Donald Bear is director of the E.L. Cord Foundation Center for Learning and Literacy and professor of the Literacy Studies in the Department of Educational Specialties. The Cord Foundation Center provides enrichment and tutoring to children to improve their reading and writing skills. Professor Bear is coauthor of Words Their Way and Developing Literacy: An Integrated Approach to Assessment and Instruction.
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The Department of Curriculum, Teaching, and Learning (CTL) fosters the development of students who strive to become exemplary elementary or secondary teachers through undergraduate and graduate coursework. The faculty of CTL focus on research and teaching related to the development of educators and educational programs suited to meet the needs of a complex and rapidly changing society.
The Department of Educational Leadership (EL) offers graduate degree programs at three levels: Master of Education (M.Ed.) or Master of Arts (M.A.), Education Specialist (Ed.S.) and Doctor of Education (Ed.D.) or Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.). The coursework leading to a graduate degree is taught by a core faculty with expertise in the areas of organizational development, policy development, school administration, supervision and evaluation, curriculum development, school law, school finance, school plant planning, higher education and educational foundations.
Specializations in the areas of elementary and secondary curriculum, reading, counseling and guidance, special education and research can be obtained in cooperation with other departments within the College of Education. By combining some of the above areas, it is possible to provide additional programs for administrators whose roles require specific emphases.
We welcome your interest in our The Department of Educational Specialties has undergraduate, graduate, research projects, and grants in a variety of areas related to student diversity. Academic programs include undergraduate majors in Special Education, the Integrated Elementary/Special Education Program, and Early Childhood Education. Master's degree programs are available in Literacy Studies, Special Education, Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages, and Educational Specialties (with area of emphasis).
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