Dual Language Teacher Leadership, MA

This 30 credit hour MA program is designed to prepare licensed early childhood, elementary and secondary teachers to be Dual Language, teacher leaders. Required courses are aligned with Illinois Teaching and Leadership Standards, the National Teacher Leader Model Standards and the Interstate School Leaders Licensure Consortium Standards, as well as the Illinois State Board of Education Bilingual Teacher Standards and Illinois State Board of Education Culturally Responsive Teacher and Leader Standards. A practicum (DLTL 470) and a capstone course (DLTL 480) develop the skills needed to continuously advocate for improving Bilingual and Dual Language programming and instructional practices.  An optional travel abroad may be offered to develop academic Spanish proficiency further. The ESL/Bilingual Endorsement and the Teacher Leader Endorsement can be added to a State of Illinois teaching license upon completing the program.

Admission

Applicants for admission must possess an undergraduate degree and an undergraduate or graduate grade point average of at least 2.7 on a 4.0 scale. They also must hold a valid teaching certificate or license. Applicants submit an application and transcripts. 

Requirements

To earn the MA in Dual Language Teacher Leadership, students must complete 30 semester hours of course work with a minimum grade-point average of 3.0. No grades below C may apply toward the degree, and no more than two courses with grades of C or C+ are allowed. 

DLTL 410FOUNDATIONS OF BILINGUAL & DUAL LANGUAGE EDUCATION3
DLTL 425CRITICAL ISSUES AND INQUIRY IN BILINGUAL & DUAL LANGUAGE EDUCATION3
DLTL 443ACADEMIC LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT ACROSS THE CONTENT AREAS3
DLTL 447BILITERACY PROGRAM DESIGN & DEVELPOMENT: READING, WRITING, & CROSS-LING METHODS FOR BILINGUAL TEACH3
DLTL 449EVALUATING BILINGUAL STUDENT LEARNING3
DLTL 464EXPLORING TEACHER LEADERSHIP: FAMILY, SCHOOL, AND COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS3
DLTL 467SUPERVISION, EVALUATION, AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OF BILINGUAL EDUCATORS3
DLTL 470TEACHER LEADER PRACTICUM - METHODS & MATERIALS FOR TEACHING ACADEMIC SECOND LANGUAGE3
DLTL 474MEASUREMENT, EVALUATION, AND SUSTAINABILITY OF EFFECTIVE PROGRAMS3
DLTL 480INTERNSHIP: ADVOCACY FOR DUAL LANGUAGE EDUCATION3
Total Credit Hours30
Year 1
SummerCredit HoursFallCredit HoursSpringCredit Hours
DLTL 4103DLTL 4253DLTL 4643
DLTL 4433DLTL 4493DLTL 4743
DLTL 4473  
 9 6 6
Year 2
SummerCredit Hours  
DLTL 4703  
DLTL 4673  
DLTL 4803  
 9  
Total Credit Hours 30