Department of Curriculum & Instruction

We are a community of more than 30 faculty and 500 undergraduate and graduate students who are engaged in critical scholarship, practice, and praxis, and who address the most pressing issues in education, both locally and globally. The department develops scholars, researchers and leaders in the areas of curriculum and instruction; literacy (language and culture); math and science education; bilingual/ESL education; and teacher education.

We do this through undergraduate, master's and PhD course work, and through research. Our programs are designed to attract students who are committed to social, racial and economic justice.

Our work in the department supports the mission of the College of Education by preparing high-quality educators and researchers to work effectively in Chicago neighborhood schools, institutions of higher education, and other urban educational and community agencies. Our educators and research become leaders in urban education locally, nationally and internationally.

Programs Urban Education (BA) Elementary Education Instructional Leadership (MEd) Elementary Education Literacy, Language & Culture Science Education Educational Studies Curriculum and Instruction (PhD) Curriculum Studies Literacy, Language, and Culture Program Options 5th Year Option in Special Education for Undergraduates in Elementary Education Bilingual and English as a Second Language (ESL) Endorsement / Approval Mathematics Education Emphasis Middle School Endorsement Reading Teacher Endorsement Affiliated Centers, Labs and Clinics The UIC Reading Clinic The UIC Center for Literacy

Faculty Department Chair: Alfred Tatum,  Director of UIC Reading Clinic Karen Bean, Clinical Assistant Professor Adrian S. Capehart, Clinical Assistant Professor Orbert Davis, Clinical Associate professor James R. Gavelek, Associate Professor Susan Goldman, Distinguished Professor of Psychology and Education Gerald Graff, Professor Eleni Katsarou, Clinical Full Professor Eric (Rico) Gutstein, Professor| Gregory Larnell, Assistant Professor Yolanda Majors, Associate Professor Danny Martin, Professor Daniel Miltner, Clinical Assistant professor Carole Mitchener, Associate Professor P. Zitlali Morales, Assistant Professor Marlynne Nishimura, Clinical Lecturer Irma  Olmedo, Associate Professor Emerita Christine C. Pappas, Professor Emerita James Pellegrino, Professor Joshua Radinsky, Associate Professor Arthi Rao, Clinical Assistant Professor Taffy E. Raphael, Professor Aria Razfar, Assistant Professor Flora V. Rodriguez-Brown, Professor Emerita Karen M. Sakash, Clinical Professor Emerita William H. Schubert, Professor Emeritus Cynthia Shanahan, Professor, Associate Dean of Academic Affairs and Executive Director of the Council on Teacher Education Timothy Shanahan, Professor William Teale, Professor Victoria Trinder, Clinical Assistant Professor Maria Varelas, Professor William Watkins, Professor Torica Webb, Assistant Professor

Affiliated Faculty Todd DeStigter, Associate Professor; Department of English, LAS Ilene Harris, Professor and Director of Graduate Studies, Medical Education Kevin Kumashiro, Professor; Asian American Studies, LAS Maureen Meehan, Director of Community Literacy Programs; UIC Center for Literacy    Alan Schwartz, Associate Professor, Medical Education Alison Castro Superfine, Assistant Professor; Math, Statistics and Computer Science, LAS Deborah Umrani, Director of Early Outreach Program Rachel Yudkowsky, Associate Professor, Medical Education  Resources Curriculum and Instruction (CI) course descriptions Council on Teacher Education  (CTE) Form: Curriculum and Instruction Bylaws (doc) Form: Chair Responsibilities (pdf)

Contact Information

College of Education Department of Curriculum & Instruction 3252 EPASW 1040 W. Harrison M/C 147 Chicago IL 60607

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