Master of Education Specializing in Crosscultural Teaching with a Single or Multiple Subject Credential with BCLAD and Internship Option

The Master of Education Specializing in Cross-Cultural Teaching is designed for students dedicated to instructional leadership in the K-12 setting. Courses meet the Commission on Teacher Credentialing (CTC) requirements for a preliminary credential and meet requirements for a master’s degree. This program has an internship option intended for students who want to obtain a preliminary credential and master’s degree at the same time. Students not seeking to achieve a preliminary teaching credential, yet desiring to complete a master’s degree should enroll in the Master of Arts in Teaching.

Program Learning Outcomes

Upon completion of this program, candidates are expected to:

• Demonstrate knowledge and abilities in making subject matter comprehensible to all K12 learners. (TPE Domain A)
• Demonstrate knowledge and abilities in assessing student learning. (TPE Domain B)
• Demonstrate knowledge and abilities in engaging and supporting students in learning. (TPE Domain C)
• Demonstrate knowledge and abilities in planning instruction and designing learning experiences for students. (TPE Domain D)
• Demonstrate knowledge and abilities in creating and maintaining effective environments for student learning. (TPE Domain E)
• Demonstrate knowledge and abilities in developing as a professional educator. (TPE Domain F)
• Demonstrate the application of educational research, evidence-based practices, and academic writing.

Requirements

Admission Requirements

• Complete TED 601 (Teaching and Credentialing).
• Receive and fully complete the Teacher Credential Packet and the “candidate statement” for admission to School of Education. The Packet must be fully completed (reviewed and signed by faculty advisor and credential advisor) before the end of TED 601 otherwise students will receive an “I” for the course.
• Proof of a conferred bachelor’s degree from a regionally accredited institution of higher education (IHE) or an international degree of U.S. equivalence
• Proof of completion of Basic Skills Assessment (CBEST)
• Valid certificate of clearance or valid equivalent document.
• Proof of negative TB test within the past five years.

Students who are pursuing a credential and who want to make a program change to the Master of Education in Cross-Cultural Teaching may do so under these conditions:

• The student must make the program change before Student Teaching 1,
• The student must pass the subject matter competency (CSET) exam before enrolling in student teaching.

Bilingual emphasis students must pass language proficiency examinations.

Students must also satisfy all Teaching Performance Assessment (TPA) requirements. Please see TPA Section of the catalog for further information.

Note: Candidates must register for Task Stream at the beginning of TED 601 and remained enrolled until all credential courses and TPA Tasks are completed. Task Stream fees are located in the General Fees area of the catalog.

Note: Students must have access to Microsoft Office on either a PC or Mac platform.

Degree Requirements
To receive a Master of Education Specializing in Cross-Cultural Teaching, students must complete at least 57 quarter units of graduate work, 48 of which must be taken in residence at National University.

Students enrolled in the joint degree-credential program will not be awarded the master’s degree until they complete all graduate and credential coursework, including student teaching.

Core Requirements
(5 courses; 19.5 quarter units TED)
(6 courses; 24 quarter units BCLAD)

TED 601 - Teaching and Credentialing (1.5 quarter units)
(This course may be taken concurrently with another course and must be taken within the first three courses)
TED 615 - Foundations of Education
TED 605 - The Diverse Classroom
TED 611 - Educational Psychology
BTE 612 - History and Culture of Latinos
(BCLAD students only; taught in language of emphasis )
MAT 640 - Applications of Research
(must be taken as the last course in the program)

Methods Courses (4 courses; 18 quarter units)
(Prerequisites: TED 615, TED 605, TED 611, and BTE 612 for BCLAD students)

Multiple Subject (363/365)
TED 621A - Lang. Dev. Methods: Elem. Sch.
   (Prerequisites: TED 615 or BTE 612 for BCLAD students only)
TED621B/BTE - 621B
Reading/Lang. Arts Methods
   (Prerequisites: TED 615 and TED 621A)
TED/BTE 622A - Curriculum and Instruction I
   (Prerequisites: TED 615 and TED 621A)
TED/BTE 622B - K-6 Math and Science
   (Prerequisites: TED 615 and TED 621A)
or

Single Subject (362/364)
TED 623 - Lang. Dev. Methods: Secondary
   (Prerequisite: TED 615)
TED/BTE 625A - Curriculum Design Sec. Learner
   (Prerequisites: TED 615 and TED 623)
TED/BTE 625B - Instruction and Classroom Management for Secondary and Middle Schools
   (Prerequisites: TED 615 and TED 625A or BTE 625A and TED 623)
TED/BTE 624 - Literacy for Content Areas
   (Prerequisites: TED 615 and TED 623)

Note: All Foundations and Methods Courses require 4 hours of fieldwork in K-12 schools. Candidates must obtain a Certificate of Clearance from the California Commission on Teacher Credentialing prior to beginning fieldwork in K-12 schools.

