The Master of Science in Teaching and Learning is designed to provide practicing teachers with the
flexibility to custom design a Masters degree to meet their individual needs. Candidates may choose
from a variety of certificates listed below or individual courses depending on their program design
and plan of study.
Improving Teaching and Learning (9 credits)
- KSP 612: Differentiated Instruction is offered during the fall semester.
- KSP 663: Curriculum Development and Leadership is offered during the spring semester.
- KSP 613: Managing and Monitoring Student Learning is offered during the summer.
Learning Communities and Leadership (9 credits)
- KSP 665: Teacher as Leader is offered during the fall semester.
- KSP 641: Trends in Classroom Learning Communities is offered during the spring semester.
- KSP 657: Professional Learning Communities is offered during the summer.
Data-Driven Decision Making to Improve Student Learning (9 credits)
- KSP 675: Using Data to Improve Student Learning is offered during the fall semester.
- KSP 611: Action Research to Improve Student Learning is offered during the spring semester.
- KSP 640: Data and Assessments is offered during the summer.
Instructional Media in the Classroom (9 credits)
- KSP 619: Technology Integration for the K-12 Teacher is offered during the fall semester.
- KSP 624: Integrating Multimedia into the K-12 Classroom is offered during the spring semester.
- KSP 629: Communicating Electronically with the Learning Community is offered during the summer.
Certificate in Culturally Responsive Teaching (9 credits)
- KSP 601: Education for a Multicultural Society is offered during the fall semester.
- KSP 644: School, Family and Community Partnerships is offered during the spring semester.
- KSP 638: Literacy and Bilingualism is offered during the summer.
Student Development and Learning (9 credits)
- KSP 659: Character Development, Ethical and Moral Reasoning is offered during the fall semester.
- KSP 672: Spirituality and Learner Development in Education is offered during the spring semester.
- KSP 652: Advances in Student Development and Learning is offered during the summer.
Research Core (7 credits)
- KSP 609: Research Methods is offered during the fall, spring and summer semester.
- KSP 610: Scholarly Writing is offered during the fall, spring and summer semester.
- KSP 611: Teacher as Researcher: Classroom Inquiry is offered during the spring semester.
- KSP 694: Alternate Plan Paper is offered with permission from your advisor.
- KSP 695: Creative Projects is offered with permission from your advisor.
- KSP 699: Thesis is offered with permission from your advisor.
