Teaching, Learning and Teacher Education (EDS)

EdS

Teaching, Learning and Teacher Education
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Applying for Admission

Standard requirements for all graduate programs

  • Application for Admission with $50 non-refundable application fee.
  • Transcripts (unofficial): Uploaded as part of application form.

    If International: Uploads must include all college- or university-level transcripts or mark sheets (records of courses and marks earned), with certificates, diplomas, and degrees plus certified English translations.

    After admission: Official documents are required from all students who are admitted and enroll. Photocopies of certified records are not acceptable. International students enrolled in other U.S. institutions may have certified copies of all foreign records sent directly to the Office of Graduate Studies by their current school’s registrar office.

  • If applicant’s native language is not English, verification of English proficiency is required.

    When sending TOEFL scores, our institution code is 6877 and a department code is not needed.

  • If applicant is not a US citizen and expects an F or J visa: financial information.
  • Applicants must also fulfill any additional requirements the department specifies at the time of application.

Additional requirements specific to this program

  • Resume/CV
  • Personal Statement: In 3-5 pages, provide a description of the relations, challenges, and opportunities among teaching, learning, and curriculum, along with an explication of personal goals and interests in completing this Ed.S. Reviewers will be looking for a fit between the applicant's goals and interests and the EdS programmatic ability to address those goals and interests.
  • Writing Sample:  Provide a writing sample that demonstrates your scholarly writing ability, for example a term paper, thesis, or published article.
  • A complete background check may be required upon admission to the program. Many institutions require a criminal history background check before an individual is allowed to work, volunteer, conduct research or collect data within their facility. CEHS students who are required in their program to go into daycare facilities, schools, hospitals, or other community agencies must complete a background check before CEHS can place them in these facilities.

Department

Teaching, Learning, and Teacher Education

Campus Address

118C Henzlik Hall

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Program Faculty

Elaine Chan (bio)

Multicultural Education, Curriculum Studies, Ethnic Identity, Educational Equity Policies

Emily Fisher (bio)

Emergent Literacy, K-8 Literacy, Writing Curriculum, Pedagogy, Instruction, and Identity, Teacher Preparation, Intersections Between Policy and Teacher Practice

Lauren Gatti (bio)

Secondary English Education, Urban Education, Teacher Conceptions

Tricia Gray (bio)

Social Studies Teaching, Multilingual Education, Culturally Sustaining and Revitalizing Pedagogies, Citizenship Education

Edmund 'Ted' Hamann (bio)

Transnational Movement, School Reform, Policy Implementation, Anthropology of Education, Anthropology of Policy, Migration, Mexico, New Latino Diaspora, South Africa

Jillian Harpster (bio)

Care in Education, Holistic Student-teacher Preparation, Partnerships Between Teacher Preparation Programs and K–12 Learning Spaces

Lydiah Kiramba (bio)

Linguistics, Multilinguilism, Literacy

Elizabeth Lewis (bio)

Science Education, Science Teacher Professional Development

Lorraine Males (bio)

Teacher Learning (particularly at the early stages of teacher development), Mathematics Teacher Education and Induction, Curriculum Design, Development and Enactment

Deepika Menon (bio)

K-6 Integrated STEM Education, K-16 Science Education (Physical science/Physics Education), Elementary Preservice and In-service Science Teacher Education, Integrated STEM Teaching Self-efficacy and Identity

Amanda Morales (bio)

Diversity & Multicultural Education, Educational Foundations, Recruitment and Retention of Undergraduate Students from Underrepresented Groups, Management & Team Building, Professional Development, Public & School Programming, Informal Science Learning

Ursula Nguyen (bio)

Equity in STEM Education, STEM Teaching and Learning, STEM Identity, Mathematics Education

Justin Olmanson (bio)

Instructional Technology and Design

Jenelle Reeves (bio)

Teacher Reasoning in Multilingual Classrooms

Loukia Sarroub (bio)

Literacy Studies and Adolescent Literacies, Ethnography, Qualitative Research Methods, Educational Policy and Social Analysis, Language and Culture and Sociolinguistic Analyses, Cross-Cultural Studies, Immigrant Communities in the US and Europe, Youth Cultures, Middle Eastern Populations in the US, Including Fieldwork and Research in Yemeni and Iraqi Communities, Ethnography and Qualitative Research Methods, Discourse Analysis, Language and Gender in Education, Education Policy and Social Analysis

Amanda Thomas (bio)

Math Education, Technology Integration

Guy Trainin (bio)

Literacy, Motivation, Arts and Literacy Integration

Kara Mitchell Viesca (bio)

Educator Development for Teachers of Multilingual Learners, The Actual Policies and Implementation of New Teacher Evaluation Systems

Stephanie Wessels (bio)

Early Childhood, Language and Literacy, ESL Education

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