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2011 – 2012PROGRAMS AND DEGREES• Students can meet the diverse needs of all studentsincluding those with special needs;• Students are reflective and deliberative practitioners;• Students link content and pedagogy;• Students actively engage children in their learning; and• Students integrate research, theory, and effectiveeducational practice into their teaching.Credential OfficePatricia StoddardBell Tower East, Room 2807(805) 437-8953patricia.stoddard@csuci.eduFacultyRobert E. Bleicher, Ph.D.Professor of Science EducationBell Tower East, Room 2784(805) 437- 8508bob.bleicher@csuci.eduElizabeth Quintero, Ed.D.Professor of EducationBell Tower East, Room 2811(805) 437-3306elizabeth.quintero@csuci.eduKaia Tollefson, Ph.D.Associate Professor of EducationBell Tower East, Room 2842(805) 437-3125kaia.tollefson@csuci.eduContact Informationhttp://education.csuci.edueducation@csuci.eduMultiple Subject TeachingCredential ProgramMerilyn Buchanan, Ph.D.Associate Professor of EducationBell Tower East, Room 2756(805) 437-8579merilyn.buchanan@csuci.eduLillian Vega-Castaneda, Ed.D.Professor of EducationBell Tower East, Room 2848(805) 437-8872lillian.castaneda@csuci.eduManuel Correia, Ph.D.Associate Professor of EducationBell Tower East, Room 2809(805) 437-3292manuel.correia@csuci.eduJeanne Grier, Ph.D.Professor of Secondary EducationBell Tower East, Room 2752(805) 437-8987jeanne.grier@csuci.eduTiina Itkonen, Ph.D.Associate Professor of Special EducationBell Tower East, Room 2844(805) 437-3294tiina.itkonen@csuci.eduJoan Karp, Ph.D.Professor of Special EducationBell Tower East, Room 2814(805) 437-8871joan.karp@csuci.eduJill Leafstedt, Ph.D.Associate Professor of Special EducationBell Tower East, Room 2846(805) 437-2792jill.leafstedt@csuci.eduThis program specifically prepares teachers for the diversityof languages and cultures often encountered in California’spublic school classrooms. It prepares candidates to addressthe needs of students who speak English as a native languageand/or as a second language in the elementary schoolsetting. An underlying principle of the program is the beliefthat all children (regardless of race, ethnicity, gender, ability oreconomic status) are capable of learning and educators canmake a difference in their lives. Emphasis is placed on the K-8student as actively engaged in his/her learning.CareersThe Multiple Subject Credential Program prepares teachersto work with students in grades K-8 with responsibility for allsubject areas in a self-contained classroom. Multiple SubjectCredential Teachers most often teach in elementary or middleschool.Admission to the Multiple SubjectTeaching Credential Program1. Application. Apply to both the University and the School ofEducation are available online at http://education.csuci.edu/credentials/appprocess.htm.2. Basic Skills Examination. Students must pass either theCalifornia Basic Educational Skills Test (CBEST) or therevised California Subject Examination for Teachers (CSET)Multiple Subjects Examination plus Writing Skills, priorto admission to the Multiple Subject Teaching CredentialProgram. Students are urged to take either of theseexaminations at the earliest possible time after deciding topursue a teaching credential.3. Subject Matter Preparation. The CI Liberal Studies inTeaching and Learning option best prepares students for thesubject matter knowledge and skills required for the MultipleSubject Teaching Credential Program. All students mustpass the California Subject Examination for Teachers (CSET)Multiple Subjects Examination prior to admission to theMultiple Subject Credential Program. The CSET examinationresults are valid for five years from the date of passing andmust be valid upon final completion of the program.4. Prerequisite Courses in Education (16 units, 25-26 unitswith the Bilingual Authorization). If taken at CI, the courses162 www.csuci.edu • California State University Channel Islands • 2011 - 2012 Catalog