C & I Graduate

Designed For

Professionals interested in evaluation and programming for individuals with disabilities in P-12 school or clinical settings.

Your Future

Educational Diagnosticians provide educational, intellectual and social/emotional diagnostic information to help determine the most appropriate programs for individuals with disabilities.

Concentration Area Advisor

Dr. Diane Taylor, dtaylor@tarleton.edu

The Program

The 30 hour* Master of Education in Curriculum and Instruction degree includes a combination of face-to-face, online, and hybrid coursework. Additional leveling courses may be required for certification.

Option:

Thesis Requirements (offered to interested students)
Full admission to the C&I M.ED. program;
Concentration area program requirements AND 6 hours EDU 588;
Permission from concentration area advisor, committee chair, C&I department chair;
Thesis guidelines

Graduate Action Research Capstone Project

Course:

EDSP 599 Internship for Educational Diagnosticians

Purpose:

Demonstration of proficiency in the application of program goals and concentration area content.

Process:

The student will

• Identify a problem to solve (related to the student’s practice),
• Review of the current research related to the  problem,
• Gather and analyze data related to the problem
• Report the findings of data collection/analysis
• Draw conclusions and make recommendations for further action.
• Present findings to a professional audience.

The capstone project is directed by the chair of a 3-member, student-selected faculty advisory committee.

Advisement

Concentration Area Advisement

Concentration area advisors direct students’ enrollment advisement and release of advising holds up to the point students select a faculty committee.

Committee Chair Advisement

During the semester enrolled in EDU 598 Techniques of Research, students should select faculty committees. Once selected the student’s committee chair serves as advisor for enrollment and capstone project completion.

Committee Roles and Responsibilities

Graduate Student

• Develops a 3- faculty member committee to direct completion of the student’s capstone project (usually during the semester enrolled in EDU 598, Techniques of Research).
• Completes the Degree Plan with the identified committee chair.
• Works under the supervision of the committee chair to ethically meet departmental capstone project standards and satisfy committee specifications and timelines.
• Applies for graduation the semester BEFORE graduation.
• Submits Chalk and Wire assignments as directed.
• Presents the completed capstone project to a professional audience the semester of graduation.

Committee Chair

• Submits the student’s Degree Plan.
• Supervises student completion of the capstone project to ensure project meets ethical and departmental capstone project standards and satisfies committee specifications and timelines.
• Assesses Chalk and Wire assessments with feedback from committee members.
• Attends and evaluates student capstone project presentations.
• Submits the Comprehensive Exam form following committee approval of student’s capstone project and presentation

Committee Member

• Reviews and provides feedback regarding student completion of the capstone project to ensure project meets ethical and departmental capstone project standards and satisfies committee specifications and timelines.
• Attends and evaluates student capstone project presentations.

Concentration Area Advisement: Dr. Diane Taylor, dtaylor@tarleton.edu 

Designed For

Classroom teachers seeking expertise in effective, research-based curriculum development and instruction techniques proven to increase student knowledge and performance within the elementary education environment.

Your Future

Teachers holding this degree are recognized as professional educators possessing the skills necessary to develop and implement effective, research-based curriculum designed to increase student achievement.

Concentration Area Advisor

Dr. Steven Harris, sharris@tarleton.edu

The Program

The 30 hour* Master of Education in Curriculum and Instruction degree includes a combination of face-to-face, online, and hybrid coursework. Additional leveling courses may be required.

Option:

Thesis Requirements (offered to interested students)
Full admission to the C&I M.ED. program;
Concentration area program requirements AND 6 hours EDU 588;
Permission from concentration area advisor, committee chair, C&I department chair;
Thesis guidelines

Graduate Action Research Capstone Project

Course:

EDU 585/586: Experience

Purpose:

Demonstration of proficiency in the application of program goals and concentration area content.

