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Elizabeth Campbell, Chair and Program Director for Elementary Education (Graduate Certificate)
campbellwa@appstate.edu

Sara Zimmerman, Graduate Program Director for Curriculum Specialist (MA)
zimmermnsj@appstate.edu
currspec.appstate.edu

Chrystal Dean, Graduate Program Director for Elementary Mathematics (Graduate Certificate)
deanco@appstate.edu

Jerianne Taylor, Program Director for Middle and Secondary Teaching (Graduate Certificate)
taylorjs@appstate.edu
mstgradcert.appstate.edu

Shanan Fitts, Program Director for Teaching Emergent Bilingual Populations in the Content Areas (Graduate Certificate)
fittss@appstate.edu

Chris Cook, Graduate Program Director for Middle Grades Education (MA)
cookcm5@appstate.edu

The Curriculum Specialist online 33-credit-hour Master of Arts degree program prepares students to become curriculum and instruction specialists whose primary concern is the improvement of learning opportunities.  Students gain instructional expertise, knowledge of learners, research skills and content knowledge, as well as professional and leadership development to advise administrators and teachers on curriculum development and instruction.  The program is in compliance with the N.C. Department of Public Instructional (DPI) requirements leading to North Carolina Licensure as a curriculum-instruction specialist.  Students must have a teaching license to be admitted.

Appalachian State has a fully online Graduate Certificate program in all four Middle Grades content fields: Math, Science, Social Studies, and Language Arts, as well as in Career and Technical Education, grades 6-12. We also offer an on-campus program for individuals wishing to obtain a Graduate Certificate in Secondary Science or Secondary Mathematics.

The Graduate Certificate in Teaching Emergent Bilingual Populations in the Content Areas provides you with strong grounding in culturally sustainable pedagogy and creative methods for engaging immigrant and refugee in the areas of math, science, and multiliteracies. The certificate focuses on the intersections of math, science, and language learning due to lower achievement and participation rates for bilingual students in these fields.

Appalachian’s Master of Arts in Elementary Education leads to “M”-level licensure in grades K-6 and the Master of Arts in Middle Grades Education leads to the graduate-level “M” Grades 6-9 licensure. However, both programs are closed at this time.

Programs

• Curriculum Specialist, MA
• Elementary Education, MA
• Middle Grades Education - Language Arts Concentration, MA
• Middle Grades Education - Mathematics Concentration, MA
• Middle Grades Education - Science Concentration, MA
• Middle Grades Education - Social Studies Concentration, MA

• Elementary Education Graduate Certificate
• Elementary Mathematics Education Graduate Certificate
• Middle and Secondary Teaching Graduate Certificate
• Teaching Emergent Bilingual Populations in Content Areas Graduate Certificate

Courses

• CTE 5500 - Independent Study (1-3)
• CTE 5530-5549 - Selected Topics (1-4)
• CTE 5609 - Seminar in Career and Technology Education (3)
• CTE 5619 - Curriculum Development in Career and Technical Education (3)
• CTE 5650 - Research in Career and Technical Education (3)
• CTE 5660 - Advanced Methods in Teaching Career and Technical Education (3)

Additional offerings by the Department of Curriculum and Instruction include courses in Career and Technical Education (CTE)

