Notre Dame of Maryland University offers more programs in teacher-shortage fields (STEM, TESOL, Gifted and Talented, Special Education) than any other Maryland university.
The following post-master's certification programs are offered to current certified teachers that want to pursue additional certifications:
Administration and Supervision
Required Courses
EDU 557 - Leadership Seminar I (3)
EDU 560 - Legal Issues for Teachers and Administrators (3)
EDU 569 - Supervision: Empowering Teachers (3)
EDU 563 - Curriculum Development (3)
EDU 688 - Practicum: School Administration and Supervision Part I* (3)
Note: Open only to students seeking the Administration and Supervision Certification:
EDU 690 - Practicum: School Administration and Supervision Part II (3)
Total Credits: 18
Prerequisite
An assessment course
*Course needed for School Administration and Supervision Certification
Gifted and Talented Education
Required Courses
EDGT 500 - Foundations of Gifted and Talented Education (3)
EDGT 501 - Affective Characteristics of Diverse Gifted and Talented Learners (3)
EDGT 502 - Curriculum for the Gifted and Talented (3)
EDGT 505 - Strategies for Gifted and Talented Education (3)
EDGT 503 - Research Seminar in Gifted and Talented Education (3)
EDGT 504 - Practicum in Gifted and Talented Education (3)
Total Credits: 18
Library Media Specialist
Required Courses
EDU 556 - Technology for Instruction and Management (3)
EDU 575 - Information Literacy Resources (3)
EDU 514 - Organization of Information (3)
EDU 577 - Internet in Teaching and Learning (3)
EDU 524 - Adolescent Literature (3)
EDU 512 - School Library Administration I (3)
EDU 610 - School Library Administration II (3)
Mathematics Instructional Leader
Grades PreK-6 Required Courses
MAT 541 - Number and Operations for Elementary School Educators
MAT 542 - Number and Relationships for Elementary School Educators
MAT 543 - Geometry and Measurement for Elementary School Educators
MAT 544 - Data Analysis and Probability for Elementary School Educators
MAT 545 - Patterns and Algebraic Thinking for Elementary School Educators
MAT 546 - Algebra for Elementary School Educators
EDU 616 - Practicum: Leadership in Mathematics Education
EDU 583 - Special Topics in Mathematics Education
Grades 4-9 Required Courses
MAT 501 - Number and Operations
MAT 503 - Fundamentals of Algebra
MAT 507 - Algebraic Functions
MAT 521 - Measurement and Geometry
MAT 531 - Data Analysis and Statistics
MAT 532 - Probability and Simulations
MAT 533 - Pre Calculus
EDU 583 - Special Topics in Mathematics Education
EDU 616 - Practicum: Leadership in Mathematics Education
Reading Specialist
Required Courses
EDU 586 - Techniques of Teaching Reading and Writing to Students with Limited English Proficiency (3)
EDU 612 - Remedial Reading Instruction for Classroom and Clinical Settings (3)
EDU 551 - Reading and Writing in the Content Areas II (for elementary teachers) (3) OR
EDU 542 - Instruction of Reading (for secondary teachers) (3)
EDU 629 - The Roles of the Literacy Coach (3)
EDU 618 - Resource Role of the Reading Specialist (3)
EDU 691 - Practicum: Application of Remediation (3)
Total Credits: 18
Prerequisites
Elementary
EDU 509 - Processes and Acquisition of Reading
EDU 510 - Elementary Reading Materials
EDU 511 - Assessment of Reading
EDU 542 - Instruction in Reading
Secondary
EDU 580 - Teaching Reading and Writing in Content Areas I
EDU 551 - Teaching Reading and Writing in Content Areas II
Special Education
Required Courses
SPE 526 - Special Education for the Classroom Teacher (3)
SPE 543 - Assessment of Special Needs Populations (Secondary) (3) OR
SPE 544 - Assessment of Special Needs Populations (Elementary) (3)
SPE 546 - Methods of Teaching Students with Special Needs (3)
SPE 570 - Individualizing the Curriculum: Strategies for Holistic Intervention (Elementary) (3) OR
SPE 571 - Vocational Skills in Special Education Methods (Secondary) (3)
SPE 576 - Communication Skills for the School-Based Professional (3)
Total Credits: 15
STEM
Required Courses
PHY562 - Physical Science for teachers
EDU 583 - Special Topics in Mathematics Education
PHY 561 - Earth and Space Science for teachers
EDST 506 - Introduction and Exploration of Design, Technology, and Engineering: Content and Instruction Strategies
ENV 560 - Sustainability for Teachers
EDST 502 - Application of design, Technology and Engineering: Content and Instruction
EDST 508 - Technology for STEM educators
EDST 504 - STEM Curriculum Development
EDST 503 - Practicum: STEM for Teachers
(Elective Choose 1)*
*ENV 561 Methods of Teaching Interdisciplinary Environmental science
*ENV 562 Exploring the Local Environment Field Study
*EDST 505 Methods for Teaching STEM in the Early Childhood Classroom (PreK-2)
TESOL
Required Courses
EDU 508 - Issues in TESOL
EDU 545 - Principles of Linguistics
*EDU 546 - Methods and Materials for TESOL
*EDU 547 - Assessing Second Language Acquisition
*EDU 548 - Language Learning
*EDU 586 - Techniques of Teaching Reading and Writing to English Language Learners
*EDU 596 - English Grammar for ESL Teachers
*Prerequisite: Six credits in a second language are required by completion of program. Courses may be taken at the undergraduate level.