Unit Assessment System: Graduate Programs for Continuing Teacher Preparation and Other School Personnel
Entry Midpoint Completion Follow-up
Content Unit Requirements: All Unit Requirements: All Unit Requirements: All Unit Requirements: All
CF#1: Ensuring Candidates Candidates Candidates Completers
Academic Bachelor’s Degree from Continuous enrollment with Continuous enrollment with Program Alumni Survey
Mastery Accredited Institution with GPA GPA of 3.0 GPA of 3.0 Graduate School Survey
of 3.0
Art Education, M.Ed. Art Education, M.Ed. Art Education, M.Ed. Art Education, M.Ed.
No more than 2 C’s in program ARED 880 Thesis Project-B or
State Teacher Certification Minimum grade B in all Art Ed better Unit Requirements
courses
Early Childhood, M.Ed. Early Childhood, M.Ed. Early Childhood, M.Ed. Early Childhood, M.Ed.
NAEYC SPA Assessments: NAEYC SPA Assessment #4:
Unit Requirements #1: Statement of Understanding of Graduate Professional Portfolio Unit Requirements
Young Children and Families
#2: Teacher Action Research
Proposal
Elementary Education, M.Ed. Elementary Education, M.Ed. Elementary Education, M.Ed. Elementary Education, M.Ed.
ELED 647: Instructional Design ELED 775: Integrated Professional
State Teacher Certification Solution Project Practice Project Unit Requirements
Instructional Leadership and Instructional Leadership and Instructional Leadership and Instructional Leadership and
Professional Development, M.S. Professional Development, M.S. Professional Development, M.S. Professional Development, M.S.
ELCC SPA Assessment #2: ELCC SPA Assessment: #6: Unit Requirements
Letters of Recommendation Departmental Comprehensive Exam Professional Portfolio ELCC SPA Assessment #1: SLLA
Personal Statement Exam
Mathematics Education, M.S. Mathematics Education, M.S. Mathematics Education, M.S. Mathematics Education, M.S.
Secondary School Track: 3.0 GPA in MATH 625 and MTED 605:
Unit Requirements Content Core Courses Development and Implementation of Unit Requirements
State Teacher Certification Middle School Track: MTED 614: Lesson Plans Project
Calculus AB Examination
Reading, M. Ed. Reading, M. Ed. Reading, M. Ed. Reading, M. Ed.
IRA SPA Assessments: IRA SPA Assessments:
Admissions Essay #2: Reading Program Evaluation #1: Portfolio Reflective Essay Unit Requirements
#7: Demonstration Lesson #8: Coaching
#3: Curriculum Unit Plan
School Health Education, M.S. School Health Education, M.S. School Health Education, M.S. School Health Education, M.S.
Unit Requirements HLTH 601: Coordinated School Portfolio Unit Requirements
Health Case Study
1
Unit Assessment System: Graduate Programs for Continuing Teacher Preparation and Other School Personnel
Entry Midpoint Completion Follow-up
Content School Library Media, M.S. School Library Media, M.S. School Library Media, M.S. School Library Media, M.S.
CF#1: Ensuring ALA SPA Assessments: ALA SPA Assessments:
Academic Unit Requirements #2: Collection Development Policy #1: Digital Portfolio Unit Requirements
Mastery #5: Unit of Instruction #4: Practicum
#6: Information Literacy Model
#7: Literature Project
#8: MARC Assignment
Science Education, M.S. Science Education, M.S. Science Education, M.S. Science Education, M.S.
Unit Requirements SCIE 675: Assessment Progress SCED 781: Integrated Professional
Secondary Science Teacher Portfolio Practice Project Unit Requirements
Certification, Science BS or 24
credits of science undergraduate
coursework with 3.0 GPA
Secondary Education, M.S. Secondary Education, M.S. Secondary Education, M.S. Secondary Education, M.S.
EDUC 660: Culturally Relevant SCED 781: Integrated Professional
State Teacher Certification Curriculum Project Practice Project Unit Requirements
SCED 647: Instructional Design
Solution Project
Special Education, M.Ed. Special Education, M.Ed. Special Education, M.Ed. Special Education, M.Ed.
