Overview

Curriculum and Instruction (Elementary STEM Teacher Track) from Frostburg State University is a concentration developed specifically for on-the-job teachers and is tailored to address the latest educational reform initiatives. It is an outstanding opportunity for educators who would like to expand their role to take on curricular or instructional leadership responsibilities through such positions as professional development leader or grade-level lead.

Choose from four educational tracks to meet your career goals:

National Board Certification- Starting the pathway toward becoming a National Board Certified Teacher
Teacher Leadership – Desire to be a team or curricular leader in your school or county
Educational Technology – Become more skilled in the use of technology in the classroom
Elementary STEM Teacher - Learn transdisciplinary approaches to teaching focused on science and math

National Board Certification Track

Learn research skills and become deeply familiar with professional teaching standards.
Complete a National Board Certification professional portfolio to support your goal of earning certification.

Teacher Leadership Track

Discover opportunities to impact student learning and to extend your influence beyond your own classrooms to teaching teams, schools and districts.
Impact the knowledge and practice in the field and complete an action research project identifying a classroom challenge, researching it, developing and implementing a solution followed by analysis of results.
Take a teacher leadership practicum concurrent with your professional position that focuses on shadowing, experiencing, and completing leadership tasks associated with your role.

Educational Technology Track

Become skilled in the use of technology in the classroom and gain an understanding of advanced instructional design.
Complete an action research project to identify a technological need in the classroom; research and implement solutions and then analyze outcomes.

Elementary STEM Teacher Track

Learn about STEM Standards of Practice and how to effectively utilize a transdisciplinary instructional approach to teaching.
Strengthen content area knowledge through activities that incorporate the engineering design process.

Impact the ability of students to solve global problems

Career outlooks

The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics anticipates 13 percent growth in jobs for instructional coordinators through 2022. This represents an increase of about 18,500 positions. Growth in the field is anticipated to have schools’ growing focus on evaluating and improving curricula and instruction. For more information about work environment, pay and other considerations, review the Instructional Coordinators information in the U.S. Occupational Outlook Handbook.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Principles and Practices of Research
Developmental Theory and Experiential Growth
Cultural and Technological Awareness in the Context of Global Education
Instructional Design for Understanding
Assessment and Accountability in the Context of Student Learning
Curriculum Theory, Design and Analysis

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Duration

Full-time
- 12 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-05-27 00:00:00

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Language

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Credits

33 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Frostburg, United States

Disciplines

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General requirements

Bachelor degree from a regionally accredited institution
GPA of 3.0 or higher (2.75 -2.99 can be considered for provisional admission)
Hold a certification in teaching and or be eligible to be certified – Provide Praxis II scores and/or copy of teacher certification.

Tuition Fees

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20790 USD / year

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20790 USD / year

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15939 USD / year

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Living costs

Frostburg

United States

1216 - 2059 USD / month

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