Curriculum
TCH 7621 Critical Thinking for Teaching and Learning (3 units)
An in-depth study of the art of critical thinking and its application to teaching
at all levels of education. Three dimensions of reasoning are examined including the
elements of critical thinking, university intellectual standards and intellectual
virtues, which in combination make up the process of fair-minded critical thinking.
This course, significantly, includes the application of specific critical thinking
strategies to the international school classroom.
TES 7040 Developing Cross-Cultural Competencies (3 units)
Study of the influence of culture and society on educational systems, communities
and workplaces, notably on schools. The course focuses on the nature and manifestation
of culture, cultural contact and cultural diversity in the international school setting
and communities and families of the school. Investigation of values, behaviors and
beliefs of cultural groups is crucial to the development of the international teacher’s
multicultural and cross-cultural communication skills. Students examine various comparative
case studies.
ELM 7850 School, Family and Community Relations (3 units)
Learn ways of linking schools and homes in a culturally diverse community. The class
indentifies and cultivates their own community resources that strengthen an international
school’s relationships with its families and community. Effective home-school partnerships
and school-community partnerships are examined and collaboratively developed for the
international teacher.
TES 7430 Techniques of Teaching Reading and Writing to Second Language Learners (3
units)
Explores techniques and approaches for teaching reading and writing to second language
learners, both for students learning to read and write and for students utilizing
English reading and writing in their subject-specific courses. Experience is provided
in designing curriculum, creating materials and developing evaluation instruments
for assessing reading and writing skills for second language learners.
TEL 7170 Technology in the Curriculum (3 units)
Addresses the integration of technology into the curriculum as it relates to adopted
international school frameworks, standards, and best practices in the international
school. Current research, hardware and software resources available for the international
teacher are both introduced and applied immediately to the classroom setting. Students
will gain capacity in educational and basic programs and electronic techniques to
assure a media rich teaching environment and lesson planning. Each student will build
their own website for use by their students and parents.
ELM 7810 International Administrative Leadership (3 units)
Incorporates theoretical paradigms and pragmatic approaches to the leadership of an
international school, both for the teacher in a professional learning community of
colleagues and the school administrator. Candidates are challenged to examine themselves
as leaders as well as their capacity to assess the international school environment
context and structure to support high level learning.
TCH 7640 New Models of Instruction and Learning (3 units)
Explores a variety of instructional strategies, curriculum theories and research.
Emerging trends in instructional delivery systems, pedagogical strategies and techniques,
and analysis of learning support materials within the classroom are examined. Elements
of critical thinking, university intellectual standards and intellectual virtues are
examined and combine for the international teacher to make up the process of fair-minded
critical thinking. Critical thinking strategies are applied to the construction of
the international classroom in a strategical manner. Capstone projects call for the
international teacher to develop implementable systems for curriculum development,
classroom models, and text selection considerations, for example.
TCH 7660 Methods of Assessment (3 units)
A critical examination of contemporary and traditional techniques for evaluating both
individual learners and the international learning environment (school and classroom).
Various methods of assessment are analyzed and opportunities for embedding data systems
into the international classroom are required of the data-driven teacher.
TCH 7685 Research Methods Seminar (3 units)
Prepares the international teacher to become not only a producer of data – driven
research but also an informed and analytical consumer of educational research. The
course surveys research methodologies applicator to schools in data-driven environments.
Technology considerations in data-drive research and international classroom learning
are embedded. Candidates begin to prepare the methodological framework for their capstone
Masters Project.
TCH 7690 Practicum Project in Teaching (3 units)
Sets the standards for and calls upon the international Candidate and Cohort to identify,
develop and assess a practical project for advancement of student learning within
their own international school. This course assures development of the Candidate’s
collaborative Capstone Project which incorporates the theory and improved practiced
developed through the Masters Program. The project must give clear and present evidence
of improving the identified international school classroom, international student
learning, and international school site.
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