State Teacher Certification SPED 635: Midterm and Final SPED 644: IEP
Praxis II (0351) Examinations Unit Requirements
Case Studies
2
Unit Assessment System: Graduate Programs for Continuing Teacher Preparation and Other School Personnel
Entry Midpoint Completion Follow-up
Professional
and
Pedagogical
Knowledge
CF#2: Best All Candidates
All Candidates All Candidates All Completers:
Practices Bachelor’s Degree from Accredited
Continuous enrollment with Continuous enrollment with Program Alumni Survey
CF#3: Preparation Institution with GPA of 3.0
GPA of 3.0 GPA of 3.0 Graduate School Survey
for Diverse
Classrooms
CF#4: Utilizing
Appropriate
Technology
Art Education, M.Ed. Art Education, M.Ed. Art Education, M.Ed. Art Education, M.Ed.
Minimum grade of B in: ARED 880: Thesis Project
State Teacher Certification EDUC 601, 605 Unit Requirements
ARED 797
Early Childhood, M.Ed. Early Childhood, M.Ed. Early Childhood, M.Ed. Early Childhood, M.Ed.
Background of experience working NAEYC SPA Assessments: NAEYC SPA Assessment #4:
with or on behalf of young children #3: Assessment Tool Kit Graduate Professional Portfolio Unit Requirements
and families and/or coursework in #6: Child Study
the field
Elementary Education, M.Ed. Elementary Education, M.Ed. Elementary Education, M.Ed. Elementary Education, M.Ed.
State Teacher Certification and/or EDUC 660: Multicultural Education ELED 775: Project Management
background of experience working in Classroom Analysis Curriculum Plan Unit Requirements
with or on behalf of young children Project ELED 775: Integrated Professional
and families and/or coursework in ELED 647: Instructional Design Practice Project
the field Solution Project
Instructional Leadership and Instructional Leadership and Instructional Leadership and Instructional Leadership and
Professional Development, M.S. Professional Development, M.S. Professional Development, M.S. Professional Development, M.S.
ELCC SPA Assessments: ELCC SPA Assessment #6:
Letter of Recommendation #5: Curriculum evaluation & Professional Portfolio Unit Requirements
Alignment
#3: Peer Review of Instruction
#7: Vision Statement & Improvement
Plan
3
Unit Assessment System: Graduate Programs for Continuing Teacher Preparation and Other School Personnel
Entry Midpoint Completion Follow-up
Professional Mathematics Education, M.S. Mathematics Education, M.S. Mathematics Education, M.S. Mathematics Education, M.S.
and Teaching Certificate with two or MATH 627: MATH 625 and MTED 605:
more years of successful teaching Presentation 1: Historical Development and Implementation of Unit Requirements
Pedagogical experience Curriculum Lesson Plans Project
Knowledge Presentation 2: Reform Curriculum
CF#2: Best Final Project: Curriculum
Practices Comparison
CF#3: Preparation
for Diverse
Classrooms
CF#4: Utilizing
Appropriate
Technology
Reading, M. Ed. Reading, M. Ed. Reading, M. Ed. Reading, M. Ed.
Admissions Essay IRA SPA Assessments: IRA SPA Assessments:
#7: Demonstration Lesson #4: Reflection Journal Project Unit Requirements
#3: Curriculum Unit Plan #8: Coaching
#6: School Literacy Assessment
School Health Education, M.S. School Health Education, M.S. School Health Education, M.S. School Health Education, M.S.
Background of experience working HLTH 601: Coordinated School Portfolio
with K-16 students, families or Health Case Study Unit Requirements
communities or coursework in the
field
School Library Media, M.S. School Library Media, M.S. School Library Media, M.S. School Library Media, M.S.
ALA SPA Assessments: ALA SPA Assessments:
Unit Requirements #2: Collection Development Policy #1: Digital Portfolio Unit Requirements
#3: Facilities Plan #4: Practicum
#5: Unit of Instruction
#6: Information Literacy Model
#7: Literature Project
#8: MARC Assignment
Science Education, M.S. Science Education, M.S. Science Education, M.S. Science Education, M.S.
SCIE 675: Assessment Progress SCED 781: Integrated Professional
State Teacher Certification Portfolio Practice Project Unit Requirements
Secondary Education, M.S. Secondary Education, M.S. Secondary Education, M.S. Secondary Education, M.S.