Process:

The student will

• Identify a problem to solve (related to the student’s practice),
• Review of the current research related to the  problem,
• Gather and analyze data related to the problem
• Report the findings of data collection/analysis
• Draw conclusions and make recommendations for further action.
• Present findings to a professional audience.

The capstone project is directed by the chair of a 3-member, student-selected faculty advisory committee.

Advisement

Concentration Area Advisement

Concentration area advisors direct students’ enrollment advisement and release of advising holds up to the point students select a faculty committee.

Committee Chair Advisement

During the semester enrolled in EDU 598 Techniques of Research, students should select faculty committees. Once selected the student’s committee chair serves as advisor for enrollment and capstone project completion.

Committee Roles and Responsibilities

Graduate Student

• Develops a 3- faculty member committee to direct completion of the student’s capstone project (usually during the semester enrolled in EDU 598, Techniques of Research).
• Completes the Degree Plan with the identified committee chair.
• Works under the supervision of the committee chair to ethically meet departmental capstone project standards and satisfy committee specifications and timelines.
• Applies for graduation the semester BEFORE graduation.
• Submits Chalk and Wire assignments as directed.
• Presents the completed capstone project to a professional audience the semester of graduation.

Committee Chair

• Submits the student’s Degree Plan.
• Supervises student completion of the capstone project to ensure project meets ethical and departmental capstone project standards and satisfies committee specifications and timelines.
• Assesses Chalk and Wire assessments with feedback from committee members.
• Attends and evaluates student capstone project presentations.
• Submits the Comprehensive Exam form following committee approval of student’s capstone project and presentation

Committee Member

• Reviews and provides feedback regarding student completion of the capstone project to ensure project meets ethical and departmental capstone project standards and satisfies committee specifications and timelines.
• Attends and evaluates student capstone project presentations.

Concentration Area Advisement: Dr. Steven Harris, sharris@tarleton.edu 

Designed For

Professionals seeking expertise in effective, research - based instructional techniques that increase learner knowledge and performance. Classes are available online, face-to-face, and hybrid model to accommodate the working professional.

Your Future

Instructional specialists, designers and trainers work in K-12 schools/districts, higher education and industry providing research-based effective instruction to maximize learning.

Concentration Area Advisor

Dr. Susan Erwin, erwin@tarleton.edu

The Program

The 30 hour Master of Education in Curriculum and Instruction degree includes a combination of face-to-face, online, and hybrid coursework. Additional leveling courses may be required.

Option:

Thesis Requirements (offered to interested students)
Full admission to the C&I M.ED. program;
Concentration area program requirements AND 6 hours EDU 588;
Permission from concentration area advisor, committee chair, C&I department chair;
Thesis guidelines

Graduate Action Research Capstone Project

Course:

EDU 585/586: Experience

Purpose:

Demonstration of proficiency in the application of program goals and concentration area content.

Process:

The student will

• Identify a problem to solve (related to the student’s practice),
• Review of the current research related to the  problem,
• Gather and analyze data related to the problem
• Report the findings of data collection/analysis
• Draw conclusions and make recommendations for further action.
• Present findings to a professional audience.

The capstone project is directed by the chair of a 3-member, student-selected faculty advisory committee.

Advisement

Concentration Area Advisement

Concentration area advisors direct students’ enrollment advisement and release of advising holds up to the point students select a faculty committee.

Committee Chair Advisement

During the semester enrolled in EDU 598 Techniques of Research, students should select faculty committees. Once selected the student’s committee chair serves as advisor for enrollment and capstone project completion.

Committee Roles and Responsibilities

Graduate Student

• Develops a 3- faculty member committee to direct completion of the student’s capstone project (usually during the semester enrolled in EDU 598, Techniques of Research).
• Completes the Degree Plan with the identified committee chair.
• Works under the supervision of the committee chair to ethically meet departmental capstone project standards and satisfy committee specifications and timelines.
• Applies for graduation the semester BEFORE graduation.
• Submits Chalk and Wire assignments as directed.
• Presents the completed capstone project to a professional audience the semester of graduation.

