New Walden specialization for those who teach adults
Do you teach at a community college or provide training for adults in a school district or corporate setting?
Walden’s new Ed.D. specialization in Higher Education and Adult Learning was designed to help you meet your professional goals.
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Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment (Grades K–12)
This specialization is based on standards set forth by the U.S. Department of Education, the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE), the International Reading Association (IRA), and the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE). The alignment of curriculum, assessment, and instruction is a complex task but helps to meet this goal: All children can learn. Instituting standards in grades K–12 inherently levels the playing field, suggesting the same achievement goals for all students, regardless of socioeconomic conditions, ethnicity, or learning differences. Program content focuses on current thinking on how teachers can best align their curriculum with state and local content standards.
Emphasis on Practical Strategies
- Measure student learning through effective, ongoing assessment.
- Adapt curricula and instructional strategies to meet the changing needs of students.
- Design curricula and assessment for students with special needs.
Completion Requirements
- 30 total semester credit hours
- ePortfolio
Estimated time to completion: 20 to 24 months, depending on individual progress and credits transferred. For a personalized estimate of your time to completion, call your enrollment advisor at 1-866-492-5336.
This program’s courses are delivered online in a prescribed sequence which can be found by clicking on the course description link below.
Core Courses
| Course Code | Course Title | Credits |
| EDUC 6610 | Teacher as Professional | 3 |
| EDUC 6650 | Enhancing Learning Through Linguistic and Cultural Diversity | 3 |
| EDUC 6653 | Introduction to Educational Research | 3 |
| EDUC 6657 | Creating an Effective Classroom Learning Environment | 3 |
| EDUC 6674 | Designing Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment for Students With Special Needs | 3 |
Specialization Courses
| Course Code | Course Title | Credits |
| EDUC 6671 | Designing Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment, Part I | 3 |
| EDUC 6625 | Habits of Mind: Thinking Skills to Promote Self-Directed Learning | 3 |
| EDUC 6672 | Designing Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment, Part II | 3 |
| EDUC 6673 | Literacy and Learning in the Information Age | 3 |
| EDUC 6651 | Teacher Leadership in the Classroom: Increasing Learning and Achievement | 3 |
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