Master of Education in Elementary & Secondary Education
Cleveland State University's Elementary and Secondary Education (Advanced and Applied Teaching) specialization is intended to provide in-service teachers with a curriculum sequence strongly connected to the context of their classroom practice. The focus on advancing teaching skills relies on up-to-date principles of effective teaching, learning, and assessment in urban, diverse educational settings. The specialization combines hands-on applications of student-centered pedagogy with tenets of reflective teaching. Built around a common College Core, specialized coursework in conflict resolution, data-driven classroom instruction, and classroom management is integrated with required classes in educational research, social issues impacting education in the 21st century, educational psychology, as well as academic content-specific methods.
The culminating exit requirement is an action research project that requires candidates to apply the advanced teaching skills addressed throughout the program to their own professional practice. This Elementary and Secondary Education (Advanced and Applied Teaching) program does not lead to any teacher licensure or endorsement.
Curriculum & Foundations Department
Phone: 216.687.4577
cf@csuohio.edu
Program Requirements
- EDB 601 - Educational Research
- EDB 604 - Social Issues & Education
- EDB 628 - Psychology of Learning & Instruction
- Choose one of the following courses, depending on the content area of the graduate student enrolled in the programs:
- EUT 512 - Integrated Performance Assessment: Methods of Foreign Language Education preK-12
- EDC 513 - Instructional Development In English/Language Arts Education
- EDC 514 - Instructional Development In Art Education
- EDC 515 - Instructional Development In Mathematics Education
- EDC 516 - Instructional Development In Social Studies Education
- EDC 517 - Instructional Development In Science Education
- EDB 523 - Conflict Resolution in Teacher Education
- EDB 574 - Data-Driven Classroom Instruction
- EDB 675 - Productive School & Classroom Discipline
- EDL 505 - Content Area Literacy
At least one course from the following set (3-8 credits, depending on the number of classes chosen and their respective credit load):
- EGT 512 - Nature and Develpment Needs of Learners with Gifts and Talents
- EGT 517 - Creativity, Inquiry & Productive Thinking
- EGT 519 - Using Computers with Students with Gifts and Talents
- EDL 506 - Second Language Learning & Pedagogy
- ESE 504 - Teaching Students of Varying Abilities
- ETE 690 - Designing Online Instruction
- ALD 631 - Group Dynamics for Educational Leadership
- COM 548 - Managing Organizational Teams
- MGT 501 - Management & Organizational Behavior
- PSY 522 - Organizational Psychology
- UST 540 - Environment and Human Affairs
- UST 635 - Public Sector Information Management
- ETE 570 - Technology in Learning Environments
- EDB 595 - Seminar on Integrating Theory & Practice
Did You Know?
The median annual wage for middle school teachers was $58,600 in May 2018.
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Career Outcomes
- This program helps teachers improve their teaching qualifications and stay up-to-date on the newest classroom instruction and management techniques.
- These are some of the local institutions hiring CSU grads: Cleveland Metropolitan School District, Cleveland Heights School District, Mentor Public School District, Madison Community Schools, The Goddard School, and Westside Community School of the Arts.