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 Curriculum and Instruction
Anne Mungai, Chair
Organizationally, curriculum and instruction is an academic department, consisting of undergraduate art education; STEP, an innovative fifth-year (B.A./M.A.) teacher education program, and graduate programs leading to teaching credentials and advanced qualifications in educational leadership and technology; art education; childhood education; early childhood education; bilingual/TESOL education; childhood special education; early childhood special education; adolescent special education, literacy, and adolescent education (English, Science, Social Studies, Math, Spanish eduation).
Our courses and curricula reflect a respect for diversity, and a mission to prepare students to enter the education profession with pride, a commitment to scholarship, a shared wisdom of how students think and learn, and demonstrable skills and abilities. The department of curriculum and instruction consists of a dedicated community of scholars with a deep commitment to innovative scholarship and teaching.
The Ammon School of Education and the Department of Ccurriculum and Instruction within it advocate six core values: scholarship, reflective practice, social justice, inclusive community, wellness, and creativity and the arts. These core values, which are fully explained under “Professional Philosophy” at the beginning of this chapter, are at the heart of our mission.
While each program within the department may use similar but different assessment tools (all aligned with our core values), each program monitors every candidate’s knowledge, skills, and dispositions. Be sure to obtain specific information regarding the assessments used in your program at an orientation session or by meeting with an adviser.
The programs in the Department of Ccurriculum and Instruction are registered with the New York State Department of Education to recommend initial and professional teacher certification in the certificate title for which the degree is offered. All candidates should apply for certification through Adelphi University in the semester during which they plan to complete graduation requirements.
Programs of Study
Undergraduate Programs
These programs lead to the Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) and fulfill the requirements for New York State certification.
Undergraduate students may participate in a combined bachelor’s and master’s degree program: the Scholar Teacher Education Program (STEP), an innovative, five-year program for those preparing to teach at the childhood or adolescent levels.
Independent study is open to juniors and seniors only and no student may take more than 12 credits of independent study. Students should consult with their academic adviser about the regulations governing independent study. Permission forms for Independent Study are available from the Office of the Dean.
- Scholar Teacher Education Program (STEP) – with major in Liberal Arts
- Program in Art Education
Graduate Programs
- Programs in Early Childhood, Childhood, and Adolescence Education
- Program in Art Education
- Programs in Literacy
- Programs in Educational Leadership and Technology
- Programs in Bilingual Education and TESOL
- Programs in Special Education
Postgraduate Certificate Programs
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