Teacher Education

Department Chair: Estella W. Chizhik 

Department Office: 
Kelsey Reyes, Office Manager
Jansia Hoo, Office Assistant
Ellis Education Building (EED) Room 13, (562) 985-4506

Teacher Preparation Advising Center

Jessica Olague, Assistant Director

Elodia Montano, Advisor

Gabriela Robles, Advisor 

Georgina Ramirez, Advisor 

Ellis Education Building (EED) Room 67, (562) 985-1105

Faculty: Shuhua An, Lori Curci-Reed, Catherine DuCharme, Erika Garcia, Noah Golden, William Jeynes, Ping Liu, Heather Macias, Oscar Navarro, Huong Tran Nguyen, Jyotsna Pattnaik, Ruth Piker, Olga Rubio, Fay Shin, Rita Suh, Shelley Xu

Multiple Subject Credential Program Coordinators

TBD, MSCP Program

Fay Shin, MSCP Asian BILA Emphasis

Olga Rubio, MSCP Spanish BILA Emphasis

Rita Suh, UTEACH Program 

Websites:

• Department of Teacher Education
• Teacher Preparation Advising Center
• Multiple Subject Credential Program

• College: College of Education  
• Courses: EDEL, EDCI, EDEC, EDRG, EDME    

Introduction

The Department of Teacher Education offers coursework in credential, certificate, and Master’s degree programs that include preliminary and advanced professional preparation. The department houses the Multiple Subject Credential Program, a Reading and Literacy Added Authorization program, and Master’s degree programs in Early Childhood Education, Dual Language Development, and Curriculum and Instruction. Credential program requirements are subject to change to align with changes in CTC regulations.

Programs

• Early Childhood Education, M.A.
• Education, Curriculum and Instruction, Elementary Education Option, M.A.E.
• Education, Curriculum and Instruction, Secondary Education Option, M.A.E.
• Education, Dual Language Development Option, M.A.E.
• Education, Mathematics Education, M.A.E.

• Integrated Teacher Education Program (ITEP) Pathway
• Multiple Subject Credential Program (Code 200)
• Reading and Literacy Added Authorization
• Traditional Multiple Subject Credential Program Pathway
• Urban Dual Credential Program
• UTEACH Multiple Subject Credential Program Pathway

• Bilingual Authorization (BILA) in Spanish and Asian Languages Pathway

Courses

• EDCI 500 - Studies in Curriculum and Instruction
• EDCI 505 - History of Education in the United States
• EDCI 530 - Cross-cultural Education: US and Global Perspectives
• EDCI 532 - Socialization of Literacy in More Than One Language
• EDCI 533 - Action Research Methods: Teachers as Inquirers
• EDCI 541 - Designing Curriculum and Instruction in Primary and Second Language Settings
• EDCI 615 - Contemporary Issues in Elementary and Secondary Education
• EDCI 625 - Analysis of Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment
• EDCI 695 - Seminar in Curriculum and Instruction
• EDCI 697 - Directed Research in Curriculum and Instruction
• EDCI 698 - Thesis Study in Curriculum and Instruction

• EDEC 400 - Introduction to Early Childhood Education
• EDEC 410 - Social-Emotional and Cognitive Learning in Early Childhood Education
• EDEC 420 - Cultural and Linguistic Diversity in Early Childhood Education
• EDEC 422 - Developing Family, School, and Community Partnerships
• EDEC 430 - Advocating for Early Intervention of Young Children and their Families
• EDEC 450 - Teaching Early Language and Literacy (Birth-K)
• EDEC 455 - Teaching Early Language and Literacy (K-3rd Grade)
• EDEC 519 - Teacher as Researcher
• EDEC 520 - Early Childhood Curriculum and Assessment
• EDEC 521 - Historical and Contemporary Perspectives in Early Childhood
• EDEC 522 - Developing Family, School, and Community Partnerships
• EDEC 525 - Early Literacy Development, Instruction, and Assessment
• EDEC 526 - Advanced Study of Infant and Toddler Programs
• EDEC 527 - Early Childhood Mathematics and Integrated STEM
• EDEC 530 - Advocating for Early Intervention of Young Children and their Families
• EDEC 623 - Leadership, Advocacy, and Supervision in Early Childhood Education
• EDEC 695 - Seminar in Early Childhood Education
• EDEC 697 - Directed Research in Early Childhood Education
• EDEC 698 - Thesis Study in Early Childhood Education

• EDEL 058 - Learning Foundations for the Teaching Profession
• EDEL 100 - Introduction to Teaching and Learning in Diverse Contemporary Classrooms
• EDEL 200 - Introduction to the Teaching Profession
• EDEL 300 - Cultural and Linguistic Diversity in Schools
• EDEL 380 - Teaching and Learning in a Democratic Society
• EDEL 413 - Developmentally Appropriate Teaching Practices
• EDEL 420 - Teaching and Learning in the Kindergarten and Primary Grades
• EDEL 431 - Cultural and Linguistic Diversity in Schools
• EDEL 434 - Cambodian Culture, Education and Diaspora
• EDEL 442 - Teaching and Learning Language Arts, K-8 (RICA)
• EDEL 452 - Teaching and Learning Reading, K-8 (RICA)
• EDEL 452B - Teaching Reading in Spanish and English, K-8 (BILA)
• EDEL 453M - Methodology for Mandarin and English Language Instruction in a Bilingual Setting
• EDEL 453S - Methodology for Spanish and English Language Instruction in a Bilingual Setting
• EDEL 462 - Teaching and Learning Mathematics, K-8
• EDEL 472 - Teaching and Learning History-Social Science, K-8
• EDEL 482A - Student Teaching in Diverse Classrooms
• EDEL 482B - Student Teaching in Bilingual Classrooms
• EDEL 482D - ITEP/UTEACH Student Teaching in Diverse Classrooms
• EDEL 482F - Student Teaching in Spanish Dual Language Development Classrooms
• EDEL 483 - California Teacher Performance Assessment Support Seminar
• EDEL 490 - Selected Topics - Elementary Education
• EDEL 497 - Independent Study
• EDEL 572A - Multiple Subject Internship
• EDEL 572B - Multiple Subject Internship
• EDEL 599 - Selected Topics - Teacher Education

• EDRG 540 - Advanced Studies in Literacy
• EDRG 543 - Integration of Technology in Reading/Language Arts
• EDRG 551 - Assessment and Instruction in Reading and Writing
• EDRG 551B - Assessment of Literacy with Bilingual Students
• EDRG 558 - Language Study for Reading Teachers
• EDRG 559 - Practicum in Teaching Reading/Language Arts
• EDRG 697 - Directed Research in Reading
• EDRG 698 - Thesis Study in Reading

• EDME 500 - Contemporary Issues in Mathematics Education
• EDME 501 - Assessment in Teaching and Learning Mathematics
• EDME 502 - Research in Mathematics Teaching and Learning
• EDME 503 - Advanced Mathematics Methods in Teaching, 1
• EDME 504 - Advanced Mathematics Methods in Teaching, 2
• EDME 505 - Technology in Teaching and Learning Mathematics
• EDME 520 - Algebra: Research-Based Pedagogy
• EDME 550 - Global Perspectives in Mathematics Teaching
• EDME 695 - Advanced Studies in Mathematics Education
• EDME 698 - Thesis Study in Mathematics Education