Committee Chair

• Submits the student’s Degree Plan.
• Supervises student completion of the capstone project to ensure project meets ethical and departmental capstone project standards and satisfies committee specifications and timelines.
• Assesses Chalk and Wire assessments with feedback from committee members.
• Attends and evaluates student capstone project presentations.
• Submits the Comprehensive Exam form following committee approval of student’s capstone project and presentation

Committee Member

• Reviews and provides feedback regarding student completion of the capstone project to ensure project meets ethical and departmental capstone project standards and satisfies committee specifications and timelines.
• Attends and evaluates student capstone project presentations.

Concentration Area Advisement: Dr. Susan Erwin, erwin@tarleton.edu 817-732-7300

Advisement Procedure to release New Student advising hold: 

Please email the following information.

1. TSU student ID number
2. Campus you will attend
3. Course(s) in which you will enroll this semester. (See recommendations for YOUR campus and the semester YOU start on the pages that follow.)
4. A brief description of work and family obligations for the semester that might impact the time available for coursework to ensure course workload is manageable.
5. Other information pertinent to your enrollment.

Advisement Procedure for New Student program orientation: 

1. Before beginning graduate classes, please complete the online program orientation listed in the student resource web link and submit the completed online Orientation Completion Form.
2. Please email questions regarding the development of your committee and final action research project. 

Advisement Procedure for subsequent enrollment:

Please send the following information.

1. TSU student ID number
2. Campus you attend
3. List course(s) you have successfully completed.
4. List courses in which you would like to enroll this semester. (See recommendations by campus and the semester  on the pages that follow.)
5. A brief description of work and family obligations for the semester that might impact the time available for coursework to ensure course workload is manageable.
6. Other information pertinent to your enrollment or course completion.

Advisement Procedure for Committee development:

Please send the following information.

1. Prior to the start of the semester you are enrolled in EDU 598 Techniques of Research, email a list of potential committee chair and committee members with whom you would like to consider for your action research project. 
2. Also submit potential topics you would like to explore for your research topic.
3. Once you have established a committee, your committee chair will submit your degree plan.
4. Once the degree plan is filed, your committee chair will become your advisor for all issues related to completion of your program.

Advisement Procedure for advisement when advisor is Out of Office:

1. If you receive an Out of Office reply by return email it will contain information related to your advisement.  Follow instructions carefully. Your question(s) might be answered by the out of office reply.
2. If your questions are not answered by the reply, be assured you will receive a follow – up reply to your emailed question, usually within 24 hours.

Enrollment Recommendations

Recommended course enrollment by campus and semester started. Please note course delivery by campus is tentative and subject to change!

Campus: Southwest Metroplex

Campus: Stephenville

Campus: Waco

Designed For

Professionals who seek expertise in reading. Classes are available online, face-to-face, and hybrid model to accommodate the working professional.

Your Future

Reading Specialists work collaboratively with classroom teachers/Master Reading Teachers to plan and deliver instruction to meet the needs of individuals with reading difficulties.

Concentration Area Advisor

Dr. Laurie McAdams   mcadams@tarleton.edu

The Program

The 30 hour* Master of Education in Curriculum and Instruction degree includes a combination of face-to-face, online, and hybrid coursework. Additional leveling courses may be required for certification.

Option:

Thesis Requirements (offered to interested students)
Full admission to the C&I M.ED. program;
Concentration area program requirements AND 6 hours EDU 588;
Permission from concentration area advisor, committee chair, C&I department chair;
Thesis guidelines

Graduate Action Research Capstone Project

Course:

EDU 585/586: Experience

Purpose:

Demonstration of proficiency in the application of program goals and concentration area content.

Process:

The student will

• Identify a problem to solve (related to the student’s practice),
• Review of the current research related to the  problem,
• Gather and analyze data related to the problem
• Report the findings of data collection/analysis
• Draw conclusions and make recommendations for further action.
• Present findings to a professional audience.

