Multicultural Education Program

Florida Atlantic UniversityDepartment of Curriculum, Culture

and Educational Inquiry

Department of Curriculum, Culture and Educational Inquiry

Program Areas:

• Multicultural Education

• TESOL/Bilingual Education

• Early Childhood Education

• Curriculum & Instruction

Research & Scholarship Interests:

• Multiculturalism in Teacher Education• Internationalization• Second Language Acquisition• Professional Development• Critical Literacy• Immigrant Education• Family Literacy• Arts Integration• Early Childhood Curriculum• Environmentalism• Human Rights Education• Second Language Acquisition

• Bahrain

• Belize

• Brazil

• England

• Germany

• Haiti

• Italy

• Malaysia

• Mexico

• Morocco

• Poland

• Sri Lanka

• Turkey

Professional Experience:

Multicultural Education Program

Support educators’ success– Multiculturalism– Equity for all students– Social Justice

Educators as leaders in a variety of contexts

Multiple levels of impact at the classroom, school, district, state level and beyond

Why a Degree in Multicultural Education?

• Effective educator of ALL students

• Professional success in South Florida

• Versatile degree

• Preparation for doctoral work

• Community-oriented research

Sample Courses

Core Courses:• Seminar in Multicultural Education

• Black Perspectives in Education

• Foundations of Multicultural Education

• Race, Class and Gender issues in Education

• Action Research in Schools and Communities

• Educational Statistics/Research

ESOL Endorsement:

• Applied Linguistics and TESOL

• Methods of Teaching TESOL/BE

• Assessment Issues for ESOL and Bilingual Populations

• Curriculum Development in TESOL/BE

Content Specialization:

• Early Childhood Education

• Curriculum and Instruction

• Global Education

• Dual Language Instruction

“I lucked out by finding this program - it truly changed my life.”

From Students

“I left on an intellectual high after each class. I have not met many people like the

professors I’ve had in this program.”

“It has squashed any ideas I had of what I wanted to do and made me question everything and want to do more.”

Other Programs in CCEI Department

• M.A. in T.E.S.O.L./Bilingual Education

• M.Ed. In Curriculum and Instruction

• M.Ed. In Early Childhood Education

• Ph.D. and Ed.S. in Curriculum and Instruction

For Additional Information

Program Information• Dr. Dilys Schoorman

Email: dschoorm@fau.edu Phone: 561.297.6598

Admissions process information:• Lizeth Garcia (Senior Secretary)

Email: lgarci18@fau.edu Phone: 561.297.6598

Online Sources• Website: www.coe.fau.edu/academicdepartments/ccei/• Facebook: www.facebook.com/fauCCEI