Program Director: Joanne Gilbreath, Ed.D.
Phone: (626) 815-5059
Email: jgilbreath@apu.edu
The Master of Arts in Education: Digital Teaching and Learning focuses on foundational tools teachers need to design and implement instructional experiences that integrate technology throughout the curriculum. Attention is given to learning theory for today’s digital learner, instructional video, and Web 2.0 tools for enhanced interactive learning.
Each course provides hands-on instruction, giving candidates the time and training needed to develop subject-specific skills and activities. Students will demonstrate their understanding of technology-imbedded instruction in the Capstone project.
This combined program pairs the Multiple-Subject Teaching Credential, for candidates who are or are not teaching full time, with an innovative new master’s degree, resulting in a graduate program designed to meet the needs of the 21st century classroom while advancing educators’ careers.
Admission and Program Requirements
For program requirements and additional information, please contact the program director.
Course Requirements
Multiple-Subject Teaching Credential Track A Requirements
The cohort model begins with Module 1, with entry in either Fall I or Spring I. Candidates may enter at other times with official advisement only. A maximum of eight units may be taken per term.
| Module 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| TEP 506 | Educational Foundations and Classroom Management (K-8) | 3 |
| TEP 516 | Methods of Teaching Reading and Writing (K-8) | 3 |
| TEP 566A | Field Experience I (K-8) | 1 |
| Pass RICA Exam | ||
| Module 2 | ||
| TEP 526 | Methods of Teaching Mathematics (K-8) | 3 |
| TEP 556 | Methods of Teaching English Language Learners (K-8) | 3 |
| TEP 566B | Field Experience II (K-8) | 1 |
| Clearance to advance to Module 3 (Clinical Practice in master teacher’s classroom) |
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| Module 3 | ||
| TEP 536 | Methods of Teaching Science (K-8) | 3 |
| TEP 586 | Student Teaching Seminar (K-8) | 3 |
| TEP 576A | Clinical Practice I (Student Teaching, K-8) | 2 |
| Module 4 | ||
| TEP 546 | Methods of Integrating the Humanities (K-8) | 3 |
| TEP 576B | Clinical Practice II (Student Teaching, K-8) | 2 |
| Additional Credential Courses | ||
| EDUC 504 | Teaching and Cultural Diversity | 3 |
| EDUC 572 | Advanced Educational Psychology | 3 |
| Credential Total | 33 units | |
| Additional Advanced Courses Required for the Master’s | ||
|---|---|---|
| Please contact Joanne Gilbreath, Ed.D., (626) 815-5490 for advising. | ||
| EDUC 512 | Instructional Applications of Productivity Software | 3 |
| EDUC 514 | Digital Video in the Classroom | 3 |
| EDUC 515 | Evolving Educational Technologies | 3 |
| EDUC 522 | Learning in the 21st Century | 3 |
| EDUC 526 | Capstone Experience in Educational Technology and Learning | 3 |
| Total units credential and master’s | 48 units | |
Multiple-Subject Teaching Credential Track B Requirements
Application for Internship Teaching must include:
- Proof of subject-matter competence.
- Full-time public school contract.
- Letter on school letterhead fully describing the assignment for consideration (must obtain prior approval from the director of the Intern Program).
| Module 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| TEP 505 | Educational Foundations and Classroom Experiences (K-8) | 3 |
| TEP 515 | Clinical Experiences in Teaching Reading and Writing (K-8) | 3 |
| TEP 565A | Field Experience I (K-8) | 1 |
| Module 2 | ||
| TEP 525 | Clinical Experiences in Teaching Mathematics (K-8) | 3 |
| TEP 555 | Clinical Experiences in Teaching English Language Learners (K-8) | 3 |
| TEP 565B | Field Experience II (K-8) | 1 |
| Clearance to advance to Module 3 (Clinical Practice in master teacher’s classroom) |
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| Module 3 | ||
| TEP 535 | Clinical Experiences in Teaching Science (K-8) | 3 |
| TEP 575A | Clinical Practice I (Contract Teaching, K-8) | 1 |
| TEP 585 | Intern Teaching Seminar (K-8) | 3 |
| Module 4 | ||
| TEP 545 | Clinical Experiences with Integrating the Humanities (K-8) | 3 |
| TEP 575B | Clinical Practice II (Contract Teaching, K-8) | 1 |
| Additional Credential Courses | ||
| EDUC 504 | Teaching and Cultural Diversity | 3 |
| EDUC 572 | Advanced Educational Psychology | 3 |
| Credential Total | 31 units | |
| Additional Advanced Courses Required for the Master’s | ||
|---|---|---|
| Please contact Joanne Gilbreath, Ed.D., (626) 815-5490 for advising. | ||
| EDUC 512 | Instructional Applications of Productivity Software | 3 |
| EDUC 514 | Digital Video in the Classroom | 3 |
| EDUC 515 | Evolving Educational Technologies | 3 |
| EDUC 522 | Learning in the 21st Century | 3 |
| EDUC 526 | Capstone Experience in Educational Technology and Learning | 3 |
| Total units credential and master’s | 46 units | |
English Language Learner Pre-service Requirement for Interns in Fall
Any single-subject teaching candidate desiring to begin an internship in the fall semester must complete Pre-Service training during the Summer II session. This summer session consists of two three-unit classes for six weeks and one English Language Learner Workshop/Pedagogy for the seventh week.
