Program Description

ICTP is an exciting and challenging new Master's program, where participants will be required to consider interdisciplinary topics outside their specific area or discipline, as well as being introduced to a number of engineering topics and concepts. By integrating STEM topics, participants will be able to show how the work in their classrooms is relevant and pertinent to the work being done in other subjects, as well as demonstrate the collaborative nature of new and emerging technologies.

Who is this program being design for?

Illinois secondary teachers who have an interest in STEM areas, infusing engineering topics and concepts into their teaching, and new and emerging technologies are encouraged to apply.

Illinois secondary teachers who have certification or endorsement in any discipline of science, mathematics, computer or technology education are eligible to participate. Teachers of other disciplines, including special education, may be considered if their content area or interest is related to a STEM area. The program is being designed so that secondary science teachers will be eligible for a physics endorsement following the completion of the program and successful passing of the required content test.

What is this program?

A Masters of Education (Ed.M.) from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign from the College of Education in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction. ICTP is a 2.5 year program with 32 credit hours of coursework—typically, 4 hours each semester during the school year and 8 during the summer terms.

Course topics may include: Introductions and Examinations of New and Emerging Technologies— Nanotech; Informatics & Information Tech; Materials Science, Advances in Electronics and Alternative Energy;  Education Pedagogy; and Learning in Math & Science.

When will this program start?

Applications are due Fall 2008 for a tentative start date of January, 2009.

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Where will the program be housed?

Courses will be taught through a variety of means. Some courses will be offered entirely online, while others may be a blend of online and on-campus. On-campus coursework will take place on the Champaign-Urbana campus. All courses will be offered at evenings/weekends during the school-year and intensive blocks during the summer. Course dates and times will be chosen in collaboration with program participants.

How much will the program cost?
$150 per credit, $4800 for 32 credits

Costs are below the $12,000 the program would normally cost if there was no ISBE grant subsidy (based on an estimated annual tuition/ fees increase of 10%.)

Student participation in the Illinois Critical Technologies Partnership, and financial support thereof, is dependent upon that program’s final approval and funding by the Illinios State Board of Education. Pending final approval, the Illinois Mathematics Science Partnership grant supporting the Illinios Critical Technologies Partnership will provide programmatic funding, including tuition subsidies, through August 31, 2010. A subsequent grant award will be required for the ICTP program to complete the final semester of coursework.

If for some reason funding for this program is reduced or eliminated by the funding agency, the Illinios State Board of Education, students will be able to continue in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction’s Master of Education (Ed.M.) program without subsidy to complete the requirements for their degree. If the proposed ICTP coursework were to be discontinued, students would be able to complete alternate coursework to satisfy degree requirements.