M.Ed. in Integrated Curriculum

This program is intended to develop curriculum and instruction leaders by preparing them to effectively support diverse learners in a variety of K-12 and other educational and organizational settings. As accountability standards rise, schools and organizations are challenged with improving performance, closing achievement gaps, and preventing dropouts while also increasing graduation and post-secondary college/career readiness rates. The integration of curriculum presents ideas and concepts in a meaningful manner to add depth and dimension, emphasizing interactive strategies augmented by technology to establish real world applications. Within collaborative environments, resources are maximized to foster higher levels of achievement and performance within schools and organizations.

Program Outcomes

1. Promote the design, development, and implementation of differentiated instructional strategies, resources, and relevant professional development to accelerate progress, performance, and achievement while enhancing postsecondary college and career readiness. 
2. Employ research-based strategies and resources to target specific learning objectives, educational and organizational goals. 
3. Demonstrate knowledge of theories, academic standards, frameworks, ethics, and collaborative strategies for improving the development of curriculum, assessment, and delivery of instruction based on data and needs of the learner, organization, or community. 
4. Promote the utilization of technology-based learning applications and resources throughout the school, organization, or community to enhance learning and foster higher levels of achievement. 
5. Establish and maintain a climate of mutual respect, trust, collaboration, collegiality, and support to enhance stakeholder involvement throughout culturally diverse schools, organizations, and communities. 
6. Construct a framework and create networking opportunities for stakeholders including business and industry leaders to develop and promote a common vision for meeting needs as they apply to post-secondary college and career readiness. 
7. Build leadership capacity throughout organizations by conducting research and utilizing a collaborative, data-driven decision-making process to shape curriculum and instruction in a manner reflective of educational and organizational needs and goals. 
8. Support ongoing progress monitoring of achievement by providing relevant, research-based professional development and implementation opportunities reflective of educational and organizational needs and goals within a changing society.