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2009-2010 Graduate Catalog 
    
2009-2010 Graduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Educational Foundations and Curriculum Department


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Ellensburg
Black Hall, Room 101

509-963-1448
Fax: 509-963-1162
www.cwu.edu/~education
See the Web site for how these programs could be used for educational and career purposes.

Faculty and Staff
Chair

Barry Donahue, EdD

Graduate Programs Coordinator
Cathy Bertelson, PhD

Director of Field Experience
Rexton Lynn, EdD

Professors
Catherine Bertelson, PhD, educational technology
Rebecca S. Bowers, EdD, curriculum and instruction
Barry Donahue, EdD, philosophy, research design
Steven A. Schmitz, EdD, sociology, philosophy, history, assessment, curriculum
David Shorr, PhD, early childhood education
Don B. Woodcock, PhD, policy and management, multicultural, and American Indian education

Associate Professors
Kim M. Jones, PhD, curriculum and instruction
Mary Lochrie, EdD, classroom management, assessment, curriculum and instructional planning
Steve Nourse, EdD, curriculum and instruction, supervision
Lee Plourde, PhD curriculum and instruction, supervision, administration

Assistant Professors
Yukari Amos, PhD, bilingual education
Gary Ballou, PhD, field supervision
Benson, Kelly, EdD, leadership, law
Ian Loverro, PhD, educational technology and communication
Naomi Jeffery Petersen, EdD, philosophy, assessment, STEM, informal settings
Molly Ross, EdD, field supervisor
Lantana Usman, PhD, administration, leadership & policy studies, foundations

Lecturers
Alex Alexandrou, MA, field supervisor
Jerry St. George, MEd, field supervisor

Staff
Jan Case, program support supervisor

Department Information
The master teacher degree program is designed primarily for elementary and secondary school teachers and school service personnel. Since the program may also prepare the student for community college teaching and for advanced study, the student should seek advice from the program advisors.

Admission Requirements
In addition to general requirements for admission to master’s programs, students desiring admission to programs in education must meet departmental requirements.  Members of the department will review the student’s application materials from the Office of Admissions and, if deemed necessary, may meet with the student before a recommendation for admission can be made.

Required Educational Foundations and Research Courses
EDF 510 is required of all students earning the MEd degree. The candidate further must choose at least six credits from the following:  EDF 501, Educational Foundations, EDF 502, History of Education, EDF 503, Philosophy of Education, EDF 504, Advanced Educational Statistics, and EDF 507, Students and problems in intercultural educagtion. Related courses may be substituted with permission of the student’s graduate advisor or committee chair, the chair of the department, and the dean of Graduate Studies and Research.

Master Teacher, MEd Program Description
The Master Teacher is a program of advanced preparation for classroom teachers intending to become teacher scholars and to assume positions of leadership within their schools with respect to the development of curriculum, instructional strategies, and related classroom concerns.

The program is intended to allow current teachers to focus on areas of emphasis in the P-12 classroom settings.
Prerequisite: A minimum of one year of contracted teaching experience in a P-12 classroom setting is required for admission to the Master Teacher program. One of the three required recommendation forms for admission to the Master Teacher program must come from the applicant’s current or most recent principal or designee.

Program: The student will complete at least 45 credits as outlined in an approved course of study filed with the Office of Graduate Studies and Research. The development of a course of study most appropriate to the professional goals and purposes of each individual student must be completed and approved by a program advisor or committee chair upon the completion of 12 credits.
 

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