Licensure Only: Digital Literacy and Computer Science (5-12) 34 credits
This program of study is approved by the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education for Initial Teacher License in Digital Literacy/Computer Science (5-12) in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
This non-degree, licensure-only program prepares educators (grades 5-12) with the competencies to ignite student curiosity, engagement, and mastery of the skills and concepts of digital literacy and computer science. Emphasis is on developing knowledge, pedagogies, and dispositions necessary to ensure all students equitable, coherent, and culturally responsive access to technology, new literacies, and computational thinking skills. This is accomplished through authentic, real world experiences including coding, robotics, gaming, and making.
- Program prerequisites: Bachelor's degree from a regionally-accredited college or university.
- Courses required for completion of this program may be waived based on equivalent previous coursework or past experience. Courses waived will reduce the total number of program credits. Minimum credits required: 18.
Program of Study
Digital Literacy and Computer Science Courses (12 credits)
| ECOMP 6205 | Leaning into the Future with the Pedagogy of Making | 3 |
| ECOMP 6206 | Principles of Computer Science | 3 |
| ECOMP 6207 | Coding and Design | 3 |
| EDSCI 6018 | Learning, Design, and Robotics: Gateway to Critical Thinking | 3 |
Practicum and Seminar (6 credits)
Prerequisites: Completion of a 100 hour pre-practicum experience and all practicum documentation (including applicable MTEL score reports); practicum application submitted by April 1 for Fall or November 1 for Spring; cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher; completion of all pre-practicum courses with no outstanding incomplete or failing grades. This full time, semester-long experience requires an accompanying seminar course and includes a field experience fee and 6 credits of tuition. Field Placement Office must approve all practicum placements.
| ECOMP 7201 | Practicum & Seminar in Digital Literacy & Computer Science 5-12 | 6 |
Education Courses (16 credits)
| EEDUC 6203 | Principles of Teaching, Learning, and Assessment in the Inclusive Secondary Classroom | 3 |
| EEDUC 6100 | Adolescent Development | 3 |
| EEDUC 6215 | Effective Management of Secondary Inclusive Classrooms | 3 |
| EEDUC 6166 | Classroom Assessment for Middle School and High School Teachers | 3 |
| EECLD 6116 | Sheltered English Instruction (5-12) | 4 |
EECLD 6116 may be waived with documented state-approved Sheltered English Immersion (SEI) endorsement, which would reduce total number of program credits by four (4).