The Developmental Teacher Education Program (DTE) is based on the premise that the quality of classroom learning is substantially improved when teachers understand children's cognitive and social development. DTE provides intensive study of developmental theories (especially those of Jean Piaget, the Swiss developmental theorist) and their educational implications through coursework and student teaching. Students and program faculty interact to increase our ability to design an academically challenging, equitable and socially just curriculum for children from many backgrounds. One of the ways in which this ability is developed is through the arts.
Volunteer or paid experience with elementary school age children, preferably in public school settings, is expected of all applicants. Although the DTE program draws heavily on psychological theory and research, students from all undergraduate backgrounds are encouraged to apply. We are particularly interested in applicants with background in the visual and performing arts and/or an eagerness to participate in exploring ways to deepen their own learning and that of their students through experiences with art forms such as poetry, painting, music, dance, drama, literature, film, and new media.
- Two Years, Full Time
- Master of Arts in Education & Preliminary Multiple Subject Credential with certification to teach children whose first language is not English (AB 1059 which replaced CLAD certification)
- Five student teaching placements spanning the elementary grades
- Variety of school settings reflecting the diversity of the Bay Area
- Some placements with DTE graduates
- 4 semesters of coursework and student teaching
- Inclusion of the visual and performing arts in university classes and field placements (see the Arts Education Initiative)
- Diverse and stimulating cohorts
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