MED - Teacher Leadership: Curriculum, Assessment & Instruction Major
The Master of Education (M.Ed.) degree with a major in Teacher Leadership: Curriculum, Assessment & Instruction is designed for practicing classroom teachers seeking advanced, teacher leadership study in these three vital areas of P-12 schools. Candidates will complete a 33-credit hour program that is aligned to the Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation's advanced-level program standards and the National Board of Professional Teaching Standards. Courses are designed to provide participants with an essential mix of theory and practice in order to enhance, create, and lead in curriculum, assessment, and classroom instruction. Candidates will deepen their understanding in areas such as differentiation, culturally responsive teaching, and social justice, ethics and faith, technology integration, current topics and research, and initiating and leading thoughtful systemic change and innovation through a spiraled scope and sequence. Upon completion of a culminating classroom action research project, candidates will better understand how to lead other teachers in doing school action research. Limited field experiences within one's own classroom are required in some courses.
Candidates who have completed this program should be able to:
- Candidates will develop personal philosophies of curriculum, assessment, and instruction design that are ingrained with biblical and professional ethics practices.
- Candidates will integrate best global practices in differentiating instruction and culturally responsive teaching into their curriculum and pedagogy.
- Candidates will learn and apply specialized content and discipline knowledge contained in approved state and/or national discipline-specific standards (CAEP RA.1.1), technology standards, and best understanding of faith-based core social justice, including current laws, trends, policies, and ethics regarding design of curricula, instruction, and assessment.
- Candidates will study, appraise and implement effective assessment practices for managing and monitoring student learning.
- Candidates will articulate systematic thinking about their practice within the school, and learn from experience.
- Candidates will collaborate with peers to lead improvement in personal and school academic practices.
- Candidates will synthesize theory and practice in the areas of curriculum, instruction, and assessment.
- Candidates will apply various technologies appropriate for classroom teaching and assessment.
- Candidates will demonstrate the ability to use research with an understanding of qualitative, quantitative and/or mixed methods research methodologies. (CAEP RA.1.1)
- Candidates will demonstrate ethical, Christ-like attitudes, values, and Biblical worldview that encompass professional dispositions, laws and policies, codes of ethics and professional standards appropriate to classroom teaching in their professional behaviors. (connection to CAEP RA.1.1)
- Candidates will apply advanced knowledge of student learning suitable for any student.
- Candidates will apply data literacy to develop or sustain supportive school environments. (CAEP RA.1.1)
- Candidates will apply self-reflection and data analysis to improve their own teaching.
- Candidates will demonstrate the ability to lead and participate in collaborative activities with others, such as peers, colleagues, teachers, administrators, community organizations, and parents. (CAEP RA.1.1)
- Candidates will apply technology appropriate for their field of specialization. (CAEP RA.1.1)
- Candidates will demonstrate cultural knowledge and culturally responsive teaching that promotes student and school success.
- Candidates will apply content knowledge and skills that the courses and other experiences of this advanced preparation emphasize. (CAEP RA.2.2)
- Candidates will integrate global philosophies into their own educational practices.
Admission Requirements
The admission requirements for the MED program with a major in Teacher Leadership: Curriculum, Assessment & Instruction are as follows:
- A baccalaureate or graduate degree from a college or university that is accredited by an accrediting agency recognized by both the U.S. Department of Education (ED) and the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA) verified on original transcripts sent by the institution directly to Indiana Wesleyan University. Transcripts from foreign institutions may need to be sent to an outside agency for evaluation and determination of transferable credits, degrees, and GPA. If this outside review is necessary, students are responsible for the initiation of this evaluation and for any fees incurred during the process.
- An undergraduate GPA of 2.75 or higher from the baccalaureate degree granting institution at which at least of minimum of 30 hours was completed.
- Candidates need:
- A valid (but not necessarily current) state teacher’s license, or a valid (but not necessarily current) temporary, standard, or professional teaching license/certificate from another recognized accreditation body (e.g., Association of Christian Schools International), or an official letter from a school administrator confirming employment as a teacher of record.
- At least one year (i.e., a minimum of one semester and one day) of teaching experience from an approved and accredited public, private, or parochial P-12 school in the United States or abroad.
- Supporting documentation demonstrating access to a P-12 classroom.
Graduation Requirements
To graduate from the MED program, candidates must have completed the following:
- Successful completion of the MED curriculum.
- Cumulative GPA of 3.0 or above in all graduate work and a minimum grade of "B-" in each course.
- Successful completion of admission, mid-program review, and program completion gateways.
- Payment of all tuition and fees is required to receive a diploma.
MED - Teacher Leadership: Curriculum, Assessment & Instruction Major - Program of Study
Teacher Leadership: Curriculum, Assessment & Instruction Courses
Field experiences will be required in some courses.
| EDUC-540 | Advanced Curriculum Design | 3 |
| EDUC-640 | Curriculum Transformation | 3 |
| EDUC-550 | Advanced Assessment Design | 3 |
| EDUC-650 | Assessment Transformation | 3 |
| EDUC-560 | Advanced Instructional Design | 3 |
| EDUC-660 | Innovative Instructional Design | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 18 |
Core Courses