• C_I 5000 - Principles of Curriculum and Instruction (3)
• C_I 5040 - Teacher as Researcher (3) [CL]
• C_I 5041 - Assessment to Improve Learning and Inform Teaching (3)
• C_I 5045 - Advanced Topics in Diversity (3) [CL]
• C_I 5050 - Cultivating, Supporting, and Sustaining Excellence in Teaching (2-3)
• C_I 5055 - Designing Student-Centered Curriculum and Instruction (3)
• C_I 5060 - Curriculum Planning (2-3)
• C_I 5070 - Advanced Study in Elementary School Mathematics (3)
• C_I 5075 - Advanced Study in Elementary School Science (3)
• C_I 5080 - Advanced Study in Elementary School Social Studies (3)
• C_I 5085 - Teaching High School Mathematics (3) [DL]
• C_I 5111 - Advanced Developmental Assessment and Program Evaluation for Children (3) [CL]
• C_I 5130 - Recent Trends and Issues in Education (3)
• C_I 5150 - Organizing and Planning Student Teaching (2)
• C_I 5160 - Supervision of Student Teaching (3)
• C_I 5230 - Studies in Applied Instructional Strategies (3)
• C_I 5240 - Mathematics for Special Education Teachers (3) [CL]
• C_I 5320 - Teaching Mathematics to Emergent Bilinguals Learners (3)
• C_I 5330 - Teaching Emergent Bilinguals in Science (3)
• C_I 5340 - Culturally Sustaining Pedagogies (3)
• C_I 5500 - Independent Study (1-3)
• C_I 5525 - Product of Learning (1-3)
• C_I 5530-5549 - Selected Topics (1-4)
• C_I 5550 - Successful Schools for Young Adolescents (3)
• C_I 5551 - Creativity (3)
• C_I 5552 - Advanced Video Production (3)
• C_I 5581 - Advanced Curriculum Design (3)
• C_I 5585 - Teacher Leadership and School Improvement (3) [CL]
• C_I 5591 - Advanced Curriculum Design in Elementary Education (3)
• C_I 5630 - Instructional Technology (3)
• C_I 5635 - Media Literacy and Program Development (3)
• C_I 5636 - Emerging Issues and Trends in Media and Technology (3)
• C_I 5642 - Introduction to Web Page Design and Development for Education (3)
• C_I 5643 - Advanced Production and Portfolio (3)
• C_I 5650 - Middle Level Instruction and Assessment (3)
• C_I 5660 - Developing Expertise in Academic Content (3)
• C_I 5750 - Teaching Diverse Young Adolescents (3)
• C_I 5770 - Intermediate Photography and Digital Imaging (3)
• C_I 5810 - Introduction to Sight and Sound (3)
• C_I 5830 - Media Literacy (3)
• C_I 5840 - Beginning Video Production (3)
• C_I 5850 - Middle Level Curriculum (3)
• C_I 5860 - Audio Documentary Production (3)
• C_I 5880 - Educational Regulations and Policies (3)
• C_I 5900 - Internship/Practicum (1-6)
• C_I 5910 - Applied Curriculum Specialist Skills (3)
• C_I 5921 - Instructional Design (3)
• C_I 5922 - Number Systems and Operations: K-5 Mathematical Tasks (3)
• C_I 5923 - Geometry & Spatial Visualization: K-5 Assessment (3) [CL]
• C_I 5924 - Algebraic Reasoning: K-5 Discourse & Questioning (3) [CL]
• C_I 5925 - Data Analysis and Measurement: K-5 Classroom Interactions (3) [CL]
• C_I 5926 - Rational Numbers and Operations: K-5 Learning Trajectories (3)
• C_I 5927 - Mathematical Modeling: K-5 Leadership (3)
• C_I 5930 - Instructional Graphics (3)
• C_I 5989 - Graduate Research (1-9)
• C_I 5999 - Thesis (4)
• C_I 6050 - Critical Perspectives and Research in New Media and Literacies (3)
• C_I 6160 - Field Study in Curriculum Problems (3)
• C_I 6310 - Analysis of the Teaching Process (3)
• C_I 6360 - Survey of Research and Implications for Curriculum and Instruction (3)
• C_I 6460 - Issues, Trends, and Problems in Curriculum, K-9 (3)
• C_I 6500 - Independent Study (1-4)
• C_I 6530-6549 - Selected Topics (1-4)
• C_I 6999 - Education Specialist Thesis (1-6)
• C_I 7130 - Investigations into Curriculum and Instruction Problems (3)
• C_I 7131 - Emerging Issues in Curriculum and Instruction (3)
• C_I 7132 - Reflective Supervision of Curriculum and Instruction (3)
• C_I 7989 - Doctoral Research (1-9)

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