2020-2021 University Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
Secondary Education, Department of
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Department Chair
Natalie Tran
Department Office/Website
College Park 600
657-278-7769
ed.fullerton.edu/SecEd
Faculty
Debra Ambrosetti, Minerva Chávez, Grace Cho, Victoria Brookhart Costa, Alison Dover, Mark Ellis, Maria Grant, Nick Henning, Kira LeeKeenan, Antoinette Linton, Josephine Pham, Lynda Randall, Fernando Rodriguez-Valls, Kristen Shand, Chris Street, Gavin Tierney, Patrice Waller
Introduction
The mission of the Department of Secondary Education is to develop quality secondary school teachers. We are committed to providing a program that reflects the complex contexts of the secondary classroom, and models a professional community where learning is interactive and dynamic. Our philosophy is to prepare educational leaders through a course of study that bases practice upon knowledge of current research in curriculum and instruction. We develop students as life-long learners, reflective practitioners and change agents who positively influence decision-making in schools and communities to improve the education of adolescents.
Degree Description
Upon completion of the Master of Science in Secondary Education degree (MSE), graduate students, including middle and high school teachers, will have upgraded their teaching skills, become informed about new ideas in secondary teaching and will be well prepared to take on leadership roles in public and private schools. Candidates develop expertise with standards initiatives as they move through the program as a cohort. Additionally, the cohort-based model of this program enables a true learning community to develop. The WASC-accredited program is taught by full-time graduate faculty members with significant K-12 and university teaching experiences. As such, all learning experiences blend theory with practice. Successful candidates are able to demonstrate their knowledge, skills and dispositions through one of several culminating experience options, including a thesis, comprehensive examination, national board certification, curriculum development, action research or writing for publication.
Learning Goals and Student Learning Outcomes
Programs and Courses Offered
ProgramsMaster of ScienceNon-DegreeCoursesSecondary Education
Courses are designated as EDSC in the class schedule.
- EDSC 110 - The Teaching Experience: Exploration (3)
- EDSC 304 - Educational Technologies for Secondary Teachers (3)
- EDSC 310 - The Teaching Experience: Participation (3)
- EDSC 320 - Adolescent Development (3)
- EDSC 330 - Developing Literacy in Secondary Schools (3)
- EDSC 340 - Diversity in Secondary Schools (3)
- EDSC 410 - Teaching English Learners in Secondary Schools (3)
- EDSC 440F - Supervised Fieldwork in Secondary Schools (3)
- EDSC 440S - General Pedagogy in Secondary Schools (3)
- EDSC 442C - Teaching Science in the Secondary Schools (3)
- EDSC 442F - Teaching World Languages in the Public Schools (3)
- EDSC 442M - Teaching Foundational-Level Mathematics in Secondary Schools (3)
- EDSC 442S - Teaching Social Science in Secondary Schools (3)
- EDSC 446 - Methods and Inquiry for Bilingual Teachers (3)
- EDSC 446K - Methods and Inquiry for Korean Bilingual Teachers (3)
- EDSC 446M - Methods and Inquiry for Mandarin Bilingual Teachers (3)
- EDSC 446V - Methods and Inquiry for Vietnamese Bilingual Teachers (3)
- EDSC 449E - First Semester Student Teaching (3)
- EDSC 449I - Second Semester Student Teaching (10)
- EDSC 449S - Seminar in Secondary Teaching (3)
- EDSC 460 - Teaching Performance Assessment Seminar (3)
- EDSC 499 - Independent Study (1-3)
- EDSC 501 - Introduction to Graduate Studies (1)
- EDSC 502A - New Teacher Induction, Assessment and Support, Year 1 (1)
- EDSC 502B - New Teacher Induction, Assessment, and Support, Year 1 (2)
- EDSC 502C - New Teacher Induction, Assessment, and Support, Year 2 (1)
- EDSC 502E - Pedagogy, Assessment and Support for New Teachers: Semester 1 (3)
- EDSC 502F - Pedagogy, Assessment and Support for New Teachers: Semester 2 (2)
- EDSC 502G - Pedagogy, Assessment and Support for New Teachers (Semester 3) (2)
- EDSC 502H - Pedagogy, Assessment and Support for New Teachers (Semester 4) (2)
- EDSC 504 - Advanced Proficiency in Educational Technologies (3)
- EDSC 506 - Graduate Studies in Secondary School Writing (3)
- EDSC 522 - Family, Community, and Professional Partnerships (3)
- EDSC 524 - Assessing Student Learning (3)
- EDSC 535 - Survey of Educational Research (3)
- EDSC 536 - Curriculum Theory and Development (3)
- EDSC 540 - Graduate Studies in Teaching English Learners (3)
- EDSC 541 - Culture and Education of Latino Students (3)
- EDSC 541K - Culture and Education of Korean Students (3)
- EDSC 541M - Culture and Education of Chinese-American Students (3)
- EDSC 541V - Culture and Education of Vietnamese Students (3)
- EDSC 542F - Advanced Methods for Teaching World Languages (3)
- EDSC 542H - Advanced Methods for Teaching Social Science (3)
- EDSC 542M - Advanced Methods of Teaching Foundational Level Mathematics (3)
- EDSC 542S - Advanced Methods for Teaching Science (3)
- EDSC 550 - Instructional Strategies (3)
- EDSC 591 - Professional Seminar in Secondary Teaching (3)
- EDSC 594 - Project Seminar (3)
- EDSC 595 - Advanced Studies Capstone in Secondary Education (3)
- EDSC 599 - Independent Graduate Research in Secondary Education (1-3)
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