Department overview

The Department of Curriculum and Instruction offers undergraduate and graduate courses designed to prepare in-service and pre-service teachers to research, develop, implement and evaluate knowledge and practices that increase preK-12 student achievement within and outside of school. Curriculum refers to the WHAT K-12 students are expected to learn and WHAT teachers are expected to teach. Instruction is the HOW that learning and teaching is to be achieved.

 

Obtainable jobs
  • Teacher, Early Childhood (Ages Birth-Grade 3)
  • 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.

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TESOL program

Graduate Program to Prepare Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages.

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Early Childhood program

Undergraduate Program for the Preparation of teachers of Birth to Grade 2 students.

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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.
 

Full Time Faculty

Staff

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 

Department Facilities