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Department of Curriculum and Instruction
Middle Grades Concentration
Teacher LeadershipTrack
Designed for:
Students with an initial ("A") license in Middle Grades Education who wish to pursue a Masters Degree that extends their expertise in teaching grades 6-9.
Program Description:
The Master of Education (Teacher Leadership Track) ) can be taken on a full-time or part-time basis. The program is aligned with the North Carolina Advanced Competencies of a Master Teacher and the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards. A culminating portfolio based on these sets of standards is required. The program is oriented toward improving results in teaching practice, gaining critical knowledge, skills, and dispositions, developing action research and professional development, leadership abilities, and working successfully with diverse learners in middle schools. Graduates receive a Master of Education in Middle Grades Education with an emphasis on instructional leadership.
Graduates of the Master’s Degree must be able to demonstrate four major accomplishments:
- Understanding the philosophy and mission of middle grades education.
- Understanding human growth and developmental implications for middle grades education.
- Generating strategies for curriculum development and teaching methodology.
- Developing personal competencies for leading and teaching at the middle-level.
Candidates must submit a portfolio that documents their accomplishment of five Advanced Competencies.
Application Process:
- Applicants can obtain an application from the Graduate School.
- Two official transcripts are required from every college and university that you attended.
- Three recommendations are also required, and should be submitted in sealed envelopes.
- A Residency Statement is required for applicants claiming North Carolina residency.
- Applicants must take the Graduate Record Examination (GRE) and submit their test scores to the Graduate School.
- Applicants are required to submit a personal statement and a copy of an updated resume.
Pre-requisites:
- Initial "A" licensure in Middle Grades
- Two years teaching experience
Curriculum:
Core: (9 hours)
- CUI 669 (3) Educational Implications of Learning & Developmental Theory
- CUI 545 (3) Diverse Learners
- ERM 605 (3) Educational Measurement & Evaluation or ERM 604 (3) Methods of Educational Research
Pedagogical Expertise: (9 hours)
- CUI 626 (3) Middle Grades Curriculum & Instruction (or approved substitute)
- CUI 622 (3) Differentiated Instruction
- CUI 628 (3) Trends & Issues in Curriculum & Instruction or ELC 697 (3) Selected Critical Issues in American Education (or approved substitute)
Content Courses (12 hours)
Your content courses come from either the appropriate department (i. e., if you have a math focus, then courses come from the math department) or from our department if the name of your concentration is listed in the course's title (e.g., Technology in mathematics education).
Professional Developmental/Leadership: (9 hours)
- CUI 656 (3) Teacher as Leader (to be taken at the end of program)
- CUI 675 (6) Teacher as Researcher (to be taken as two separate courses during Fall and Spring of final year)
Licensure Process:
- Completion of Program of Study
- Successful completion of Advanced Competencies Portfolio
- Application for licensure through UNCG Certification Officer
Contact Person:
Dr. Colleen Fairbanks
Curry Building, Room 344
(336) 334-3440
cmfairba@uncg.edu