Co-requisites (3 courses; 13.5 quarter units)
These courses can be taken at any time in the program but are recommended prior to student teaching. These courses are required prior to applying for the credential.

HED 602 - Introductory Health Ed: K-12
EXC 625 - Children w/Excep. in Class
EDT 608 - Computer-Based Technology in the Classroom

Student Teaching and Internship Course Requirements
(5 courses; 21 quarter units for regular student teaching)
(3 courses; 12 quarter units for the internship program)

The student teaching and intern courses are required for the preliminary credential, but do not grant graduate credit (except for TED 610, TED 629 or TED 629I).

Student Teaching Requirements (5 courses; 21 quarter units)
(Prerequisites: TED 615, TED 605, TED 611 and BTE/TED 621A, BTE/TED 621B, BTE/TED 622A, BTE/TED 622B; or BTE/TED 623, BTE/TED 624, BTE/TED 625A, BTE/TED 625B)

TED 629 - Student Teaching Seminar (3.0 quarter units)
(must be taken concurrently with TED/BTE 630A-D)
BTE/TED 630A - Student Teaching 1
BTE/TED 630B - Student Teaching
   (Prerequisite: TED 630A)
BTE/TED 630C - Student Teaching
   (Prerequisite: TED 630A)
BTE/TED 630D - Student Teaching
   (Prerequisite: TED 630A)
or

Internship Requirements (3 courses; 12 quarter units)
(Prerequisite: Student must be admitted to the internship program)
TED 610 - Best Internship Practices
TED 629I - Intern Student Teaching Seminar (3.0 quarter units)
TED 628I - Internship Clinical Practice

An electronic portfolio is required for the assessment of all teacher credential candidates. The purpose of the e-portfolio is for candidates to show how their work in teacher education is linked to their own competency in the TPE Domains. Candidates will complete their portfolio in Task Stream. The portfolio will be reviewed by a National University faculty throughout the program and must be completed prior to exiting the credential program.

Candidates must meet all state of California requirements for the multiple and single subject credential to be recommended to the Commission on Teacher Credentialing. (See Credential Program Requirements)

Specialization in Cross-Cultural Teaching
Faculty Advisor: Gwendolyn Stowers * (858) 642-8333 * gstowers@nu.edu

The Cross-Cultural Teaching Area of Specialization is geared to providing candidates with knowledge, skills, and dispositions to effectively teach the increasingly diverse students in our society.

Specialization Learning Outcomes
By the end of this specialization, the students are expected to:

• Review the literature on critical pedagogy as it relates to the education of students in diverse classrooms
• Examine multicultural literature and social factors producing language in cultures
• Compare changes in societal affecting educational success
• Examine historical and educational assumptions influencing research
• Identify models of community, school and university articulations to counter school resistance by building community
• Identify issues needed to transform Whiteness in the classroom
• Use literature to provide children with positive multicultural experiences and cross cultural understanding
• Compare children’s and young adult multicultural literature and design effective strategies

Required Courses (4 courses; 18 quarter units)
TED 665 - Cognition, Lang. & Cult
TED 666 - Cultural and Linguistics
TED 667 - Diversity and Change
TED 668 - Multicultural Literature

Program Information

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Program Locations

• Bakersfield Campus
• Carlsbad Campus
• Costa Mesa Campus
• Fresno Campus
• La Mesa Campus
• Los Angeles Campus
• Ontario Campus
• Rancho Bernardo Campus
• Redding Campus
• Sacramento Campus
• San Bernardino Campus
• Sherman Oaks Campus
• South Bay Campus
• Spectrum Business Park Campus
• Stockton Campus
• Technology and Health Sciences Center

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