Integrative Teaching and Learning Concentration
This concentration is designed for practicing educators who wish to enrich their competency in developing innovative curriculum and implementing emerging pedagogies (such as technology-infused, standards-based, integrative, project-based, and design-based learning). The requirements are sufficiently flexible to permit both elementary and secondary teachers to improve their skills in their respective content areas.
Concentration Core
| EDAD 511 | 21st-Century Educational Leadership | 3 |
| EDCI 538 | Creativity and Innovation in the Classroom | 3 |
| EDCI 540 | Teaching and Learning for 21st-Century Skills | 3 |
| EDUC 528 | Design Thinking in the Classroom | 3 |
| or | |
| TECH 528/TECH 428 | Design Thinking and Technology | 2 |
| EDUC 539 | Classroom Art Integration | 3 |
| EDUC 556 | Integrative Curriculum Design | 3 |
| Approved Electives* | 6 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 23 |
*Teaching and Learning electives must be chosen in consultation with the student’s advisor. Suggested elective courses:
EDUC 537,
EDUC 549,
SPED 522