Education M.Ed.
The M.Ed. is earned by students who have completed PSU’s Secondary Graduate Teacher Education Program (GTEP) or Secondary Dual Educator Program (SDEP), and the Graduate level students in the Bilingual Teacher Pathway (BTP) Program or the Licensure in Elementary Education Program (LEEP). ITEP students may earn a M.Ed. with completion of coursework approved by their advisor.
Requirements listed below are for the M.Ed. only. Please refer to the licensure sections linked above for additional requirements for the licensure programs.
Elementary Education
| ITP 509 | Elementary Practicum | 1 |
| ITP 509 | Elementary Practicum | 1 |
| ITP 509 | ESOL Practicum | 3 |
| ITP 556 | Identity and Social Emotional Learning | 3 |
| ITP 557 | Culture, Law, and Politics | 4 |
| ITP 558 | Using Technology in the Elementary Classroom | 3 |
| ITP 559 | Inclusive Practices | 2 |
| ITP 560 | Social Studies Methods Teacher as Activist | 4 |
| ITP 561 | Methods for Teaching Science, Health, and Environmental Justice | 4 |
| ITP 562 | Arts, Music, and Movement Methods | 3 |
| ITP 563 | Literacy Methods 1 Reading and Spelling Words | 4 |
| ITP 564 | Literacy Methods 2 Meaning Making, Identity Building, and Criticality | 5 |
| ITP 565 | Equity-Centered Mathematics Methods 1 for Elementary Educators | 3 |
| ITP 566 | Equity-Centered Mathematics Methods 2 for Elementary Educators | 4 |
| ITP 567 | ESOL Bridges in Elementary Classrooms | 3 |
| ITP 570 | Curriculum Design | 3 |
| ITP 571 | Equitable Assessment Practices | 3 |
| ITP 572 | Teacher Performance Assessment | 4 |
| ITP 573 | Community Engagement and Collaboration | 3 |
| ITP 574 | Classroom Community and Routines | 3 |
| ITP 582 | Student Teaching Seminar 1 | 2 |
| ITP 583 | Student Teaching Seminar 2 | 3 |
| ITP 584 | Student Teaching Seminar 3 Equity in Classroom Teaching | 2 |
| ITP 585 | Student Teaching Seminar 4 | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 73 |
Elementary Education students must take student teaching, which will count toward
licensure, but not toward M.Ed. degree requirements.
Secondary Education
| Ed 519 | Inclusive Secondary Classrooms | 3 |
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| ITP 516 | Engaging Young Adolescent Learners | 3 |
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| ITP 517 | Engaging Adolescent Learners | 3 |
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| ITP 518 | Assessment for Learning | 2 |
| ITP 520 | Literacies in the Disciplines | 3 |
| ITP 529 | Professional Seminar -Secondary | 1 |
| ITP 513 | Technology as a Tool for Learning | 3 |
| ITP 514 | Educating for Equity and Social Justice | 3 |
| ITP 515 | Foundations of Culturally and Linguistically Responsive Practice at the Secondary Level | 3 |
| ITP 511 | Classroom Management for Student Success | 3 |
| ITP 512 | Learning and the Learner | 3 |
| ITP 521-528 | Secondary Methods | 10 |
| ITP 551 | Research and Classroom Inquiry | 5 |
| ITP 509 | Practicum | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 45 |
Secondary Dual Education Program
| Ed 507 | Seminar | 1 |
| Ed 581 | Inclusive Classroom Researcher | 2 |
| Ed 583 | Study Skills and Learning Strategies | 2 |
| Ed 585 | Instructional Planning for Inclusive Classrooms | 3 |
| Ed 586 | Collaborative Teaching | 2 |
| Ed 587 | Inclusive Educational Research and Leadership | 2 |
| CI 543 | Effective Tchg Strategies & Materials for Working with Linguistically & Culturally Diverse Stdnts | 3 |
| ITP 511 | Classroom Management for Student Success | 2 |
| ITP 512 | Learning and the Learner | 3 |
| ITP 514 | Educating for Equity and Social Justice | 3 |
| SpEd 513 | Classroom Based Assessment and Instructional Planning | 3 |
| SpEd 548 | Positive Behavior Support in the Classroom | 3 |
| SpEd 528 | Instructional Methods I: Literacy (Midlevel/High School) | 3 |
