Program Overview

Teacher Education Overview

The major purpose of the teacher education programs is to prepare teachers who have knowledge of their teaching disciplines, abilities to practice state-of-the-art instruction to students of various cultural and socioeconomic backgrounds, and demonstrate dispositions that reflect commitment to teaching and learning as well as lifelong professional growth and development.

Programs Offered

The Darden College of Education and Professional Studies offers post-baccalaureate and master's programs that lead to licensure in the following areas:

• Early Childhood Education PreK-3
• Elementary Education PreK-6
• Middle Level Education (6-8)
• Special Education: Adapted Curriculum
• Early Childhood General Curriculum
• Secondary Education
  • Biology
  • Career & Technical Education: Marketing Education
  • Career & Technical Education: Technology Education
  • Chemistry
  • Earth Science
  • English
  • History & Social Studies
  • Mathematics
  • Physics
• PreK-12 Endorsements:
  • English as a Second Language
  • Health and Physical Education
  • Library Media
  • Art Education
  • World Languages (French, German, Spanish)
• Administration and Supervision & Personnel Support:
  • Educational Leadership
  • Math Specialist
  • Reading Specialist
  • School Counseling

Program Requirements

All licensure programs require school-based field experiences.

Professional Studies Certificate

This certificate is designed to support provisionally licensed teachers, who are employed by a school division in the Commonwealth, in meeting teacher licensure requirements.

Master's Degree Teacher Education Programs

The master's degree licensure programs are for individuals who have a bachelor's degree but have not earned a Virginia teaching license. Students applying for admission into master's with licensure programs must meet the college's requirements for admitting students into an approved teacher education program.

Admission Requirements

Admission to Old Dominion University does not guarantee admission into degree and/or teacher preparation programs in the Darden College of Education and Professional Studies.

Course Offerings

The following courses are offered as part of the teacher education programs:

Teaching & Learning - Curriculum & Instruction (TLCI) Courses

• TLCI 668: Internship in Curriculum and Instruction (3 Credit Hours)
• TLCI 700: Social/Emotional Aspects of Child Development (3 Credit Hours)
• TLCI 702: Historical and Contemporary Perspectives on Education (3 Credit Hours)
• TLCI 703: Theoretical Perspectives in Curriculum and Instruction (3 Credit Hours)
• TLCI 704: Instruction Theories and Models (3 Credit Hours)
• TLCI 705: Critical Issues in Curriculum Research (3 Credit Hours)
• TLCI 722: Curriculum Seminar in Content Areas (3 Credit Hours)
• TLCI 726: Advanced Supervision of Reading Programs (3 Credit Hours)
• TLCI 727: Advanced Practicum in Reading (3 Credit Hours)
• TLCI 728: Contemporary Issues in Literacy Research (3 Credit Hours)
• TLCI 731: Instructional Technology Trends in Curriculum and Instruction (3 Credit Hours)
• TLCI 735: Participatory Research: Theory and Methods (3 Credit Hours)
• TLCI 736: Reconceptualizing Theory and Practice for Work with Children and Families (3 Credit Hours)
• TLCI 740: Contemporary Perspectives in Early Literacy (3 Credit Hours)
• TLCI 741: Change Issues in Curriculum and Instruction (3 Credit Hours)
• TLCI 788: Seminar in the Multicultural Environment (3 Credit Hours)
• TLCI 795: Topics in Education (1-3 Credit Hours)
• TLCI 797: Independent Study (1-3 Credit Hours)
• TLCI 800: Social/Emotional Aspects of Child Development (3 Credit Hours)
• TLCI 802: Historical and Contemporary Perspectives on Education (3 Credit Hours)
• TLCI 803: Theoretical Perspectives in Curriculum and Instruction (3 Credit Hours)
• TLCI 804: Instruction Theories and Models (3 Credit Hours)
• TLCI 805: Critical Issues in Curriculum Research (3 Credit Hours)
• TLCI 808: Critical Sociocultural Theories of Learning (3 Credit Hours)
• TLCI 809: Youth Ideology, Culture and Education (3 Credit Hours)
• TLCI 814: Qualitative Research Design in Education (3 Credit Hours)
• TLCI 815: Design and Analysis in Qualitative Research (3 Credit Hours)
• TLCI 817: Mixed Methods Research in Education (3 Credit Hours)
• TLCI 828: Contemporary Issues in Literacy Research (3 Credit Hours)
• TLCI 830: Contemporary Research and Critical Issues in STEM Education (3 Credit Hours)
• TLCI 831: Instructional Technology Trends in Curriculum and Instruction (3 Credit Hours)
• TLCI 835: Participatory Research: Theory and Methods (3 Credit Hours)
• TLCI 836: Reconceptualizing Theory and Practice for Work with Children and Families (3 Credit Hours)
• TLCI 840: Contemporary Perspectives in Early Literacy (3 Credit Hours)
• TLCI 845: Concepts and Contexts in School Librarianship (3 Credit Hours)
• TLCI 861: Ethnographic Research and Narrative & Historical Research Methods and Design (3 Credit Hours)
• TLCI 862: Critical and Indigenous Research Methods and Design (3 Credit Hours)
• TLCI 863: Emerging Qualitative Research Methods (3 Credit Hours)
• TLCI 864: Case Study, Grounded Theory, & Phenomenological Research Methods & Design (3 Credit Hours)
• TLCI 865: Independent Qualitative Research (3 Credit Hours)
• TLCI 868: Internship: Early Childhood (3 Credit Hours)
• TLCI 875: Research and Practice in Teacher Education (3 Credit Hours)
• TLCI 876: Grant Writing (3 Credit Hours)
• TLCI 888: Seminar in the Multicultural Environment (3 Credit Hours)
• TLCI 890: Seminar in Academic Writing (3 Credit Hours)
• TLCI 895: Topics in Education (1-3 Credit Hours)
• TLCI 897: Independent Study (1-3 Credit Hours)
• TLCI 899: Dissertation (1-12 Credit Hours)
• TLCI 999: Doctoral Graduate Credit (1 Credit Hour)