CURRICULUM & INSTRUCTION Strickland Scholars (MSEd)
with Teacher Certification
The Baylor MSEd with initial secondary teaching certification offers a full-time, high-quality program to earn a master’s degree in 15 months.
Cohort Model Students enter and advance through the program in cohorts of 12-15 students, beginning each summer session.
Designed for students who have completed a bachelor’s degree and sufficient undergraduate hours in an applicable field of study, the Strickland Scholars Program develops highly qualified professionals through coursework and faculty-guided field experiences in teaching grades 7-12.
Graduate Faculty Leadership The graduate faculty of Baylor School of Education provide research-based pedagogy through rigorous coursework.
Certification Areas:
Innovative Teaching Baylor faculty members employ innovative and highly effective teaching strategies in the classroom and teach future educators how to utilize such strategies themselves.
• Secondary English • Secondary Mathematics • Secondary Sciences • Secondary Social Studies
C&I Graduate Program: Grounded in a caring community of faith-based scholars, Baylor’s Department of Curriculum & Instruction prepares individuals for transformative leadership in the fields of curriculum, teaching and learning. Our students learn to shape the future through research and practice, addressing complex issues with innovation and creativity.
Field Experiences Students gain hands-on experience and preparation through multiple and varied faculty-guided field work in local schools, including one semester of a student teaching experience.
36
Total Hours
The Strickland Scholars Program is completed in one academic year, plus two summers.
For information: Trena_Wilkerson@baylor.edu • (254) 710-6162 • baylor.edu/SOE/Strickland
CURRICULUM & INSTRUCTION GRADUATE FACULTY BROOKE BLEVINS, PhD
WESLEY NULL, PhD
LAKIA M. SCOTT, PhD
Social Studies Education
History and Philosophy of Education
Urban Education
Teacher Education
Curriculum Theory
Urban Literacy
Diversity Education
Teacher Education
Multicultural Education
Civics Education
Social Studies Education
Historically Black Colleges and Universities
LARRY BROWNING, EdD
BARBARA PURDUM-CASSIDY, EdD
Educational Program Evaluation
Reading and Literacy
Literacy Education
Social Justice Curricula
Teacher Preparation
Literacy Connections in Informal
Teacher Professional Development
Environments
TONY L. TALBERT, EdD
Inquiry-based Instruction
Investigating Best Practices
Qualitative Research Design and
Action Research
Analysis
Integrating Literature in Mathematics
SANDI COOPER, PhD
Social/Cultural Studies Education Education as Democracy (Diversity,
Early Number Sense Mathematical Thinking for Young Learners Integrating Children's Literature in Elementary Mathematics Mathematical Connections in Informal Learning Environments STEM in Elementary Grades KARON LECOMPTE, PhD
DOUGLAS ROGERS, EdD
Peace and Social/Economic
Videoconferencing as a Means of
Justice Studies)
Professional Development Mobile Computing Configurations
TRENA L. WILKERSON, PhD
Technology Integration Practices of
Mathematics Education
Classroom Teachers Use of Web-Portfolios as
Teacher Education Teacher Efficacy
Documentation Requirement for
Lesson Study
Teacher Candidates
Teaching and Learning Mathematics Professional Development
Social Studies Education
RACHELLE MEYER ROGERS, EdD
Civics Education Curriculum Studies History of Education
Lesson Study
RANDY M. WOOD, PhD
Action Research
Literacy
Teaching Mathematics
Middle Level Education
Interactive Web-Based SUZANNE M. NESMITH, PhD
Scenarios
Pre-Service and In-Service Teachers' Understanding of Science Content
Integrating Literature in Mathematics
Integration of Literature in the Content Areas Integration of Mathematics and Science Pre-Service Teachers' Field Experiences and Impact on
GRETCHEN SCHWARZ, PhD Media Literacy Graphic Novels Teacher Lore/Research Curriculum Issues
Learning
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