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COLLEGE OF EDUCATION

  • Introduction
  • Master of Arts in
       Education

  • Certification and
       Endorsement

    Departments:

  • Educational
       Leadership and
       Foundations

  • Educational
       Psychology and
       Special Services

  • Teacher Education
    Dr. Arturo Pacheco, Dean
    Dr. Josefina Tinajero, Associate Dean Education Bldg,
    Room 414
    Phone: (915) 747-5572
    Fax: (915) 747-5755 E-mail:
    educ@utep.edu



  • Teacher Education
    Web site at: http://utminers.utep.edu/education/
    601 Education Building
    (915) 747-5426
    teachered@utep.edu

    1.- Master of Arts in Education
    2.- Master of Education
    3.- Program Advising
    4.- Teacher Certification
    5.- Bilingual Education (BED) Courses
    6.- Early Childhood Education (ECED) Courses
    7.- Educational Technology (EDT) Courses
    8.- Elementary Education (ELED) Courses
    9.- Reading Education (RED) Courses
    10.- Secondary Education (SCED) Courses
    11.- Teacher Education (TED) Courses

    11.- Teacher Education (TED) Courses

    5114 Current Topics in Science Education (1-0)
    5214 Current Topics in Science Education (2-0)
    Opportunity to develop competencies necessary to deal effectively with science instruction; includes curriculum, concepts, teaching strategies, and skills necessary to integrate content and teaching strategies. May be repeated for credit when topic varies.

    5119 Graduate Workshop in Education (1-0)
    Studies in a designated area. May be repeated for credit when topic varies.

    5300 Research for the Classroom Teacher (3-0)
    Research methodology relating to the problems and needs of classroom teachers with major emphasis on interpreting professional literature and conducting classroom-based action research. A scholarly paper will be required. Prerequisite: Admission to, or completion of, a Master's degree program.

    5301 Curriculum Theory and Design (3-0)
    Theoretical foundations and principles of curriculum design. Prerequisite: Admission to, or completion of, a Master's degree program.

    5302 Instructional Strategies and Classroom Management (3-0)
    Decision-making methodologies and human interactions as they relate to classroom management.

    5303 Construction and Use of Classroom Evaluation Instruments (3-0)
    Construction and use of norm-referenced and criterion-referenced achievement measures for summative and formative evaluation. Prerequisite: Admission to, or completion of, a Master's degree program.

    5305 Practicum in Instruction in Elementary and Secondary Schools (1-0-10)
    Observation by the University instructor of the student's classroom teaching and seminars designed to relate the classroom instructional situation to corresponding educational theory. Designed to be concurrent with public school teaching. May be repeated once for credit. Prerequisites: A grade point average of at least 2.5 in each teaching field and in all education courses and department approval.

    5313 Current Topics in Multicultural Education (3-0)
    Opportunity to develop competencies necessary to deal effectively with multicultural education instruction; includes curriculum, concepts, teaching strategies, and skills necessary to integrate content and teaching strategies. May be repeated for credit when topic varies.

    5314 Current Topics in Science Education (3-0)
    Opportunity to develop competencies necessary to deal effectively with science instruction; includes curriculum, concepts, teaching strategies, and skills necessary to integrate content and teaching strategies. May be repeated for credit when topic varies.

    5318 Current Topics in Mathematics Education (3-0)
    Opportunity to develop competencies necessary to deal effectively with mathematics instruction; includes curriculum, concepts, teaching strategies, and skills necessary to integrate content and teaching strategies. May be repeated for credit when topic varies.

    5319 Graduate Workshop in Education (3-0)
    Studies in a designated area. May be repeated for credit when topic varies.

    5322 Field Resources in Science Education (3-0)
    Directed observation of selected field resources. Particular emphasis will be placed on the acquisition of knowledge that directly relates to the essential elements in the elementary, middle, and high school science curricula in Texas.

    5323 Energy Education (3-0)
    Offers the opportunity for experience with the content, materials, and teaching strategies used in energy education.

    5396 Independent Graduate Studies (0-0-3)
    Studies in an area of the student's choice that have been approved by the sponsoring professor. May be repeated for credit when topic varies. Prerequisite: Department approval.

    5397 Practicum for Master Teachers (0-0-12)
    Assessment and verification of the competencies in a practicum situation as required for the Master Teacher Certificate. Prerequisites: Admission to the Master's Degree program and possession of an initial teaching certificate.

    5398 Thesis (0-0-3)
    Initial work on the thesis. Prerequisite: Permission of Graduate Advisor of Program.

    5399 Thesis (0-0-3)
    Continuous enrollment required while work on the thesis continues. Prerequisites: TED 5398 and permission of Graduate Advisor of Program.

     

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