The capstone project is directed by the chair of a 3-member, student-selected faculty advisory committee.

Advisement

Concentration Area Advisement

Concentration area advisors direct students’ enrollment advisement and release of advising holds up to the point students select a faculty committee.

Committee Chair Advisement

During the semester enrolled in EDU 598 Techniques of Research, students should select faculty committees. Once selected the student’s committee chair serves as advisor for enrollment and capstone project completion.

Committee Roles and Responsibilities

Graduate Student

• Develops a 3- faculty member committee to direct completion of the student’s capstone project (usually during the semester enrolled in EDU 598, Techniques of Research).
• Completes the Degree Plan with the identified committee chair.
• Works under the supervision of the committee chair to ethically meet departmental capstone project standards and satisfy committee specifications and timelines.
• Applies for graduation the semester BEFORE graduation.
• Submits Chalk and Wire assignments as directed.
• Presents the completed capstone project to a professional audience the semester of graduation.

Committee Chair

• Submits the student’s Degree Plan.
• Supervises student completion of the capstone project to ensure project meets ethical and departmental capstone project standards and satisfies committee specifications and timelines.
• Assesses Chalk and Wire assessments with feedback from committee members.
• Attends and evaluates student capstone project presentations.
• Submits the Comprehensive Exam form following committee approval of student’s capstone project and presentation

Committee Member

• Reviews and provides feedback regarding student completion of the capstone project to ensure project meets ethical and departmental capstone project standards and satisfies committee specifications and timelines.
• Attends and evaluates student capstone project presentations.

Concentration Area Advisement: Dr. Laurie McAdams   mcadams@tarleton.edu

Advisement Procedure to release New Student advising hold:

Please email the following information.

1. TSU student ID number
2. Campus you will attend
3. Course(s) in which you will enroll this semester. (See recommendations for YOUR campus and the semester YOU start on the pages that follow.)
4. A brief description of work and family obligations for the semester that might impact the time available for coursework to ensure course workload is manageable.
5. Other information pertinent to your enrollment.

Advisement Procedure for New Student program orientation:

1. Before beginning graduate classes, please complete the online program orientation listed in the student resource web link and submit the completed online Orientation Completion Form.
2. Please email questions regarding the development of your committee and final action research project. 

Advisement Procedure for subsequent enrollment:

Please send the following information.

1. TSU student ID number
2. Campus you attend
3. List course(s) you have successfully completed.
4. List courses in which you would like to enroll this semester. (See recommendations by campus and the semester  on the pages that follow.)
5. A brief description of work and family obligations for the semester that might impact the time available for coursework to ensure course workload is manageable.
6. Other information pertinent to your enrollment or course completion.

Advisement Procedure for Committee development:

Please send the following information.

1. Prior to the start of the semester you are enrolled in EDU 598 Techniques of Research, email a list of potential committee chair and committee members with whom you would like to consider for your action research project. 
2. Also submit potential topics you would like to explore for your research topic.
3. Once you have established a committee, your committee chair will submit your degree plan.
4. Once the degree plan is filed, your committee chair will become your advisor for all issues related to completion of your program.

Advisement Procedure for advisement when advisor is Out of Office:

1. If you receive an Out of Office reply by return email it will contain information related to your advisement.  Follow instructions carefully. Your question(s) might be answered by the out of office reply.
2. If your questions are not answered by the reply, be assured you will receive a follow – up reply to your emailed question, usually within 24 hours.

Enrollment Recommendations

Recommended course enrollment by campus and semester started. Please note course delivery by campus is tentative and subject to change!

Designed For

Professionals seeking expertise in effective, research-based instructional techniques that increase student knowledge and performance in secondary or college students.

