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. Summer courses are face-to-face at either the Chicago or Schaumburg campus. The remainder of courses are asynchronous.
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| DLTL 410 | FOUNDATIONS OF BILINGUAL & DUAL LANGUAGE EDUCATION | 3 |
| DLTL 425 | CRITICAL ISSUES AND INQUIRY IN BILINGUAL & DUAL LANGUAGE EDUCATION | 3 |
| DLTL 443 | ACADEMIC LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT ACROSS THE CONTENT AREAS | 3 |
| DLTL 447 | BILITERACY PROGRAM DESIGN & DEVELPOMENT: READING, WRITING, & CROSS-LING METHODS FOR BILINGUAL TEACH | 3 |
| DLTL 449 | EVALUATING BILINGUAL STUDENT LEARNING | 3 |
| DLTL 464 | EXPLORING TEACHER LEADERSHIP: FAMILY, SCHOOL, AND COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS | 3 |
| DLTL 467 | SUPERVISION, EVALUATION, AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OF BILINGUAL EDUCATORS | 3 |
| DLTL 470 | TEACHER LEADER PRACTICUM - METHODS & MATERIALS FOR TEACHING ACADEMIC SECOND LANGUAGE | 3 |
| DLTL 474 | MEASUREMENT, EVALUATION, AND SUSTAINABILITY OF EFFECTIVE PROGRAMS | 3 |
| DLTL 480 | INTERNSHIP: ADVOCACY FOR DUAL LANGUAGE EDUCATION | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours | 30 | |
Your degree map is a general guide suggesting courses to complete each term on the academic pathway to your degree. It is based on the most current scheduling information from your academic program. Your program’s degree map is reviewed annually and updated as schedules change (although you retain the same course requirements as long as you are continuously enrolled in your degree program).
Always work closely with your academic advisor to understand curriculum requirements and scheduling, as each student’s academic plan can look slightly different.
| Year 1 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Summer | Credit Hours | Fall | Credit Hours | Spring | Credit Hours |
| DLTL 410 | 3 | DLTL 425 | 3 | DLTL 464 | 3 |
| DLTL 443 | 3 | DLTL 449 | 3 | DLTL 474 | 3 |
| DLTL 447 | 3 | ||||
| 9 | 6 | 6 | |||
| Year 2 | |||||
| Summer | Credit Hours | ||||
| DLTL 470 | 3 | ||||
| DLTL 467 | 3 | ||||
| DLTL 480 | 3 | ||||
| 9 | |||||
| Total Credit Hours 30 | |||||