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Program Overview
Prepares educators to become advocates for multilingual learners in school districts by exploring the opportunities and challenges among Latinx students. Graduates help meet the need for leadership in Colorado and nationwide as the Latinx population grows and the achievement gap for students widens.
What you'll learn
If you feel passionate about elevating multilingual learning and inclusivity in your school and district, CU Denver’s MA in Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Education with a Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Education (CLDE) Endorsement K-12 will prepare you for a leadership role in your district.
A master’s degree is an opportunity for practicing, licensed teachers to deepen their knowledge and develop skills. The added endorsement gives you an additional credential in the field. We prepare highly competent professionals through high quality curriculum and hands-on projects that are relevant, empowering, applicable, student centered, challenging and focused on social justice. You also have an option of completing our Bilingual Education Specialist endorsement. Our faculty members help open doors to your dream position in education. You will learn to reflect on culture and how changing times and changing demographics impact teaching practices. You will learn to gather and use assessment results within a strengths-based framework to advocate for appropriate programming, placement, instruction, and ongoing progress monitoring of multilingual students. Our alumni are systems change advocates prepared to support inclusion of multiple languages in classrooms.
The School of Education & Human Development is regularly ranked as a top graduate school and “best online” experiences by U.S. News & World Report.
Choose CU Denver’s School of Education & Human Development
The School of Education & Human Development at the University of Colorado Denver attracts students who are passionate about elevating the status of bilingualism and inclusivity in classrooms. We match their passion with an education that is rooted in diversity, technology, proven approaches and real-world practice. That’s why our graduates are prepared to make immediate and life-long impacts on people, communities and the world.
Courses
The MA in Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Education with a Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Education (CLDE) Endorsement, K-12 requires 30 credits.
Recommendations for endorsements are made by CU Denver’s Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Education program; but the endorsement is granted by the State of Colorado. Individual state requirements vary and may include teaching experience and examinations in addition to a valid teaching credential. Students should consult with the Colorado Department of Education or another state in which they wish to be endorsed for the most updated endorsement requirements.
Program Description
What you'll learn
If you feel passionate about elevating multilingual learning and inclusivity in your school and district, CU Denver’s MA in Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Education with a Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Education (CLDE) Endorsement K-12 will prepare you for a leadership role in your district.
A master’s degree is an opportunity for practicing, licensed teachers to deepen their knowledge and develop skills. The added endorsement gives you an additional credential in the field. We prepare highly competent professionals through high quality curriculum and hands-on projects that are relevant, empowering, applicable, student centered, challenging and focused on social justice. You also have an option of completing our Bilingual Education Specialist endorsement. Our faculty members help open doors to your dream position in education. You will learn to reflect on culture and how changing times and changing demographics impact teaching practices. You will learn to gather and use assessment results within a strengths-based framework to advocate for appropriate programming, placement, instruction, and ongoing progress monitoring of multilingual students. Our alumni are systems change advocates prepared to support inclusion of multiple languages in classrooms.
The School of Education & Human Development is regularly ranked as a top graduate school and “best online” experiences by U.S. News & World Report.
Choose CU Denver’s School of Education & Human Development
The School of Education & Human Development at the University of Colorado Denver attracts students who are passionate about elevating the status of bilingualism and inclusivity in classrooms. We match their passion with an education that is rooted in diversity, technology, proven approaches and real-world practice. That’s why our graduates are prepared to make immediate and life-long impacts on people, communities and the world.
Courses
The MA in Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Education with a Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Education (CLDE) Endorsement, K-12 requires 30 credits.
Recommendations for endorsements are made by CU Denver’s Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Education program; but the endorsement is granted by the State of Colorado. Individual state requirements vary and may include teaching experience and examinations in addition to a valid teaching credential. Students should consult with the Colorado Department of Education or another state in which they wish to be endorsed for the most updated endorsement requirements.
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