Your Future

K-12 school or district instructional specialists provide teacher training in research-based instruction practices to increase student achievement in a content area. Eighteen hours in a content area provide opportunities to teach Advanced Placement and/or Dual Credit courses at the secondary level, or to teach at the community college level.

Concentration Area Advisement

Dr. Laurie Hawke, lhawke@tarleton.edu

The Program

The 30 hour* Master of Education in Curriculum and Instruction degree includes a combination of face-to-face, online, and hybrid coursework. Additional leveling courses may be required.

Option:

Thesis Requirements (offered to interested students)
Full admission to the C&I M.ED. program;
Concentration area program requirements AND 6 hours EDU 588;
Permission from concentration area advisor, committee chair, C&I department chair;
Thesis guidelines

Graduate Action Research Capstone Project

Course:

EDU 585/586: Experience

Purpose:

Demonstration of proficiency in the application of program goals and concentration area content.

Process:

The student will

• Identify a problem to solve (related to the student’s practice),
• Review of the current research related to the  problem,
• Gather and analyze data related to the problem
• Report the findings of data collection/analysis
• Draw conclusions and make recommendations for further action.
• Present findings to a professional audience.

The capstone project is directed by the chair of a 3-member, student-selected faculty advisory committee.

Advisement

Concentration Area Advisement

Concentration area advisors direct students’ enrollment advisement and release of advising holds up to the point students select a faculty committee.

Committee Chair Advisement

During the semester enrolled in EDU 598 Techniques of Research, students should select faculty committees. Once selected the student’s committee chair serves as advisor for enrollment and capstone project completion.

Committee Roles and Responsibilities

Graduate Student

• Develops a 3- faculty member committee to direct completion of the student’s capstone project (usually during the semester enrolled in EDU 598, Techniques of Research).
• Completes the Degree Plan with the identified committee chair.
• Works under the supervision of the committee chair to ethically meet departmental capstone project standards and satisfy committee specifications and timelines.
• Applies for graduation the semester BEFORE graduation.
• Submits Chalk and Wire assignments as directed.
• Presents the completed capstone project to a professional audience the semester of graduation.

Committee Chair

• Submits the student’s Degree Plan.
• Supervises student completion of the capstone project to ensure project meets ethical and departmental capstone project standards and satisfies committee specifications and timelines.
• Assesses Chalk and Wire assessments with feedback from committee members.
• Attends and evaluates student capstone project presentations.
• Submits the Comprehensive Exam form following committee approval of student’s capstone project and presentation

Committee Member

• Reviews and provides feedback regarding student completion of the capstone project to ensure project meets ethical and departmental capstone project standards and satisfies committee specifications and timelines.
• Attends and evaluates student capstone project presentations.

Concentration Area Advisement: Dr. Laurie Hawke, lhawke@tarleton.edu

Enrollment Recommendations

Recommended  C&I course enrollment by campus. Please note course delivery by campus is tentative and subject to change!

• Graduate content area coursework delivery (18 hours) varies by governing college.  Students are encouraged to contact the content area college for graduate content area course rotations.
• Up to 12 hours of graduate content area coursework might be transferred from another university upon approval by the concentration area advisor, committee chair and department chair.
• 18 hours of content coursework should be started before or concurrently with education coursework.

Designed For

Professionals who seek to expand their knowledge of special education programs and practices. Classes are available online, face-to-face, and hybrid model to accommodate the working professional.

Your Future

Teacher leadership in the field of special education; special education administration.

Concentration Area Advisement

Dr. James Gentry, gentry@tarleton.edu

The Program

The 30 hour* Master of Education in Curriculum and Instruction degree includes a combination of face-to-face, online, and hybrid coursework. Additional leveling courses may be required.

Option:

Thesis Requirements (offered to interested students)
Full admission to the C&I M.ED. program;
Concentration area program requirements AND 6 hours EDU 588;
Permission from concentration area advisor, committee chair, C&I department chair;
Thesis guidelines

Graduate Action Research Capstone Project

Course:

EDU 585/586: Experience

Purpose:

Demonstration of proficiency in the application of program goals and concentration area content.

