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K-12 Pedagogy for Teachers

EDUC-31510

Participating teachers will be required to grow and improve in their ability to reflect upon and apply the CSTPs while exploring the specific pedagogical skills for subject matter instruction. Participants will utilize the adopted academic content standards and performance levels for students, curriculum frameworks, and instructional materials in the context of teaching assignments. Topics include the use and interpretation of student assessment data; summative assessments of student academic performance to inform instruction; planning and differentiation; academic language and literacy and diverse learning needs for the full range of learners.

CCTC Requirement

This course fulfills the California Commission on Teacher Credentialing non-special education pedagogy course requirement for individuals clearing an Education Specialist credential. This course can be taken on its own or through the California Induction Clear Credential program. A copy of the syllabus and a UC San Diego Extended Studies official transcript may be required for credentialing purposes. Students are responsible for sending this documentation to the CTC or their institution directly.

Course Information

Online
4.50 units
$495.00
Notes: This course is typically offered every quarter. Please reference the DES Academic Calendar to see when enrollment will be available online for upcoming quarters. 

Course attendance is asynchronous, however assignments MUST be completed by specific deadlines throughout the course to earn a passing grade. Log into the course in Canvas on the start date and refer to the syllabus for detailed information regarding individual due dates.

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Section ID:

189472

Class type:

Online Asynchronous.

This course is entirely web-based and to be completed asynchronously between the published course start and end dates. Synchronous attendance is NOT required.
You will have access to your online course on the published start date OR 1 business day after your enrollment is confirmed if you enroll on or after the published start date.

Textbooks:

Navigating the New Pedagogy 2011
by Jeff Halstead
ISBN / ASIN: 9781610480246

You may purchase textbooks via the UC San Diego Bookstore.

Policies:

  • No refunds after: 7/15/2025

Note:

Course attendance is asynchronous, however assignments MUST be completed by specific deadlines throughout the course to earn a passing grade. Log into the course in Canvas on the start date and refer to the syllabus for detailed information regarding individual due dates.

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Instructor: Harriet Levine, M.Ed., M.A.

Harriet Levine, M.Ed., M.A.

M.Ed. in Multicultural Studies and an M.A. in Reading & Literacy. She is completing a Ph.D. program in Special Education.

Harriet A Levine received a M.A. in Reading & Literacy and an M.Ed. in Multicultural Studies. Levine has many years of teaching experience in K-12 schools, and for the past 5 years, has worked in higher education. She has been an elementary classroom teacher in Los Angeles and Goleta, and from 1986–2008 was a reading specialist in The Goleta Union School District. Levine worked with student teachers and interns as a clinical supervisor at Loyola-Marymount University in Los Angeles, and now works as a support provider for clear credential candidates at UCLA. Currently, in addition to teaching for UC San Diego Extended Studies, Harriet has a private practice as a reading specialist.

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