Master of Education Concentrations

These concentrations have been developed collaboratively by a team of K-12 teachers and administrators and Carthage College professors.

Specialized Concentrations

Curriculum and Instruction

The concentration in Curriculum and Instruction prepares educators for roles curriculum development, assessment, and data-driven decision making. Courses in areas such as multi-cultural instruction, urban issues affecting the learning environment, and student achievement and learning allow educators to develop professionally as the educational environment continues to change.

Students also have the option to complete the Curriculum and Instruction track with add-on Reading License #1316. The Reading #1316 license is the Reading Teacher license, designed for reading teachers working directly with children.

Teacher Leadership

The Teacher Leadership concentration prepares you for leadership roles in site-based management, curriculum development, assessment programs, and data-based decision-making. Innovative coursework on curriculum issues, assessment, professionalism, and action research enables teachers to develop professionally as the educational environment continues to change.

Students also have the option to complete the Teacher Leadership track with add-on Reading License #5017. The Reading #5017 license is the Reading Specialist certification, designed for those who are directly responsible for directing or supervising a reading program in a K-12 setting; this license will require completion of both the Reading #1316 license and the Master’s Degree.

Sports Leadership in Education

The Sports Leadership in Education M.Ed. program was designed for those involved in or interested in coaching and athletics in school settings. This accelerated, hybrid concentration offers a unique internship, custom-designed to meet a student’s sport leadership interests. This concentration is a sports-appropriate, challenging, and time-manageable M.Ed. track. The leadership concentration was designed to fully prepare students for sports education-related careers.

Licensed Concentrations

School Principalship (K-12) with License (#51)

The School Principalship concentration prepares educators for leadership roles as building principals in the K-12 setting. The coursework focuses on shared decision-making and collaboration, school law, school finance, and leadership and organizational development.

Reading License #1316

Carthage offers Reading License #1316 as an add-on license. To earn the #1316 Reading Teacher add-on license, the student must receive the institutional endorsement for the license and meet all the following requirements:

• Students must be eligible to hold a Wisconsin License to teach or complete an approved teacher education program.
• Have two years of successful regular classroom teaching experience.
• Complete four courses, with at least 12 credits earned, beyond the bachelor’s degree. The four courses shall include a practicum in teaching reading at the elementary level and at the middle/secondary level.

Cross-Categorical Special Education License (#801)

This concentration leads licensed teachers to certification in Special Education. With the completion of the certification and research sequence, you will earn a master’s degree with a concentration in special education.

English as a Second Language License (#1395)

Carthage is pleased to announce a new licensure program for the English as a Second Language Wisconsin educator license. This program can be completed at the graduate level leading to the #1395 English as a Second Language add-on license and your Master of Education degree, or it can be completed as a post-baccalaureate program leading to the license only.

Note: This is an add-on license that must attach to one’s initial or primary license. The primary license dictates which grade levels you are eligible to teach with the #1395 add-on license.

Bilingual/Bicultural License (#1023)

Carthage is also pleased to offer an add-on licensure program for the bilingual educator license. This program can be completed at the graduate level leading to the #1023 bilingual education license and your Master of Education degree, or it can be completed as a post-baccalaureate program leading to the license only.

Note: This is an add-on license that must attach to one’s initial or primary license. The primary license dictates which grade levels you are eligible to teach with the #1023 add-on license.

Additional Information

All licensure add-on program candidates will be monitored in order to assess their human relations and professional dispositions. A completed Disposition Form will be required of all candidates.

All graduate add-on programs are required to pass a practicum and portfolio experience related directly to the INTASC standards on program-specific standards required by the Wisconsin Department of Instruction.