You are in the official 1999-2000 General Catalog
for California State University, Fresno.
Department of Curriculum,
Teaching, and Educational Technology
The School of Education and Human Development
Department of Curriculum, Teaching, and Educational Technology
JOAN C. HENDERSON-SPARKS, Chair
Education Building, Room 250
(559) 278-0240
Basic Teaching
Credentials
Multiple Subject, General
Multiple Subject Credential Programs
Multiple Subject, CLAD/BCLAD
Multiple Subject, with emphasis in
Early Childhood Education
Multiple Subject, Communicative Disorders
Multiple Subject Internship Program
Multiple Subject, Postbaccalaureate
Block Program
Multiple Subject, Block A/Elementary
and Middle School Block
Single Subject
Single Subject CLAD
Single Subject Internship Program
Special Education with emphasis in Early Childhood Education, Multiple
and Single Subject
M.A. in Education
Curriculum and Instruction Option
Faculty
The faculty represents a wide range of experience and specializations. Students are encouraged to meet frequently with their professors and advisers to discuss their progress and concerns. Individual attention is the concern of the faculty and support staff of the department.
Joan C. Henderson-Sparks, Chair
- Jody Daughtry, Coordinator of Single Subject Credential Program, (559) 278-0300
- Michael Jordan, Coordinator and Adviser of Multiple Subject Credential Program, (559) 278-0300
- Elizabeth Hansen, Director of Field Experience, (559) 278-0300
- Janine Quisenberry, Coordinator of Option IV Postbaccalaureate Re-entry Program, (559) 278-0231
- Donald Beauregard, Coordinator Teacher Internship Program, (559) 278-0232
- Bernice A. Stone, Coordinator of Block A/Middle School Program, (559) 278-0265
David M. Andrews, Mario L.M. Baca, Jean L. Behrend, Otto E. Benavides, Carol F. Bohlin, Roy M. Bohlin, Robin T. Chiero, Susan B. Harris, James F. Holmes, Sandra J. LeSourd, Jose Lomeli, David P. Lopez, James E. Marshall, Lisa M. Nyberg, Joe Parks, Vera Pettus, Susana C. Mata, Kien T. Pham
The faculty represents a wide range of experience and specializations. Students are encouraged to meet frequently with their professors and advisers to discuss their progress and concerns. Individual attention is the concern of the faculty and support staff of the department.
The Department
The primary mission of the Department of Curriculum, Teaching, and Educational
Technology is the preparation and continuing education of K-12 educators,
particularly teachers. Coursework and field experiences are designed to
prepare teachers who are reflective thinkers, problem solvers, and decision
makers to meet the challenges of teaching in a rapidly changing world characterized
by social, economic, and cultural/linguistic diversity.
The coursework offers students opportunities to develop and refine their
understanding of the teaching/learning process while experiencing the best
of the world of practice. Additionally, educational technology coursework
enhances their instructional effectiveness. Supervised field experiences
along with instructional planning and evaluation techniques provide the
foundation for productive and responsive teaching. In this context, all
faculty promote teaching as a science and an art. Programs offered through
the Department of Curriculum, Teaching, and Educational Technology are identified
within two major categories: teaching credential programs and master's degree
programs.
Career Opportunities
California State University, Fresno is the focal point of the San Joaquin
Valley. The city of Fresno is a large and growing urban/industrial and agricultural
regional service area. This unique geographical position allows for ready
access to a variety of school systems large urban schools as well as many
less populated school districts in predominantly rural settings. Recent
statistical reports provide evidence that the area population is continuing
to increase along with the number of school-aged children. This pattern
of growth along with anticipated attrition from the teaching profession
provides considerable evidence of a growing demand for classroom teachers,
curriculum specialists, and other positions directly or indirectly related
to the field of education.
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Note: Recent legislation by the California Legislature will most
probably result in additional required coursework in the area of early reading
development.
Curriculum, Teaching, and Educational Technology
Courses