Department of Curriculum and Instruction Overview
The Department of Curriculum & Instruction offers CUNY undergraduate programs in Early Childhood, Childhood and Adolescent Education in Social Studies, English, Sciences, Mathematics, and World Languages (Italian and Spanish), leading to Initial Teacher Certification. CUNY MSEd in Childhood, Adolescent (Social Studies, English, Biology and Mathematics), and the unique CUNY MSEd Sequence 2, leading to initial certification in these programs, designed for students who have completed an undergraduate degree in a field other than Education. Other CUNY program offerings include the MSED in TESOL, the Advanced Certificates in TESOL and the Bi- Lingual Extension Program.
What are obtainable jobs with degrees in Education?
- Teacher, Early Childhood (Ages Birth-Grade 2)
- Teacher, Childhood (Grades K-8)
- Teacher, Adolescence (Grades 9-12)
- Teacher of English Language Learners
- Special Education Teacher, Self-contained
- Special Education Teacher, Inclusive Classroom
- Grade Leader
- Adult Literacy
- Prison Educator
- Instructional Coordinator
- Curriculum Coordinator
- Testing Coordinator
- School Leader (Principal, Assistant Principal)
- District Leader (Superintendent, Assistant Superintendent, Borough Field Support Center)
- Corporate Trainer
Certified Graduates are eligible for these positions in Traditional Public Schools, Charter Schools, Independent Schools, Parochial Schools, Private Schools, and other entities including non-profits and corporations.
TESOL program
Graduate Program to Prepare Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages.
Early Childhood program
Undergraduate Program for the Preparation of teachers of Birth to Grade 2 students.
MSEd -Sequence 2
Graduate Program to prepare secondary teachers for initial certification, intended for those with an undergraduate degree.
Programs in this Department
*All programs are offered jointly with the Department of Educational Studies but programs marked with an asterisk are offered primarily by the Department of Curriculum and Instruction.
- Undergraduate: Early Childhood*
- Undergraduate: Adolescence
- Graduate: Childhood
- Graduate: Teaching of English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL)*
- Advanced Certificate: Leadership in Education
- Special Education Childhood and Adolescence Education (Advanced Certificate)*
- Undergraduate: Childhood
- Undergraduate: Teacher Education Honors Academy
- Graduate: Adolescence
- Advanced Certificate: Teaching of English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL…
- Bilingual Extension Certification (Advanced Certificate)*
- EdD in Community-Based Leadership
Curriculum and Instruction Department Faculty and Staff
Full Time Faculty
Director & Staff Listing
Director Listing:
- Deirdre Armitage, Ph.D.
Director of Fieldwork
Building 3S, Room 207C
Phone: 718-982-3741
E-mail - Diane Brescia, BA
Director of Program Administration
Building 3S, Room 211
Phone: 718-982-3877
E-mail - Gail Rosenberg, MS, SAS
Director of Teacher Performance Assessment Preparation
Building 3S, Room 216
Phone: 718-982-3692
E-mail
Staff Listing:
- Joanne German
Administrative Assistant
Student Teaching, Accreditation, and SLS
Building 3S, Room 205
Phone: 718-982-3715
E-mail - Bryan McGuckin, BA
Computer Laboratory Technician
Building 3S, Room 206
Phone: 718-982-3980
E-mail - Walter Palmer, BS
College Assistant/Computer Laboratory Technician
Building 3S, Room 206
Phone: 718-982-3698
E-mail
Adjunct Faculty
- Loreta Andersen
- Deirdre Armitage
- Steven Azeka
- Nita Baxani
- Joanna Birnbaum
- Anna Carter
- Michael DeConzo
- Susanna Eng
- Barbara Ferrante
- Wendy Halm-Violette
- Ingrid Heidrick
- Sharon Jacobson
- Tunde Jakab
- Angela Mascia-Millan
- Joseph McAnanama
- Denise McNamara
- Candace McNeece
- Edward Miller
- Kristy Parris
- Gail Rosenberg
- Kristen Solheim
- Roslyn Stozki
- Maria Timo