M. S. Ed. in Secondary Education
Program requirements include courses in sociocultural and psychological foundations for learning. Two semesters of content-specific methods courses are required, which allow students to integrate their rich content knowledge with appropriate curriculum design and teaching methods. Students have the ability to take one GSE elective, which may also prepare them for certification in a second content area. Topics such as technology, health and human sexuality, learners with special needs, multicultural and multilingual education, classroom management, pedagogy, and curriculum development are addressed in special seminars.
During the initial summer term, all students work with youth in informal learning settings. Other than those students who will fulfill their student teaching for religious studies in independent schools, all student teachers are assigned to a consistent student teaching placement in a single urban public school for the period September through April.
Content Areas for Certification:
- Mathematics
- Science: Depending on their own backgrounds, students can prepare for certification in earth science, astronomy, chemistry, physics, biology, and general science.
- English
- Social Studies
- Religious Education: Jewish Education For specific information, see: http://www.gse.upenn.edu/degrees_programs/fpe_seje.php
Courses include:
Summer
EDUC 544 School & Society
EDUC 554 Teaching & Learning in Urban Contexts
Fall
EDUC 515 Field Seminar
EDUC 557 Interactional Processes with Adolescents
EDUC 627 Teaching Methods, subject-specific
One approved GSE elective course
Spring
EDUC 555 Advanced Field Seminar
EDUC 657 Advanced Teaching Methods, subject-specific
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