Process:

The student will

• Identify a problem to solve (related to the student’s practice),
• Review of the current research related to the  problem,
• Gather and analyze data related to the problem
• Report the findings of data collection/analysis
• Draw conclusions and make recommendations for further action.
• Present findings to a professional audience.

The capstone project is directed by the chair of a 3-member, student-selected faculty advisory committee.

Advisement

Concentration Area Advisement

Concentration area advisors direct students’ enrollment advisement and release of advising holds up to the point students select a faculty committee.

Committee Chair Advisement

During the semester enrolled in EDU 598 Techniques of Research, students should select faculty committees. Once selected the student’s committee chair serves as advisor for enrollment and capstone project completion.

Committee Roles and Responsibilities

Graduate Student

• Develops a 3- faculty member committee to direct completion of the student’s capstone project (usually during the semester enrolled in EDU 598, Techniques of Research).
• Completes the Degree Plan with the identified committee chair.
• Works under the supervision of the committee chair to ethically meet departmental capstone project standards and satisfy committee specifications and timelines.
• Applies for graduation the semester BEFORE graduation.
• Submits Chalk and Wire assignments as directed.
• Presents the completed capstone project to a professional audience the semester of graduation.

Committee Chair

• Submits the student’s Degree Plan.
• Supervises student completion of the capstone project to ensure project meets ethical and departmental capstone project standards and satisfies committee specifications and timelines.
• Assesses Chalk and Wire assessments with feedback from committee members.
• Attends and evaluates student capstone project presentations.
• Submits the Comprehensive Exam form following committee approval of student’s capstone project and presentation

Committee Member

• Reviews and provides feedback regarding student completion of the capstone project to ensure project meets ethical and departmental capstone project standards and satisfies committee specifications and timelines.
• Attends and evaluates student capstone project presentations.

Concentration Area Advisement: Dr. James Gentry, gentry@tarleton.edu

Designed For

Professionals seeking expertise in the areas of instructional design, training, and instructional technology.

Your Future

As an instructional designer in industry, government, higher education, or K-12, you’ll integrate theory, research, creativity, and problem-problem skills to develop learning objects, lessons, trainings, simulations, etc. that effectively utilize technology and multimedia tools.

Concentration Area Advisement

Dr. Credence Baker, cbaker@tarleton.edu

The Program

The 30 hour* Master of Education in Curriculum and Instruction degree includes a combination of face-to-face, online, and hybrid coursework. Additional leveling courses may be required.

Optional Thesis:

Requirements (offered to interested students)

• Full admission to the C&I M.ED. program;
• Concentration area program requirements AND 6 hours EDU 588;
• Permission from concentration area advisor, committee chair, C&I department chair;
• Thesis guidelines

Graduate Action Research Capstone Project

Course:

EDTC 570 Internship/Service Learning Capstone

Purpose:

Demonstration of proficiency in the application of the C&I program goals and concentration area content. The supervised capstone will allow the student to apply knowledge from the course of study related to instructional design, online course development, online course teaching, or instructional technology for a public or private organization.

Process:

The student will

•  
  • Identify a problem or project within a public or private organization to complete (related to the student’s practice),
  • complete a review of the current research related to the problem or project,
  • develop a professional project plan that includes a synthesis of literature and data analysis related to the problem or project,
  • implement the plan,
  • develop a report of the outcomes/findings of the project
  • draw conclusions and make recommendations for further action.
• The capstone project is directed by the chair of a 3-member, student-selected faculty advisory committee.
• The capstone project is completed and presented to a professional audience the last semester of the student’s program.

Advisement

Concentration Area Advisement

Concentration area advisors direct students’ enrollment advisement and release of advising holds up to the point students select a faculty committee.