| SpEd 529 | Instructional Methods II: Math and Content Instruction (Mid-level/High School) | 3 |
| SpEd 571 | Adolescents with Learning Differences | 2 |
| ITP 521-528 | Secondary Methods | 8 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 45 |
Bilingual Teacher Pathway Elementary
| BBE 522 | Human Development and Learning in Multicultural/Multilingual Communities | 4 |
| BBE 524 | Professional Development and Reflection | 2 |
| BBE 532 | Language and Literacy Development for Diverse Learners | 3 |
| BBE 534 | Planning, Assessment, and Curriculum | 3 |
| BBE 542 | Elementary Mathematics Methods for Dual Language Learners | 3 |
| BBE 544 | Culturally Responsive Learning Environment | 3 |
| BBE 548 | Biliteracy Development for Dual Language Learners | 3 |
| BBE 552 | Integrating Arts in Elementary Methods | 3 |
| BBE 554 | Technology and Education | 3 |
| BBE 562 | Science Methods for Elementary Dual-Language Learners | 3 |
| BBE 572 | Literacy Development in the Content Area | 3 |
| BBE 574 | Dual Language - Biliteracy Assessment | 3 |
| BBE 580 | Inquiry and Reflective Practitioner A | 3 |
| BBE 580 | Inquiry and Reflective Practitioner B | 3 |
| BBE 580 | Inquiry and Reflective Practitioner C | 2 |
| CI 543 | Effective Tchg Strategies & Materials for Working with Linguistically & Culturally Diverse Stdnts | 3 |
| CI 596 | Second Language Acquisition and Development for K-12 Educators | 3 |
| ELP 565 | ELL School Community Relations | 3 |
| ELP 566 | Impact of Language and Culture in the Classroom | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 56 |
BTPE students must take student teaching or Internship, and it will count toward licensure, but not M.Ed. degree requirements.
Bilingual Teacher Pathway Secondary
| CI 596 | Second Language Acquisition and Development for K-12 Educators | 3 |
| CI 597 | Assessment of Language and Content Learning for K-12 English Learners | 2 |
| ITP 513 | Technology as a Tool for Learning | 3 |
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| ITP 516 | Engaging Young Adolescent Learners | 3 |
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| ITP 517 | Engaging Adolescent Learners | 3 |
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| ITP 552 | Reflective Practitioner | 4 |
| BBE 534 | Planning, Assessment, and Curriculum | 3 |
| BBE 524 | Professional Development and Reflection | 2 |
| BBE 532 | Language and Literacy Development for Diverse Learners | 3 |
| ELP 565 | ELL School Community Relations | 3 |
| ELP 566 | Impact of Language and Culture in the Classroom | 3 |
| ELP 567 | ESL/Bilingual Program Design and Models | 3 |
| SpEd 555 | Working With LEP Children Who Have Special Needs | 2 |
| CI 543 | Effective Tchg Strategies & Materials for Working with Linguistically & Culturally Diverse Stdnts | 3 |
| ITP 511 | Classroom Management for Student Success | 1-3 |
| ITP 512 | Learning and the Learner | 1-3 |
| ITP 521-528 | Secondary Methods | 8 |
| ITP 551 | Research and Classroom Inquiry | 4 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 55 |
International Teacher Education Program Elementary
| ITP 540 | Foundations of Literacy | 4 |
| ITP 539 | Elementary Mathematics Methods | 4 |
| Ed 518 | Inclusive Elementary Classrooms | 2 |
| ITP 514 | Educating for Equity and Social Justice | 3 |
| ITP 537 | Instructional Design and Assessment | 4 |
| | Electives | 28 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 45 |
International Teacher Education Program Secondary
| ITP 514 | Educating for Equity and Social Justice | 3 |
| ITP 515 | Foundations of Culturally and Linguistically Responsive Practice at the Secondary Level | 3 |
| Ed 519 | Inclusive Secondary Classrooms | 3 |
| ITP 518 | Assessment for Learning | 2 |
| ITP 521-528 | Secondary Methods | 6 |
| | Electives | 28 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 45 |