Curriculum, Instruction and Technology in Education (CITE)

Our work with preservice teachers, inservice teachers, and doctoral students is grounded in the belief that education is a primary mechanism for social mobility and social justice. As a consequence, we seek to conduct research and to prepare doctoral students to do research that has the potential to improve learning and teaching, especially of historically underserved populations. We seek also to provide our inservice and preservice teachers with deep understandings of research and
theory that will help them become reflective practitioners who are committed to serving diverse students and to becoming educational leaders and agents of change in whatever setting they teach.

For more information, please review our Vision Statement for Initial Teacher Preparation Programs [pdf].

Undergraduate Teacher Education Programs

The College of Education at Temple University is dedicated to preparing new teachers who, regardless of where they teach -- whether in urban, rural, or suburban schools; district-operated, charter, independent, private, or parochial schools -- are prepared with the most current, evidence-based knowledge and skills to ensure that all children achieve to high academic standards and develop as adults who can meaningfully contribute to society.

With this in mind, in 2008-09, the College of Education initiated a dramatic review and redesign of all of its preservice, teacher education programs. These new and revised programs provide multiple pathways to initial teacher certification in Pennsylvania. To explore different options and pathways to certification, visit: Undergraduate Teacher Education at Temple

Certificate & Certification Programs

Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA)
ESL Program Specialist (add-on Teacher Certification)
Post-Baccalaureate Teacher Certification (for those seeking initial Teacher Certification)
E=MC2: a transition to teaching program designed to train mid-career professionals and recent college graduates for teaching math and science in the middle grades.

Masters Programs

Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) (M.S.Ed.)/ Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA)
Graduate Teacher Certification (for those seeking initial Teacher Certification with an advanced degree).
M.S.E. Program in Accomplished Teaching (advanced degree for Teachers who already have initial certification).
TESOL

Doctoral Programs

Curruculum, Instruction, & Technology in Education (Ed.D)

These programs develop curriculum specialists, initiate and disseminate scholarly research, and provide service to educational institutions in the regional, the national and the international communities.

Contact Information

For more information about our programs, contact:

Michael W. Smith, Chairperson
College of Education
Curriculum, Instruction, and Technology in Education (CITE)
Ritter Hall, Room 351 (09/10)
1301 Cecil B. Moore Avenue
Philadelphia, PA 19122-6091
phone: (215) 204-6387
fax: (215) 204-1414