Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (EDUTL-ES, STE)

Department of Teaching and Learning
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Specialization leading to an Education Specialist in Teaching and Learning

Core Requirements (15 hours)

Teaching & Learning Required Courses (6 hours)

  • EDUTL 8003 Logics of Inquiry in Educational Research (3)
  • EDUTL 8015 Diversity and Equity in Education (3)

Multicultural Education and Diversity in Education Requirement (3 hours)

Alternative courses may be available, consult your advisor

  • EDUTL 6808 Critical and Cultural Perspectives in Teaching and Learning (3)

Research Methods (6 hours)

More advanced courses may be taken, consult your advisor

  • EDUTL 6052 Classroom-Based Inquiry: MA (3)
  • ESQREM 6625 Introduction to Educational Research (3)

Specialization Requirements (15 hours)

Students must meet with a faculty advisor within the first two semesters to plan a program of study. With the approval of a faculty advisor and the Graduate Studies Committee, the program of study may deviate from the curriculum below depending on scholarly and research interests.

Required Courses (15 hours)

  • EDUTL 8711 Current Issues and Trends in STEM Education (3)
  • EDUTL 8721 Advanced Study of Thinking, Learning, and Assessment in STEAM Education (3)
  • EDUTL 8731 Teaching and Teacher Education in STEAM Education (3)
  • EDUTL 8741 History of Curriculum in STEM Education (3)
  • EDUTL 8751 Survey and Critical Analysis of Research in STEAM Education (3)

Apprenticeship (3-6 hours)

Consult your faculty advisor

  • EDUTL 8998 Research Apprenticeship in Teaching and Learning (3‐6)

Applied Project (3 hours)

Consult your faculty advisor

  • EDUTL 8999 Research (3)

Elective Courses (not required)

  • EDUTL 7701 Mathematics Teaching and Learning in Elementary and Middle Schools (3)
  • EDUTL 7706 Science and Early Childhood Education (3)
  • EDUTL 7711 K-6 Number and Algebra (2)
  • EDUTL 7712 K-6 Measurement and Geometry (2)
  • EDUTL 7713 K-6 Data Analysis and Probability (2)
  • EDUTL 7715 Learning Progressions in Mathematics Education (3)
  • EDUTL 7716 Conceptual and Procedural Knowledge in Mathematics Education: Theory, Research, and Controversy (3)
  • EDUTL 7717 Teaching Mathematics (3)
  • EDUTL 7718 Student Learning Processes in Mathematics (3)
  • EDUTL 7719 Providing Professional Development in Mathematics Education (2)
  • EDUTL 7723 Learning Progressions in Science Education (3)
  • EDUTL 7724 Teaching Evolution in Schools (3)
  • EDUTL 7725 The Nature of Science and Implications for Science Teaching (3)
  • EDUTL 7726 STEM Education in Informal Settings (3)
  • EDUTL 7731 Multimedia Tools For STEM Education (3)
  • EDUTL 7732 Robotics and Automation for STEM Educators (3)
  • EDUTL 7741 Advanced Study of Learning and Cognition in STEM (3)
  • EDUTL 7744 Problem Solving in STEM (3)
  • EDUTL 7745 Classroom Discourse in STEM Learning (3)
  • EDUTL 7749 History, Future, and Practical Applications of Concept Inventories in STEM Education (3)
  • EDUTL 8890 Advanced Seminar (1-4)
  • FABENG 7220 (Food, Agricultural, & Biological Engineering) College Teaching in Engineering (2)

Minimum hours post MA/MS: 36

Program Degree Department Email
Education Specialist Teaching and Learning TL-academicservices@osu.edu

 

Note: Students exact curriculum may vary depending upon program of study determined by student and advisor. 

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