English education - M.Ed. programs
You can prepare for a variety of professions within the field of English education. While most students pursue a career in secondary settings or high school teaching, others in the program have gone on to teach composition at the community college level or to serve as school curriculum coordinators. Some have structured their studies to include specialty concentrations in theater, film and media studies, evaluative studies, remedial reading, literature for adolescents, and journalism. Each year, more than 90 percent of the College's graduates in this field find jobs in middle school or high school teaching positions.
Initial licensure in communication arts and literature
Our M.Ed./initial licensure program is for individuals seeking licensure to teach in grades 5-8 or 7-12.
The following program links will take you to Student Services
M.Ed. in curriculum and instruction: English education
Our M.Ed./professional studies program is for licensed teachers and other professionals interested in gaining advanced knowledge and skills.
The following program link will take you to Student Services
Advising
Advising is offered through Student Services. Advisers, forms, and other information can be found on the Student Services Web site.
Faculty
- Richard Beach
(sabbatical 2005-06)
I am a professor of English education and the author/editor of 15 books; my most recent books include Teaching Literature to Adolescents, Teaching Media Literacy through the Web, Multidisciplinary Perspectives on Literacy Research, and Inquiry-based English Instruction. I conduct research in the areas of response to literature/media, composition, and inquiry-instruction. - Cynthia Lewis
My research focuses on the literacy practices of adolescents, the social politics of response to literature, digital literacies, and classroom discourse. My books include Literary Practices as Social Acts: Power, Status, and Cultural Norms in the Classroom, and Identity, Agency, and Power: Reframing Sociocultural Research (Lewis, Enciso, & Moje, in press). - David O'Brien
I work collaboratively with school-based colleagues to study adolescent literacy, to help construct supportive programs for adolescents using literacy practices across the curriculum, and to support struggling adolescent readers.
May 2006
