Undergraduate Learning Outcomes:

• Read and interpret empirical articles
• Critically read hermeneutic articles related to learning, teaching, and education policy
• Master disciplinary writing conventions
• Demonstrate professional presentation skills
• Demonstrate an ability to collect, analyze, and interpret quantitative and qualitative educational data
• Design and implement educational experiences for varied disciplines in informal and formal contexts
• Explain the relationship between national education policies and local educational practices

Teacher Preparation (Licensure, Master of Arts in Teaching) Learning Outcomes:

• Apply inclusive curriculum and instructional practices in their discipline and grade level
• Collect, analyze and respond to formative and summative classroom data
• Apply disciplinary literacy strategies throughout the curriculum
• Integrate 21st century STEAM principles into their disciplinary curriculum
• Demonstrate a growth mindset and a disposition for praxis
• For candidates conducting research: Apply appropriate research methodologies, techniques, and analytical methods
• Show commitment to professional development through engagement in professional organizations
• Apply ethical standards in the profession

Dyslexia Specialist Learning Outcomes:

• Learn the structures of written English and the five components of reading
• Utilize instructional strategies and methods such as simultaneous multisensory, systematic, cumulative, direct instruction, diagnostic teaching, synthetic and analytic instruction
• Engage in progress monitoring for accuracy and fluency
• Demonstrate a deep understanding of dyslexia, related written-language disorders, and of the identification of specific learning differences
• Keep abreast of current advances within one's field and related areas
• Through the capstone, identify and access professionally relevant resources, synthesize existing knowledge, and apply knowledge to professional tasks
• Show commitment to professional development through engagement in professional organizations
• Adhere to ethical standards in the profession