IPTE Master's Degree and Endorsement Options

IPTE Elementary Master's Degree and Endorsement Options

M.A. coursework and assignments assume that you are teaching children while enrolled; assignments and portfolio demonstrations require ongoing work with students for whom you are accountable. Some MA/endorsement options (see notes below) require two years of documented teaching experience at the point of application for endorsement. It is recommended that you talk with school and district personnel so that you consider school and district needs in determining the focus of your final master’s requirements. Please be aware that upon successful completion of all required coursework listed below, each Master’s degree candidate will have to complete a final comprehensive examination consisting of a portfolio, project, or take home exam.

Elementary Options

IPTE Elementary Bilingual/ESL Leadership (27 credits)

M.A. in Curriculum & Instruction with emphasis in Bilingual/ESL and Teacher of the Linguistically Diverse endorsement (requires 2 years teaching experience at the point of applying to Colorado Department of Education for endorsement) Contact: Mark Clarke at mark.clarke@cudenver.edu.

REM 5080-3: Research for Teachers or REM 5050-3: Assessment for Teachers

LLC 5910-3: Foundations of Language, Literacy, and Culture

LLC 5160-3: Foundations of Bilingual Education or LLC 5150-3 or LLC 5140-3

LLC 5070-3: Linguistic Analysis of English

LLC 5030-3: Language and Literacy Acquisition I

LLC 5050-3: Linguistic and Cultural Issues in Linking Assessment and Instruction

LLC 5825-3: Methods and Materials of Language Teaching

LLC 5820-3: Techniques in Teaching ESL

LLC 6912-3: Seminar and Practicum

 

IPTE Elementary Literacy Leadership (27 credits)

M.A. in Curriculum & Instruction with a Reading Teacher endorsement (requires 2 years teaching experience at the point of applying to Colorado Department of Education for endorsement) Contact: Sally Nathenson-Mejia at sally.nathenson@cudenver.edu or Sherry Taylor at sherry.taylor@cudenver.edu

REM 5080-3: Research for Teachers

LLC 5020-3: Workshop in Literacy and Language Teaching

LLC 5810-3: Workshop in Language Acquisition and Development (LLC 5810 preferred) or

LLC 5030-3: Language and Literacy: Acquisition, Processes, and Cognition I

LLC 5055-3: Linking Assessment and Instruction I

LLC 5060-3: Linking Assessment and Instruction II

LLC 5910-3: Foundations of Language, Literacy, and Culture

A children’s literature course with advisor approval-3 credits

LLC 6910-3: Seminar and Practicum in Literacy and Language, K-6

Choose one:

LLC 5710-3: Primary Literacy: Pre-Third Grade

LLC 5720-3: Writing: Process, Development, and Teaching—Grades 3-12

 

IPTE Elementary Special Education Leadership (32-35 Credits)

Master’s in Special Education with a Special Education Generalist endorsement. Contact: Donna Sobel at donna.sobel@cudenver.edu

To complete the IPTE Special Education Generalist endorsement:

SPED 5600-3: Special Education for School Professionals (Note: IPTE 5130 taken at the general education licensure level may be substituted for SPED 5600)

SPED 5320-2: The Uses of Technology in Special Education

SPED 5300-3: Collaborating in Schools & Communities

SPED 5010-3: Instructional Strategies for Students with Special Needs

SPED 5140-4: Advanced Assessment in Special Education

SPED 5500-2: Transition/Secondary Issues in Special Education

SPED 5780-3: Literacy Intervention for Student with Disabilities

SPED 5151-2: Positive Behavioral Supports

SPED 5913-4: Special Education Internship

To complete the IPTE Special Education M.A. beyond the endorsement:

REM 5080-3: Research for Teachers

SPED 5400-3: Seminar in Special Education

EPSY 5240-3: Cognition and Instruction

 

IPTE Educational Psychology Leadership (18 Credits)

Master’s in Educational Psychology.

Educational Psychology: Assessment – Contact: Kenny Wolf at kenneth.wolf@cudenver.edu

REM 5050-3: Assessment for Teachers

REM 5080-3: Research for Teachers

REM 5300-3: Introduction to Measurement

EPSY 5100-3: Advanced Child Growth and Development

EPSY 5110-3: Human Learning or ECE 5020-3: Approaches to Young Children's Learning

And any one of the following courses in consultation with your advisor:

EPSY 5020-3: Advanced Psychological Foundations of Education

EPSY 5240-3: Cognition and Instruction

REM 6050-3: Seminar in Assessment Policy Issues

3 credits: Any content assessment course (e.g., literacy assessment, math assessment, etc.)

