NYC Teaching Fellows – Bilingual (MSEd)
Welcome to the NYC Teaching Fellows – Bilingual (MSEd) program home page. Use this page as a guide to the program from acceptance to graduation.
The New York City Teaching Fellows (NYCTF) is an alternative teacher preparation program leading to New York State teacher certification. The NYCTF program is a collaboration among the New York City Department of Education, CUNY, and certain private universities in New York City. Students teach full time in high needs New York City public schools while studying at partner universities and participating in continuous supervision and professional development. Tuition costs are subsidized at approximately 50% by the NYCDOE and students are not responsible for any tuition payments until their second year in the program. Upon successful completion of the two-year program, students earn a master’s degree and are eligible for New York State initial teacher certification.
Advisor
The program advisor will notify students of their cohort’s particular course of study before registering for classes. Course sequence is subject to change. To view course descriptions, progress standards and exit requirements visit the catalog.
First Summer
- CEDC 704 Teaching Developmental Reading (3 credits)
- SPED 708 Teaching Students with Special Needs in Inclusive settings (3 credits)
Pre-Service Fieldwork
First Fall – Full-time Teaching
- BILED 701 Foundations of Bilingual Education (3 credits)
- BILED 787 Practicum Part 1 (1 credit)
- BILED 711 Bilingual Literacy – Spanish (2 credits)
- BILED 711.5 Fieldwork in Bilingual Literacy (1 credit)
First Spring – Full-time Teaching
- BILED 778 Instruction Through the Native Language-Spanish (3 credits)
- BILED 787 Practicum Part 2 (1 credit)
- BILED 779 Multicultural Education (3 credits)
Second Summer
- CEDC 722.50 Social Studies Curriculum and Instruction: Integrating Literature, the Arts, and Technology (2 credits)
- CEDF 709 Child Development Grades 1 – 6 (3 credits)
- CEDC 705 Mathematics Curriculum and Methods (3 credits)
Second Fall – Full-time Teaching
- BILED 717 Language Assessment for English Language Learners (3 credits)
- CEDC 703 Teaching Science in the Elementary School (3 credits)
- BILED 788 Practicum Part 1 (1 credit)
Second Spring – Full-time Teaching
- BILED 771 Psychology of Language Learning and Teaching (2 credits)
- BILED 788 Practicum Part 2 (1 credit)
Total credits: 38