SCED 647: Instructional Design SCED 781: Integrated Professional
State Teacher Certification Solution Project Practice Project Unit Requirements
EDUC 660: Culturally Relevant
Curriculum Project
4
Unit Assessment System: Graduate Programs for Continuing Teacher Preparation and Other School Personnel
Entry Midpoint Completion Follow-up
Professional Special Education, M.Ed. Special Education, M.Ed. Special Education, M.Ed. Special Education, M.Ed.
and Praxis II (0352) Universally Designed Lesson Plan Positive Behavior Support Plan
Unit Requirements
Pedagogical Letter of Recommendation
Knowledge State Teacher Certification
CF#2: Best
Practices
CF#3: Preparation
for Diverse
Classrooms
CF#4: Utilizing
Appropriate
Technology
5
Unit Assessment System: Graduate Programs for Continuing Teacher Preparation and Other School Personnel
Entry Midpoint Completion Follow-up
Dispositions
CF #5: All Candidates All Completers
Professional All Candidates
Essential Dispositions: Revised Program Alumni Surveys,
Conscience No Unit Requirement Essential Dispositions:
Stage 1 (Self Assessment) and beginning with Class of 2008
CF #6: Stage 3: (Summative Assessment)
Stage 2 (Formative Assessment)
Collaborative
Partnerships
6
Unit Assessment System: Graduate Programs for Continuing Teacher Preparation and Other School Personnel
Entry Midpoint Completion Follow-up
Impact on Unit Requirements: All
Student Candidates
Capstone Requirement w/
Learning/ Field-Based Component
Support of
Environments All Completers
Program – Specific Requirements Program – Specific Requirements
Program Alumni Survey
Conducive to Only Only
Graduate School Survey
Learning
CF #2: Best
Practices
CF#3: Diverse
Classrooms
Art Education, M.Ed. Art Education, M.Ed. Art Education, M.Ed. Art Education, M.Ed.
N/A N/A Thesis Project Unit Requirements
Early Childhood, M.Ed. Early Childhood, M.Ed. Early Childhood, M.Ed. Early Childhood, M.Ed.
N/A NAEYC SPA Assessment #5: Plan NAEYC SPA Assessment #4: Unit Requirements
for Commitment and Action Graduate Professional Portfolio
Elementary Education, M.Ed. Elementary Education, M.Ed. Elementary Education, M.Ed. Elementary Education, M.Ed.
N/A ELED 647: Instructional Design ELED 775: Integrated Professional Unit Requirements
Solution Project Practice Project
Instructional Leadership and Instructional Leadership and Instructional Leadership and Instructional Leadership and
Professional Development, M.S. Professional Development, M.S. Professional Development, M.S. Professional Development,
Letter of Recommendation N/A ELCC SPA Assessment: M.S.
#6: Professional Portfolio Unit Requirements
Mathematics Education, M.S. Mathematics Education, M.S. Mathematics Education, M.S. Mathematics Education, M.S.
Two or more years of successful N/A Math 627 Projects: Unit Requirements
teaching experience Lesson Planning, Data Collection
and Analysis and Reflection
Reading, M. Ed. Reading, M. Ed. Reading, M. Ed. Reading, M. Ed.
N/A N/A IRA SPA Assessment: Unit Requirements
#5: Final Case Study w/ LEXIA
School Health Education, M.S. School Health Education, M.S. School Health Education, M.S. School Health Education, M.S.
N/A N/A Portfolio Assessment: Reflection on Unit Requirements
Impact on Student Learning
School Library Media, M.S. School Library Media, M.S. School Library Media, M.S. School Library Media, M.S.
N/A ALA SPA Assessment: ALA SPA Assessments: Unit Requirements
#5: Unit of Instruction #1: Digital Portfolio
#4: Practicum
7
Unit Assessment System: Graduate Programs for Continuing Teacher Preparation and Other School Personnel
Entry Midpoint Completion Follow-up
Impact on SCIE Science Education, M.S. Science Education, M.S. Science Education, M.S.
Student N/A SCED 647: Instructional Design SCED 781: Integrated Professional Unit Requirements
Solution Project Practice Project
Learning/
Support of
Environments
Conducive to
Learning
CF #2: Best
Practices
CF#3: Diverse
Classrooms
SCED Secondary Education, M.S. Secondary Education, M.S. Secondary Education, M.S.
N/A SCED 647: Instructional Design SCED 781: Integrated Professional Unit Requirements
Solution Project Practice Project
SPED Special Education, M.Ed. Special Education, M.Ed. Special Education, M.Ed.
N/A Universally Designed Lesson Plan Positive Behavior Support Plan Unit Requirements
8