Term Effective:
Fall 2024
The requirements for this program of study are effective beginning the semester shown above. If you began working on this program before the effective semester, you may not be affected by the changes. Consult with the program contact person or the department chair to determine your eligibility to complete the program under previous requirements.
Description:
The Educator Development Certificate of Achievement is designed to support students as they begin to explore careers in Secondary Education as well as educators wishing to enhance their skills in their current positions. This certificate program includes curriculum development that addresses the needs of diverse student populations through subject- and grade-appropriate teaching strategies and curricular models that deepen student learning. Students in the program will inform their instructional practices through analysis and reflection to support their future students’ developmental needs by designing and implementing formative and summative assessments to measure student learning. Students in the program will examine diverse instructional strategies, inclusive of technology, to meet the varying abilities, learning styles, and cultural assets of all students to deepen student learning within a positive learning environment.
Upon successful completion of this program, the student will be able to:
- Demonstrate the ability to create curriculum that addresses the needs of diverse student populations through grade-appropriate teaching strategies and curricular models that deepen student learning; meet varying abilities and learning styles; and actively engage learners.
- Implement diverse instructional strategies, inclusive of technology, to meet the varying abilities, learning styles, and cultural assets of all students to deepen student learning within a positive learning environment.
- Inform their instructional practices through analysis and reflection to support students’ developmental needs by designing and implementing formative, and summative assessments to measure student learning.
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