Degree Programs

Curriculum and Instruction

Gormas photoThe M.Ed. in Curriculum and Instruction prepares educators and administrators to be Christian leaders in curriculum and instruction. Students explore curriculum design and revision, historical and theoretical foundations of instruction, aspects of human development, classroom research methods, and advanced study in their chosen concentration area.


Advisor: Professor Jan Gormas, Ph.D.
616-526-6826, jgormas@calvin.edu

Typical program: 32 semester hours

EDUC 501 Adv. Educational Psychology 3 (semester hours)
EDUC 510 Adv. Foundations in Education 3
EDUC 512 Theories of Instruction 3
EDUC 580 Curriculum Theory & Development 3
Concentration—Selected Courses 14
EDUC 594 Ed. Research & the Classroom 3
EDUC 597 Graduate Seminar 3

Educational Leadership

AlbertThe M.Ed. in Educational Leadership prepares aspiring school leaders to develop the skills, knowledge base, and dispositions they need to become responsive and transformative school leaders. Based on a biblical framework and the ISLLC leadership development standards, the program is designed to provide students with the unique blend of leadership, organizational, management, and educational knowledge and skills needed to lead schools.


Advisor: Albert Boerema, Ph.D.
616-526-6036, ajb37@calvin.edu

Typical Program: 32 semester hours

EDUC 501 Adv. Educational Psychology 3
EDUC 510 Adv. Foundations in Education 3
EDUC 512 Theories of Instruction 3
EDUC 580 Curriculum Theory & Development 3
EDUC 534 Intro. to Educational Leadership 3
EDUC 538 Prof. Development and Supervision 3
EDUC 562 School Business Management 3
EDUC 563 School Law and Ethics 3
EDUC 569 Ed. Leadership Internship 2
EDUC 594 Ed. Research & the Classroom 3
EDUC 597 Graduate Seminar 3

Learning Disabilities

Buursma photoThe M.Ed. in Learning Disabilities prepares educators to lead in the creation of accessible, responsive environments for students identified with learning disabilities. Using theory, research, and practice, educators will explore culture and contexts, assessment tools, instructional approaches, and collaborative partnerships most effective for the growth of learners with unique gifts and challenges.


Advisor: Debra Buursma, Ph.D.
616-526-6231, dbuursma@calvin.edu

Typical Program: 35 semester hours

EDUC 501 Adv. Educational Psychology 3
EDUC 510 Adv. Foundations in Education 3
EDUC 550 Theories of Learning Disabilities 3
EDUC 551 Assessment and Diagnosis: L.D. 4
EDUC 582 Curriculum & Instruction: L.D. 3
EDUC 548 Practicum: Learning Disabilities 5
EDUC 511 Consultation & Collaboration 3
Approved Electives 5
EDUC 594 Ed. Research & the Classroom 3
EDUC 598 Graduate Seminar 3

The Program in Learning Disabilities may be taken with or without an endorsement.

Literacy

DunsmoreThe M.Ed in Literacy creates literacy experts who work in multiple educational contexts so that all students develop the literacy practices needed to participate in a diverse, technologically sophisticated, and highly literate society. Courses examine such issues as literacy assessment, remediation and intervention; construction and evaluation of curriculum and literacy programs; literacy leadership and reform; and diverse learners and literacy development.

Advisor: KaiLonnie Dunsmore, Ph.D.
616-526-6211, kd25@calvin.edu

Typical Program: 32-33 semester hours

EDUC 501 Adv. Educational Psychology 3
EDUC 510 Adv. Foundations in Education 3
EDUC 512 Theories of Instruction 3
EDUC 580 Curriculum Theory & Development 3
EDUC 513 Cognition, Learning, &Literacy 3
EDUC 540 Trends/Issues in Literacy Instruct 3
EDUC 542 Diag. & Remediation of Reading Disabilities 3
EDUC 543 Teaching Literacy through Literature 3
Approved Electives 2–3
EDUC 594 Ed. Research & the Classroom 3
EDUC 597 Graduate Seminar 3