Educational Leadership and Curriculum
The mission of the Department of Educational Leadership and Curriculum is to
prepare educational leaders who will work collaboratively with others to establish
a positive climate for powerful teaching and learning in the 21st century.
The faculty is dedicated to working with our diverse graduate students by assisting
them in acquiring appropriate knowledge, skills, and dispositions that will
result in well-prepared school leadership teams.
Educational Psychology and Counseling
The mission of the Department of Educational Psychology and Counseling is to prepare education and human service professionals through expert teaching and research. Our department seeks to provide for the education of students by supporting
the professional development of faculty members whose expertise is in the
fields of educational counseling, rehabilitation counseling and educational
psychology (foundations, child and adolescent development, early intervention,
or school psychology).
We are committed to the development of curricula, courses, and programs that transform individuals and communities through the realization of the practices and beliefs outlined in the CSUSB College of Education Mission Statement and Conceptual Framework.
Language, Literacy and Culture
Our department is committed to developing and supporting educators whose passion
for teaching and learning nurtures within their students the capacity for
critical literacy and joyful lifelong learning, along with a sense of respect
and pride regarding human diversity and the desire to promote intercultural
understanding. We support professional collaboration among colleagues who
together undertake the task of achieving full literacy and social justice,
accompanied by equal access to, and opportunity for, quality education for
all students. We believe that language, literacy and culture play a central,
integrated role in understanding, communication, and respect needed to improve
and transform education in local and global communities.
Science, Mathematics and Technology
Our department's mission is the development of scientific, mathematical, and
technological literacy for all students through the education of teachers.
The department focuses on student-centered, inquiry-based instruction and
life-long professional development and leadership of educators, informed
by research in these areas.
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