Educational Psychology: Growth/Development/Learning –

EPSY 5100-3: Advanced Child Growth and Development

EPSY 5110-3: Human Learning or ECE 5020-3: Approaches to Young Children's Learning

EPSY 5240-3: Cognition and Instruction

REM 5080-3: Research for Teachers

And any two of the following courses in consultation with your advisor:

EPSY 5020-3: Advanced Psychological Foundations of Education

EPSY 5050-3: Children's Thinking

EPSY 5180-3: Psychology of Gifted, Talented, and Creative Children

EPSY 5200-3: Social Psychology of Learning

EPSY 6600-3: Human Motivation

 

IPTE Elementary Teacher Leadership: (Option) Emphasis (18-21 credits)

M.A. in Curriculum & Instruction with a leadership area of choice

REM 5080-3: Research for Teachers

FNDS 5050-3: Critical Issues in American Education

or IPTE 5080-3: Principles and Practices of Change in Schools

or SPED 5300-3: Collaborating in Schools & Communities

Mathematics – (Select 12 credits from the following) Contact: Karen Koellner at karen.koellner@cudenver.edu

ELED 5430-3: Topics in Mathematics Education

ELED 5410-3: Teaching Numbers and Arithmetic

ELED 5440-3: Geometry in Elementary School

ELED 5401-3: Assessment in Mathematics Education

ELED 5411-3: Mathematics Education and Gender

ELED 5416-3: Math Science Connections

ELED 5430-3: Topic: Probability and Statistics

Science – See Advisor for plan of study Contact: Mike Marlow at mike.marlow@cudenver.edu

 

IPTE Elementary Teacher Leadership: (Option) Emphasis (21 credits)

M.A. in Curriculum & Instruction with leadership:

Technology Applications in Education Contact: Brent Wilson at brent.wilson@cudenver.edu

IPTE 5080-3: Principles and Practices of Change in Schools or SPED 5300-3: Collaborating in Schools & Communities

IT 6720-3: Research in ILT

IT 5510-3: Integrating Technology in the Curriculum

IT 5830-3: Workshop: Assessment and Technology

IT 5750-3: Human Issue Surrounding Learning Technologies - OR - IT 6750-3: Current Trends and Issues in IT

IT 5999-3: Planning for Technology Environments - OR - IT 6999-3: Leadership and Practice in ILT

IT Elective-3: (Complete a 3 credit IT elective with Advisor approval)

 

Secondary Options

IPTE Secondary Bilingual/ESL Leadership (27 credits)

M.A. in Curriculum & Instruction with emphasis in Bilingual/ESL and Teacher of the Linguistically Diverse endorsement (requires 2 years teaching experience at the point of applying to Colorado Department of Education for endorsement) Contact: Mark Clarke at mark.clarke@cudenver.edu.

REM 5080-3: Research for Teachers or REM 5050-3: Assessment for Teachers

LLC 5910-3: Foundations of Language, Literacy, and Culture

LLC 5160-3: Foundations of Bilingual Education or LLC 5150-3 or LLC 5140-3

LLC 5070-3: Linguistic Analysis of English

LLC 5030-3: Language and Literacy Acquisition I

LLC 5050-3: Linguistic and Cultural Issues in Linking Assessment and Instruction

LLC 5826-3: Language Teaching Lab

LLC 5820-3: Techniques in Teaching ESL

LLC 6912-3: Seminar and Practicum

 

IPTE Secondary Content Leadership (18-21 credits)

M.A. in Curriculum & Instruction with coursework that develops a greater knowledge base in your teaching field

REM 5080-3: Research for Teachers

FNDS 5050-3: Critical Issues in American Education

or IPTE 5080-3: Principles and Practice of Change

or SPED 5300-3: Collaborating in Schools & Communities (see advisor regarding course selection)

HIST 6951-3: Master’s Project: Advanced History Curriculum Development (Social Studies only capstone course, to be taken in final semester)

3 credits: technology applications in education, per advisor approval

9 credits: from liberal arts and education in your teaching field (English, Mathematics, Science, Social Studies) with at least 3 credits in each college/school, per advisor approval

English (18-19 credits): Nancy Shanklin at nancy.shanklin@cudenver.edu

Mathematics (18-19 credits): Karen Koellner at karen.koellner@cudenver.edu

Science (18-19 credits): Mike Marlow at mike.marlow@cudenver.edu

Social Studies (21-22 credits): Myra Rich at myra.rich@cudenver.edu

 

IPTE Secondary Literacy Leadership (27-28 credits)

M.A. in Curriculum & Instruction with a Reading Teacher endorsement (requires 2 years teaching experience at the point of applying to Colorado Department of Education for endorsement) Contact: Sally Nathenson-Mejia at sally.nathenson@cudenver.edu or Sherry Taylor at sherry.taylor@cudenver.edu