Committee Chair Advisement

During the semester enrolled in EDU 598 Techniques of Research, students should select faculty committees. Once selected the student’s committee chair serves as advisor for enrollment and capstone project completion.

Committee Roles and Responsibilities

Graduate Student

• Develops a 3- faculty member committee to direct completion of the student’s capstone project (usually during the semester enrolled in EDU 598, Techniques of Research).
• Completes the Degree Plan with the identified committee chair.
• Works under the supervision of the committee chair to ethically meet departmental capstone project standards and satisfy committee specifications and timelines.
• Applies for graduation the semester BEFORE graduation.
• Submits Chalk and Wire assignments as directed.
• Presents the completed capstone project to a professional audience the semester of graduation.

Committee Chair

• Submits the student’s Degree Plan.
• Supervises student completion of the capstone project to ensure project meets ethical and departmental capstone project standards and satisfies committee specifications and timelines.
• Assesses Chalk and Wire assessments with feedback from committee members.
• Attends and evaluates student capstone project presentations.
• Submits the Comprehensive Exam form following committee approval of student’s capstone project and presentation

Committee Member

• Reviews and provides feedback regarding student completion of the capstone project to ensure project meets ethical and departmental capstone project standards and satisfies committee specifications and timelines.
• Attends and evaluates student capstone project presentations.

Concentration Area Advisement: Dr. Credence Baker, cbaker@tarleton.edu

Enrollment Recommendations

Recommended course enrollment by campus and semester started. Please note course delivery by campus is tentative and subject to change!

Designed For

Designed for professions seeking expertise in effective, research-based use of technology to engage learners in critical thinking, problem-solving, and global collaborations.

Your Future

Become an instructional leader with expertise in research-based instructional practices that integrate technology to increase student achievement.

Concentration Area Advisement

Dr. Credence Baker, cbaker@tarleton.edu

The Program

The 30 hour* Master of Education in Curriculum and Instruction degree includes a combination of face-to-face, online, and hybrid coursework. Additional leveling courses may be required.

Option:

Thesis Requirements (offered to interested students)
Full admission to the C&I M.ED. program;
Concentration area program requirements AND 6 hours EDU 588;
Permission from concentration area advisor, committee chair, C&I department chair;
Thesis guidelines

Graduate Action Research Capstone Project

Course:

EDTC 570 Internship/Service Learning Capstone

Purpose:

Demonstration of proficiency in the application of the C&I program goals and concentration area content. The supervised capstone will allow the student to apply knowledge from the course of study related to instructional design, online course development, online course teaching, or instructional technology for a public or private organization.

Process:

The student will

•  
  • Identify a problem or project within a public or private organization to complete (related to the student’s practice),
  • complete a review of the current research related to the problem or project,
  • develop a professional project plan that includes a synthesis of literature and data analysis related to the problem or project,
  • implement the plan,
  • develop a report of the outcomes/findings of the project
  • draw conclusions and make recommendations for further action.
• The capstone project is directed by the chair of a 3-member, student-selected faculty advisory committee.
• The capstone project is completed and presented to a professional audience the last semester of the student’s program.

Advisement

Concentration Area Advisement

Concentration area advisors direct students’ enrollment advisement and release of advising holds up to the point students select a faculty committee.

Committee Chair Advisement

During the semester enrolled in EDU 598 Techniques of Research, students should select faculty committees. Once selected the student’s committee chair serves as advisor for enrollment and capstone project completion.

Committee Roles and Responsibilities

Graduate Student

• Develops a 3- faculty member committee to direct completion of the student’s capstone project (usually during the semester enrolled in EDU 598, Techniques of Research).
• Completes the Degree Plan with the identified committee chair.
• Works under the supervision of the committee chair to ethically meet departmental capstone project standards and satisfy committee specifications and timelines.
• Applies for graduation the semester BEFORE graduation.
• Submits Chalk and Wire assignments as directed.
• Presents the completed capstone project to a professional audience the semester of graduation.

