Note:  TCE = Teacher and Counselor Education (in the College of Education)

Course #	Course Title	Credits
Core Courses for All Students (24 credits)
TCE 528	Using Assessment to Improve Instruction	3
TCE 542	Teacher Leadership	3
TCE 590	Social Justice in Education	3
TCE 549	Teaching in a Differentiated and Diverse Classroom	3
TCE 561	Action Research (recommended pre-requisite: TCE 562 or SED 580)	3
SED 580	Research and Evaluation   or TCE 562	3
TCE 544	Literacy and Reading Curriculum Design
	Select one of the following:
SED 594	Advanced Strategies: Science and Mathematics	3
TCE 596	Technology for Educators	3
TCE 512	Psychology of the Adolescent	3
Capstone Project (6 credits)
TCE 506	Projects	3
TCE 506	Projects	3
Concentrations – Electives (15 credits)
Examples	Content courses in science education, mathematics education, language arts, social studies, etc.	15
	ESOL or ESOL/Bilingual endorsement*	15-18
	Reading endorsement (Read Oregon)*	24

Required Courses

For course descriptions of all courses in the Masters’ of Education, go to Course Information.

Concentration – Electives

Select 15 credits of elective courses in one or more focused area of study. Work with an advisor to design a customized program, or add an endorsement to a current Oregon teaching license.

ESOL/Bilingual Endorsement

We offer endorsements in English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) and ESOL/Bilingual Education through OSU’s Extended Campus (Ecampus) for licensed Oregon teachers. This is an 18-credit-hour program for anyone interested in teaching English as a Second Language (ESL), as well as ESOL teachers and specialists. The site-based internship (TCE 510) can be done from anywhere in Oregon. ESOL/Bilingual Courses are available to everyone; an endorsement is not required

• TCE 522 Racial and Cultural Harmony in the K-12 Classroom (3)
• TCE 572 Theoretical Foundations of Language Acquisition for P-12 Educators (3)
• TCE 573 Instructional Approaches for P-12 English Language Learners (3)
• TCE 576 Language Policy and Issues in Bilingual/ELL Education (3)
• TCE 579 Linguistics for ELL/Bilingual Teachers (3)
• TCE 510 ESOL Internship (3)

Content/Pedagogy Specific

Select courses in your content area, such as mathematics education, science education, social studies, language arts, etc. See EdM Program Coordinator for list of available courses.

Science & Mathematics Education (SED) Courses (open to all K-12 educators)

• SED 564 Engineering and Science in the Lives of Students (3)
• SED 566 Fostering Reflective Discourse in Science and Math Contexts (3)
• SED 541 Teaching Weather Concepts: Using Tools for Multi-disciplinary Teaching (3)
• SED 595 Assessment and Evaluation (3)
• SED 598 Mathematics and Science Curriculum (3)
• SED 594 Advanced Strategies: Mathematics & Science (3)

 

Free Choice Learning (open to all K-12 educators)

• SED 582 Personal Dimensions of Free-Choice Learning (3)
• SED 583 Socio-Cultural Dimensions of Free-Choice Learning (3)
• SED 584 Physical Dimensions of Free-Choice Learning (3)
• SED 599 Special Topics: Communicating Ocean Sciences to Informal Audiences (COSIA) (3)

Science & Math Courses

• MTH 578 Probability and Data Analysis in K-8 Mathematics (3)
• MTH 598 Probability and Data Analysis in Secondary Mathematics (3)
• CH 584 Instruments and Online Interactions in the Physical Sciences (3)

Reading Endorsement

The Read Oregon program is a collaborative effort of four universities: Eastern Oregon University, Portland State University, Southern Oregon University, and Western Oregon University. Read Oregon consists of two new collaborative distance education programs available to teachers statewide.

• Literacy Education Course of Study — graduate-level, distance-delivered, 12-credit literacy education certificate of completion for general classroom teachers.
• Reading Specialist Program — graduate-level, distance-delivered 24-credit reading specialist endorsement program.

Note: You cannot receive financial aid if you are taking Read Oregon courses at another institution.