REM 5080-3: Research for Teachers

LLC 5910-3: Foundations of Language, Literacy, and Culture

LLC 5020-3: Workshop in Literacy and Language Teaching

LLC 5810-3: Workshop in Language Acquisition and Development (LLC 5810 preferred) or

LLC 5030-3: Language and Literacy: Acquisition, Processes, and Cognition I

LLC 5055-3: Linking Assessment and Instruction I

LLC 5060-3: Linking Assessment and Instruction II

LLC 5740-3: Adolescent Literature (waived if taken as part of English licensure)

LLC 5720-3: Writing: Process, Development, and Teaching—Grades 3-12

LLC 6911-3: Seminar and Practicum in Literacy and Language, 7-12+

 

IPTE Secondary Special Education Leadership (32-35 Credits)

Master’s in Special Education with a Special Education Generalist endorsement. Contact: Donna Sobel at donna.sobel@cudenver.edu

To complete the IPTE Special Education Generalist endorsement:

SPED 5600-3: Special Education for School Professionals (Note: IPTE 5130 taken at the IPTE general education licensure level may be substituted for SPED 5600)

SPED 5320-2: The Uses of Technology in Special Education

SPED 5300-3: Collaborating in Schools & Communities

SPED 5010-3: Instructional Strategies for Students with Special Needs

SPED 5140-4: Advanced Assessment in Special Education

SPED 5500-2: Transition/Secondary Issues in Special Education

SPED 5780-3: Literacy Intervention for Student with Disabilities

SPED 5151-2: Positive Behavioral Supports

SPED 5913-4: Special Education Internship

To complete the IPTE Special Education M.A. beyond the endorsement:

REM 5080-3: Research for Teachers

SPED 5400-3: Seminar in Special Education

EPSY 5240-3: Cognition and Instruction

 

IPTE Educational Psychology Leadership (18-19 Credits)

Master’s in Educational Psychology

Educational Psychology: Assessment – Contact: Kenny Wolf at kenneth.wolf@cudenver.edu

REM 5050-3: Assessment for Teachers

REM 5080-3: Research for Teachers

REM 5300-3: Introduction to Measurement

EPSY 5140-3: Advanced Adolescent Growth and Development

EPSY 5110-3: Human Learning

And any one of the following courses in consultation with your advisor:

EPSY 5020-3: Advanced Psychological Foundations of Education

EPSY 5240-3: Cognition and Instruction

REM 6050-3: Seminar in Assessment Policy Issues

Any content assessment course (e.g., literacy assessment, math assessment, etc.)

 

Educational Psychology: Growth/Development/Learning –

EPSY 5110-3: Human Learning

EPSY 5140-3: Advanced Adolescent Growth and Development

EPSY 5240-3: Cognition and Instruction

REM 5080-3: Research for Teachers

And any two of the following courses in consultation with your advisor:

EPSY 5020-3: Advanced Psychological Foundations of Education

EPSY 5050-3: Children's Thinking

EPSY 5180-3: Psychology of Gifted, Talented, and Creative Children

EPSY 5200-3: Social Psychology of Learning.

EPSY 6600-3: Human Motivation

 

IPTE Secondary Teacher Leadership: (Option) Emphasis (21-22 credits)

M.A. in Curriculum & Instruction with a leadership area of choice

Technology Applications in Education – (21-22 credits) Contact: Brent Wilson at brent.wilson@cudenver.edu

IPTE 5080-3: Principles and Practices of Change in Schools or SPED 5300-3: Collaborating in Schools & Communities

IT 6720-3: Research in ILT

IT 5510-3: Integrating Technology in the Curriculum

IT 5830-3: Workshop: Assessment and Technology

IT 5750-3: Human Issue Surrounding Learning Technologies - OR - IT 6750-3: Current Trends and Issues in IT

IT 5999-3: Planning for Technology Environments - OR - IT 6999-3: Leadership and Practice in ILT

IT Elective-3: (Complete a 3 credit IT elective with Advisor approval)

 

IPTE History MA for Teachers: (27-30 credits)

Master of Arts in History for Teachers Contact: Rebecca Hunt at rebecca.hunt@cudenver.edu

HIST 6013-3: Historiography (Recommended for 1st year of graduate study)

12 credits in Major Field:

1. United States

2. Modern Europe, including British Isles

3. Russia

4. Latin America

5. Asia

6. Gender

7. Science, Technology, and Medicine

8. Public History

9 credits in a Minor Field: Select 2nd field from those above

6 credits in Advanced History Curriculum Development: (Faculty supervised independent study projects to demonstrate knowledge of subject matter.)

 

IPTE English MA for Teachers: (18-25 credits)

Master of Arts in English. Contact: Nancy Ciccone at nancy.ciccone@cudenver.edu