Committee Chair

• Submits the student’s Degree Plan.
• Supervises student completion of the capstone project to ensure project meets ethical and departmental capstone project standards and satisfies committee specifications and timelines.
• Assesses Chalk and Wire assessments with feedback from committee members.
• Attends and evaluates student capstone project presentations.
• Submits the Comprehensive Exam form following committee approval of student’s capstone project and presentation

Committee Member

• Reviews and provides feedback regarding student completion of the capstone project to ensure project meets ethical and departmental capstone project standards and satisfies committee specifications and timelines.
• Attends and evaluates student capstone project presentations.

Concentration Area Advisement: Dr. Credence Baker, cbaker@tarleton.edu

Designed For

Professionals seeking expertise in effective, research-based management of technology resources for district communications and all instructional needs. Classes are available online, face-to-face, and hybrid model to accommodate the working professional.

Your Future

Technology Directors provide teachers and staff training in research-based instructional practices to increase student achievement, while managing the technology resources of the district.

Concentration Area Advisement

Dr. Credence Baker, cbaker@tarleton.edu

The Program

The 30 hour* Master of Education in Curriculum and Instruction degree includes a combination of face-to-face, online, and hybrid coursework. Additional leveling courses may be required.

Option:

Thesis Requirements (offered to interested students)
Full admission to the C&I M.ED. program;
Concentration area program requirements AND 6 hours EDU 588;
Permission from concentration area advisor, committee chair, C&I department chair;
Thesis guidelines

Graduate Action Research Capstone Project

Course:

EDTC 570 Internship/Service Learning Capstone

Purpose:

Demonstration of proficiency in the application of the C&I program goals and concentration area content. The supervised capstone will allow the student to apply knowledge from the course of study related to instructional design, online course development, online course teaching, or instructional technology for a public or private organization.

Process:

The student will

•  
  • Identify a problem or project within a public or private organization to complete (related to the student’s practice),
  • complete a review of the current research related to the problem or project,
  • develop a professional project plan that includes a synthesis of literature and data analysis related to the problem or project,
  • implement the plan,
  • develop a report of the outcomes/findings of the project
  • draw conclusions and make recommendations for further action.
• The capstone project is directed by the chair of a 3-member, student-selected faculty advisory committee.
• The capstone project is completed and presented to a professional audience the last semester of the student’s program.

Advisement

Concentration Area Advisement

Concentration area advisors direct students’ enrollment advisement and release of advising holds up to the point students select a faculty committee.

Committee Chair Advisement

During the semester enrolled in EDU 598 Techniques of Research, students should select faculty committees. Once selected the student’s committee chair serves as advisor for enrollment and capstone project completion.

Committee Roles and Responsibilities

Graduate Student

• Develops a 3- faculty member committee to direct completion of the student’s capstone project (usually during the semester enrolled in EDU 598, Techniques of Research).
• Completes the Degree Plan with the identified committee chair.
• Works under the supervision of the committee chair to ethically meet departmental capstone project standards and satisfy committee specifications and timelines.
• Applies for graduation the semester BEFORE graduation.
• Submits Chalk and Wire assignments as directed.
• Presents the completed capstone project to a professional audience the semester of graduation.

Committee Chair

• Submits the student’s Degree Plan.
• Supervises student completion of the capstone project to ensure project meets ethical and departmental capstone project standards and satisfies committee specifications and timelines.
• Assesses Chalk and Wire assessments with feedback from committee members.
• Attends and evaluates student capstone project presentations.
• Submits the Comprehensive Exam form following committee approval of student’s capstone project and presentation

Committee Member

• Reviews and provides feedback regarding student completion of the capstone project to ensure project meets ethical and departmental capstone project standards and satisfies committee specifications and timelines.
• Attends and evaluates student capstone project presentations.

Concentration Area Advisement: Dr. Credence Baker, cbaker@tarleton.edu