Instructional Practice, Grades 6-8, 6-12, or K-12, M.Ed.

Instructional Practice (30 hours)

The M.Ed. in Instructional Practice is an initial licensure program designed for the post-baccalaureate individual who has a desire to teach and needs the certification required by the state. The coursework, curriculum and instruction are designed around the InTASC and professional content standards. Successful completion of the program and appropriate field experience provide students with the credentials for licensure in early childhood education (PreK-3) integrated with special education, elementary education (K-5) with an emphasis in ELL or special education, middle grades education (6-8), most secondary (6-12) disciplines and preK-12 in some designated areas.

Course Requirements

All M.Ed. candidates take the following two courses as non-credit, no-charge, and pass/fail, one during their first semester and one during the semester in which they complete their program/graduate:

• EG 5000 - Orientation to Certificate/M.Ed./M.S./Ed.S. Programs (Non-credit and P/F)
• EG 6000 - Program Completion (Non-credit and P/F)

MAJOR Instructional Practice Grades 6-8, 6-12, or K-12

• EG 5023 - Principles of Learning (3)
• EG 5053 - Planning, Instruction & Assessment (3)
• EG 5063 - Building Classroom Communities (3)
• EG 5303 - Teaching Diverse Learners (3)
• EG 5803 - Literacy Foundations and Standards (3)
• EG 5083 - Research in Classroom Practice (3)
• EG 5793 - Integrated Literacy (3)

• Students will choose ONE of the following four methods courses:

• EG 5173 - Methods in Art Education (3)
• EG 5183 - Teaching of English Language Arts (3)
• EG 5193 - Teaching of History/Social Sciences (3)
• EG 5423 - STEM Methods (3)

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• Six hours of electives or content methods (nor more than three hours of student teaching may count toward the M.Ed.)

• Tennessee licensure requirements include an extended clinical experience. Candidates must take either EG 5417 Enhanced Student Teaching (seven hours) and EG 5402 Student Teaching Seminar (two hours) or Teacher Mentoring (four hours minimum) and a seminar edTPA course (only for individuals without job-embedded licenses) in order to complete licensure requirements. 

Electives and Other Courses

• EG 5033 - Leadership in Collaborative Professional Learning (3)
• EG 5273 - Coaching Models and Practices (3)
• EG 5283 - Culturally Responsive Coaching (formerly Developing Critical Cultural Competence) (3)
• EG 5293 - Principles of Adult Learning (3)
• EG 5503 - Independent Study (3)
• EG 5643 - Assistive Technology for Education (3)
• EG 5753 - Emergent Literacy (3)
• EG 5763 - Reading in the Content Area (3)
• EGEL 5013 - Theory and Practice in Second Language Acquisition (3)
• EGEL 5033 - Grammar for ELL Teachers (3)
• EGEL 5043 - Curriculum Design and Instruction in the ELL Classroom (3)
• EGEL 5053 - Culture, Communication and Community in the ELL Classroom (3)
• EG 570V - Special Topics (1-3) Offered as needed.
• EG 5843 - The Virtuous Leader (3)
• EG 5863 - School-Based Assessment (3)
• EG 5343 - Curriculum Design and Development (3) (formerly Curriculum & Assessment Design)
• EG 5253 - Organizational Planning and Change (3)
• EG 5263 - School Community Relations (3)
• EG 5333 - Law & Ethics in Leadership (3)