
Integrating Classroom Instruction and Leadership
(Summer)
The Role of Supervision in Promoting Student
Achievement
Focus on Learner (6 credits)
Development – 3 credits chose one class
Advanced Child Development (Fall)
Psychology of Adolescence
Individual Differences – 3 credits – chose one class
Topics in Special Education for School Counselors and
Other School Professionals
Effective Instructional Strategies
Focus on Research (3 credits)
Elements of Research (Summer)
Biological Research Methods
Geo environmental Research 1
Computerized Historical Research Methods
Research in Local and Regional History
Middle School Content Area Courses (15 credits)
Integrating literature in the Middle Grades – individualized
instructions
Strategies for Effective Classroom Management – Spring
(Even years 2020, 2022)
Technology for Today’s Educator (Winter)
Curricular Decision Planning: Standards, Assessment &
Accountability
Select six credits from any single content area (i.e. Biology,
English, Geography/Earth Science, History, Math)
Internship and Action Research Seminar
Total Credits – M.Ed. – Middle Level Education = 36 credits
Middle Level Education Cluster with Post Bac Certification (21 credits)
** Content degree in one of the four certification areas and transcript
review
Middle School Required Competency Areas (9 credits)
Assessing Children with Exceptionalities for Curricular
Decision Making
Subject Area Content Access for Students with Learning
Disabilities in a Standards Align System
Teaching Reading to English Language Learners (each
semester)
Student Teaching Practicum (12 credits)
Student Teaching Practicum and Integrated Action Research
(independent study)
*Students pursuing the post bac certification option are required to select
the courses indicated with an * which have been chosen to meet the
required competencies for middle level certification as outlined by PDE.
**Upon review of academic transcripts, additional content courses may be
required to meet certification area.
Total Credits – M.Ed. – Middle Level Education with Post Bac Certification =
39 credits
Focus on Curriculum and Assessment (3 credits)
Elementary School Curriculum and Assessment (Spring)
Middle School Curriculum and Assessment (Summer)
Curriculum Assessment & Instruction PK – 12 for Diverse
Learners