Earn your Bellarmine degree in just four semesters with our 30-hour, cohort-based program that is offered completely online and at an affordable price. This is an advanced degree program for those students holding an initial teacher certification or other relevant license/certification.
STEAM instruction provides a place whereby learners can take a deeper dive into integrated content and problem-solve across and beyond disciplinary boundaries. Also available as cognate-only.
This program prepares educators to address essential components of trauma-informed practices in classrooms, schools and professional leadership. Also available as cognate-only.
This program appeals to educators at any point in their careers and includes courses on linguistic development of emerging and developing reader.
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Winn Crenshaw Wheeler, Ph.D. is an Assistant Professor of Literacy. She received her doctorate in Curriculum and Instruction with an emphasis on literacy and instructional coaching from the University of Louisville. Dr. Wheeler holds a Masters of Education in Elementary Education as well as a Bachelor of Arts with majors in Elementary Education and History from Elon University. Additionally, she is a National Board Certified Teacher (Middle Childhood Generalist). Prior to her work at Bellarmine, Dr. Wheeler worked in public education for twenty years where she served as a classroom teacher and literacy coach. Her research interests include adolescent literacy, fluency development, writing assessment and instruction, professional collaboration, instructional coaching, and curriculum design. At Bellarmine, Dr. Wheeler teaches courses in literacy at the undergraduate and graduate levels.
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