Teacher Education

Department Chair: Huong Tran Nguyen (interim)

Department Office: Laurie Kalher, Office Manager Ellis Education Building (EED) Room 13, (562) 985-4506

Teacher Preparation Advising Center

Lisa Isbell, Director
Elodia Montano, Advisor
Jessica Olague, Assistant Director
Ellis Education Building (EED) Room 67, (562) 985-1105

Faculty: Shuhua An, Paul Boyd-Batstone, Catherine DuCharme, Felipe Golez, Cynthia Grutzik, Deborah Hamm, Betina Hsieh, William Jeynes, Trinidad Lewis, Xin Li, Ping Liu, Catherine Maiorca, Corinne Martinez, Huong Tran Nguyen, Jyotsna Pattnaik, Ruth Piker, Leslie Reese, Olga Rubio, Fay Shin, Shelley Xu, Jessica Zacher-Pandya

Multiple Subject Credential Program Coordinators

Lisa Isbell, MSCP Program and Asian BILA Emphasis
Olga Rubio, MSCP Spanish BILA Emphasis

Websites:

Department of Teacher Education: www.csulb.edu/teacher-education 
Teacher Preparation Advising Center: www.csulb.edu/collegeofeducation/teacher-preparation-advising-center-tpac
Multiple Subject Credential Program: www.csulb.edu/collegeofeducation/multiple-subject-credential-program-mscp

• 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 Certificate program, and Master’s degree programs in Early Childhood Education, Dual Language Development, Mathematics Education, and Curriculum and Instruction. Credential program requirements are and subject to change to align with changes in CTC regulations.

Programs

• 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, Early Childhood Education Option, M.A.E.
• Education, Mathematics Education, M.A.E.

• Integrated Teacher Education Program (ITEP) Pathway
• Multiple Subject Credential Program (Code 200)
• Reading Certificate (Code 415)
• Traditional Multiple Subject Credential Program Pathway
• 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 200 - Introduction to Early Childhood Education
• EDEC 520 - Early Childhood Curriculum and Assessment: Critical Perspectives
• EDEC 521 - Historical and Contemporary Perspectives in Early Childhood
• EDEC 522 - Parent Education and Involvement in Educational Environments
• EDEC 523 - Leadership, Advocacy and Supervision of Early Childhood Programs
• EDEC 526 - Advanced Study of Infant and Toddler Programs
• EDEC 621 - Research Seminar in Early Childhood Education
• EDEC 622 - Seminar in Early Childhood Care and Education: International Perspectives
• 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 430 - Social and Cultural Diversity in US Schools
• EDEL 431 - Cultural and Linguistic Diversity in Schools
• EDEL 434 - Cambodian Culture, Education and Diaspora
• EDEL 439 - SDAIE: Specially Designed Academic Instruction in English
• 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 (BCLAD)
• EDEL 453K - Methodology for Korean and English Language Instruction in a Bilingual Setting
• 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 453V - Methodology for Vietnamese and English Language Instruction in a Bilingual Setting
• EDEL 455C - Teaching the Chinese-American Bicultural Student
• EDEL 455K - Teaching the Korean-American Bicultural Student
• EDEL 455V - Teaching the Vietnamese-American Bicultural Student
• 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 482E - ITEP/UTEACH Student Teaching in Bilingual Classrooms-Asian Languages
• EDEL 482F - Student Teaching in Spanish Dual Language Development Classrooms
• 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 544 - Foundations of Literacy Research
• EDRG 551 - Assessment and Instruction in Reading and Writing
• EDRG 551B - Assessment of Literacy with Bilingual Students
• EDRG 554 - Reading/Language Arts Curriculum: Leadership and Supervision
• EDRG 556 - Theoretical Models and Processes of Reading
• EDRG 558 - Language Study for Reading Teachers
• EDRG 559 - Practicum in Teaching Reading/Language Arts
• EDRG 651 - Advanced Diagnosis and Intervention in Reading/ Language Arts
• EDRG 695 - Seminar in Reading
• EDRG 697 - Directed Research in Reading
• EDRG 698 - Thesis Study in Reading

Satisfying the Entry‑Level Math (ELM) requirement is a prerequisite for all mathematics education courses.

• 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