Cohort Programs
Teachers, Increase Your Qualifications and Make a Difference!
The College of Education offers a number of its programs in on- and off- campus formats to interested and qualified candidates Earn Your Master of Arts in: Multicategorical Special Education with LBS I Unlimited Endorsement
Educational Administration with Principal Leadership Endorsement
Reading with Type 10 Licensure
ESL/BL Education with BL/ESL Approval
Currently enrolled in a Cohort?
Click here for program resources including sample course syllabi, forms, and information regarding comprehensive exams and practicum.
Interested in starting a cohort in your school or district?
Contact Cohort Director, Dr. Dor Fitzgerald at 708.534.4536 or email: dfitzgerald@govts.edu
Master of Arts in Reading
Earn your Master of Arts in Reading leading to IL Licensure as Reading Specialist or a Reading Teacher Endorsement
School District 163
Location: Virginia Ford Media Center, 21st Century Preparatory Center
240 S. Orchard Drive, Park Forest, IL 60466
For information contact Dr. Fitzgerald: dfitzgerald@govst.edu, 708.534.4536
Learn more; earn more with a Master of Arts in Reading from GSU!
Courses will be online in a hybrid format
Instructors will meet with students the first class session and as needed thereafter during each semester
Classes to be held at 21st Century Preparatory Center
20 participants required to begin Summer Session, May 2013
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Master of Arts in MultiCategorical Special Education
Recruiting for Fall Semester 2013 (August 2013 Start Date):
- Chicago Heights, IL, SPEED Central Office
Location: SPEED CEO Center, 1125 Division Street, Chicago Heights, IL 60411
- GSU Naperville Education Center
Earn your Master of Arts in Multicategorical Special Education and your LBS I Unlimited Endorsement
Informational Meeting: Wednesday, April 10, 4:00 p.m.
GSU Naperville Education Center
2244 West 95th Street
Naperville, IL 60564
630.428.3375
Reserve your seat – Jan Ulner: julner@govst.edu, 630.428.3375
Learn more; earn more with a Master of Arts degree from GSU
• Open to ALL certified teachers from any district or school
• Classes to be held at GSU Naperville Education Center
• 20 participants required to begin Fall Session 2013
Spread the word! Bring a friend!
**Please note: All cohort locations are open to teachers in any district or school.**
Interested in hosting a Multicategorical Special Education cohort in your school or district?
Please contact, Cohort Director Dr. Dor Fitzgerald at 708.534.4536 or email dfitzgerald@govst.edu.
Master of Arts in Education
Courses are offered both on campus each semester in University Park and in an off campus cohort format, where highly qualified educators participate as course faculty.
Master of Arts in Education Available Sequences:
- Mathematics Education
- Curriculum & Instruction
- Computer Education
ESL/Bilingual Approval Cohorts:
Chicago Public Schools, Chicago, IL
- Sawyer Elementary School (Courses begin every semester - Ongoing Cohort)
- Jane Addams Elementary School, Chicago, IL - Targeted Start Date Summer 2013
- Zapata Academy, Chicago, IL - Targeted Start Date Fall 2013
Additional locations in the South Suburbs:
- Governors State University, University Park, IL (Courses begin every semester in a traditional program, non-cohort format)
- Lincoln-Way School District
For a complete course listing, click here.
For more information on these locations or for information, please contact the Program Coordinator: Dr. Larry Cross, Phone: 708.534.6362, Email:lcross@govst.edu.
Middle School Endorsement Courses:
The College of Education at GSU offers both on and off campus coursework for currently certified teachers to earn their Middle School Endorsements.
EDUC 642/EDUC 6422: Educational Psychology Applied to Middle School
EDUC 643/EDUC 6423: Curriculum and Instruction in the Middle School
For more information on how to host a cohort in your school or district, please contact the program coordinator: Dr. Larry Cross, Phone: 708.534.6362, Email:lcross@govst.edu.
Master of Arts in Educational Administration
Increase Your Qualifications and Make a Difference!
GSU’s new Principal Leadership Program:
- Recently approved by the State Licensure Board
- Blended/hybrid format allows one-subject-area per 8 week term in fall and spring semesters.
- Classes typically run on weeknights and/or Saturdays on the GSU campus.
- Off-campus cohorts are possible if there is sufficient interest.
- A faculty mentor will be assigned to each candidate throughout the duration of the program.
- Instead of a comprehensive exam, candidates must pass the ISBE teacher evaluator assessment.
- Content-area assessment must be passed prior to beginning the last semester of the internship.
- Candidates will earn a Master's Degree in Educational Administration.
- Reflects the Common Core State Standards
- Earns Principal Leadership Endorsement on ISBE Educator License
- Comprised of 36 semester hours
- Complete in six, seven or eight semesters
Principal Leadership Program Information Sessions:
- Naperville Cohort: Wednesday, April 10, 4:30 p.m.
GSU Naperville Education Center
2244 West 95th Street
Naperville, IL 60564
Please reserve your seat – Jan Ulner: julner@govst.edu, 630.428.3375
- Eisenhower Coop Cohort: Thursday, April 11, 4:30pm
5318 West 135th Street
Crestwood, IL 60445
* Directions: Look for Nathan Hale School, on 135th Street, ½mile west of Cicero Avenue
As you enter the parking lot of Nathan Hale, go west, then north behind the school.
- On-Campus Cohort: Saturday, April 6, Noon
1 University Parkway (G227)*
University Park, Il 60484
* Directions: Meeting is in Room G227 in G Building on the east side of the campus.
Park in Lot #2, enter by brick stairway, go to 2nd floor, make a left at top of staircase.
For more information on the above cohort locations, contact Dr. Joseph Matula, Program Coordinator jmatula@govst.edu
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