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Online Master of Education – Curriculum and Instruction Degree

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Program Overview

As K-12 education faces a wide array of fundamental challenges, educators with advanced degrees, certifications, and endorsements are in high demand.

Earning a Master of Education in Curriculum and Instruction from King’s College online will enhance your approach to developing energized and inclusive curricula and instructional competencies in the classroom, inspire your development, and position you as a leader who can incorporate learning trends, best practices, and address complex issues across several concentration areas.

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Concentrations

To earn a master's in curriculum and instruction, choose from one of six different Curriculum and Instruction degree concentrations, five of which include Pennsylvania certifications or endorsements (only available to educators who hold a Pennsylvania teaching certification and who have completed the required coursework and applicable exams):

  • English as a Second Language + Program Specialist Certification*
  • Excellence in Teaching
  • Instructional Leadership + Instructional Coaching Endorsement
  • School Leadership + Principal Leadership Certification
  • Specialized Education
  • STEM + STEM Education Plan Endorsement

Teacher Apprenticeship Program

In the Teacher Apprenticeship Program, students with four-year degrees outside of the education field can earn a secondary (7-12) teaching certification and a master’s degree quickly and tuition-free while being paid as full-time paraprofessionals working in the classroom.

To begin the program, apprentices must accept employment as a paraprofessional at one of our partner districts, which currently include Scranton School District, Wallenpaupack School District, and Jim Thorpe School District. Interested and qualified paraprofessionals already employed by our partner districts will receive preference for the limited number of available apprentice positions. The program will take approximately 14 months to complete, during which time apprentices will work full-time as teacher’s aides and take education coursework primarily online after working hours and during weekends (there is also some in-person coursework which will take place during the first summer). After completing coursework and passing the state-mandated exam, apprentices will earn a Master of Education in Curriculum and Instruction with a concentration in Teaching Excellence degree, and receive an Instructional I certificate, which licenses them to teach throughout Pennsylvania (and enables speedy reciprocity for teaching certification in 48 states).

Application Requirements

Applicants will need to demonstrate some evidence of content-area expertise in the field in which they are pursuing certification, which may include a review of candidates’ undergraduate transcript if undergraduate studies correspond with the desired content area.

Course Outline by Concentration

English as a Second Language Concentration (30 credits)

  • EDUC 580 Curriculum Theory & Design (3 credits)
  • EDUC 582 Current Issues & Trends in Education (3 credits)
  • EDUC 584 Interactive Learning (3 credits)
  • EDUC 586 Inclusionary Classroom Practices (3 credits)
  • EDUC 590 Practical Research for Educators (3 credits)
  • EDUC 620 ESL Master’s Capstone Project (3 credits)
  • EDUC 600 Second Language Acquisition: Theory & Practice (3 credits)*
  • EDUC 605 ESL Instruction: Theory & Practice (3 credits)*
  • EDUC 610 ESL Assessment: Theory & Practice (3 credits)*
  • EDUC 615 Dimensions of Culture (3 credits)*
*Certification option: For those who already hold their master’s degree, starred courses and EDUC 601 ESL Clinical Field Experience can be completed to earn ESL Program Specialist Certification (15 credits). EDUC 601 is required for the certificate but does not count in the M.Ed. concentration.

Excellence in Teaching Concentration (30 credits)

  • EDUC 580 Curriculum Theory & Design (3 credits)
  • EDUC 582 Current Issues & Trends in Education (3 credits)
  • EDUC 584 Interactive Learning (3 credits)
  • EDUC 586 Inclusionary Classroom Practices (3 credits)
  • EDUC 590 Practical Research for Educators (3 credits)
  • EDUC 535 Master’s Capstone Project (3 credits)
  • EDUC ___ Elective 1: (3 credits)
  • EDUC ___ Elective 2: (3 credits)
  • EDUC ___ Elective 3: (3 credits)
  • EDUC ___ Elective 4: (3 credits)

Instructional Leadership Concentration (30 credits)

  • EDUC 580 Curriculum Theory & Design (3 credits)
  • EDUC 582 Current Issues & Trends in Education (3 credits)
  • EDUC 584 Interactive Learning (3 credits)
  • EDUC 586 Inclusionary Classroom Practices (3 credits)
  • EDUC 590 Practical Research for Educators (3 credits)
  • EDUC 595 Instructional Leadership Capstone (3 credits)
  • EDUC 501 Foundations of Instructional Coaching (3 credits)*
  • EDUC 517 Literacy Leadership & Instructional Coaching (3 credits)*
  • EDUC 521 Alternative Assessment (3 credits)*
  • EDUC 525 Instructional Coaching Practicum (3 credits)*

*Endorsement option: For those who already hold their master’s degree, courses marked with an asterisk can be completed to earn the Instructional Coaching Endorsement (12 credits).

School Leadership Concentration (30 credits)

  • EDUC 580 Curriculum Theory & Design (3 credits)
  • EDUC 582 Current Issues & Trends in Education (3 credits)
  • EDUC 590 Practical Research for Educators (3 credits)
  • EDUC 990 School Leadership Capstone (3 credits)
  • EDUC 900 The Principalship (3 credits)*
  • EDUC 905 Principles of Instructional Supervision (3 credits)*
  • EDUC 910 School Improvement (3 credits)*
  • EDUC 915 Law & Education (3 credits)*
  • EDUC 920 Financial Management (3 credits)*
  • EDUC 925 Elementary School Practicum (1 credit)*
  • EDUC 926 Middle School Practicum (1 credit)*
  • EDUC 927 High School Practicum (1 credit)*
*Certification option: for those who already hold their master’s degree, courses marked with an asterisk can be completed to earn the Principal Leadership Certification (18 credits).

Specialized Education Concentration (30 credits)

  • EDUC 580 Curriculum Theory & Design (3 credits)
  • EDUC 582 Current Issues & Trends in Education (3 credits)
  • EDUC 584 Interactive Learning (3 credits)
  • EDUC 586 Inclusionary Classroom Practices (3 credits)
  • EDUC 590 Practical Research for Educators (3 credits)
  • EDUC 790 Spec Educ Master’s Capstone Project (3 credits)
  • EDUC 700 Characteristics & Etiology of Autism (3 credits)
  • EDUC 705 Instructional Interventions & Methods for Autism (3 credits)
  • EDUC 710 Autism Assessment for Instructional Planning (3 credits)
  • EDUC 715 Collaboration with Families, Agencies & Community (3 credits)

STEM Concentration (30 credits)

  • EDUC 580 Curriculum Theory & Design (3 credits)
  • EDUC 582 Current Issues & Trends in Education (3 credits)
  • EDUC 584 Interactive Learning (3 credits)
  • EDUC 586 Inclusionary Classroom Practices (3 credits)
  • EDUC 590 Practical Research for Educators (3 credits)
  • EDUC 670 Science Master’s Capstone Project (3 credits)
  • EDUC 672 STEM Design (3 credits)*
  • EDUC 674 STEM Methods (3 credits)*
  • EDUC 676 STEM Assessments (3 credits)*
  • EDUC 678 STEM Practicum (3 credits)*
*Endorsement option: for those who already hold their master’s degree, courses marked with an asterisk can be completed to earn the STEM Education Plan Endorsement (12 credits).

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Contact Us

Judie Burridge
Assistant Director of Graduate Admission
(570) 208-5850