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Multiple Subject Program

Courses

• First Semester
  • EDMS 511 Elementary Teaching and Learning I
  • EDMS 521 Elementary Literacy I                      
  • EDMS 543 Elementary Mathematics Education
  • EDMS 555 Elementary Multilingual Education
  • EDMS 571 Clinical Practice in Elementary Schools I*
• Second Semester
  • EDMS 512 Elementary Teaching and Learning II
  • EDMS 522 Elementary Literacy II
  • EDMS 544 Elementary Social Studies Education
  • EDMS 545 Elementary Science Education
  • EDMS 572 Clinical Practice in Elementary Schools II*
• Additional Courses Required For Bilingual Authorization: Spanish Emphasis

  Students seeking the Bilingual Authorization along with their credential must take the following classes in addition to the classes listed above:

  First Semester

  EDUC 653 Biliteracy Education I: Contexts for Learning Syllabus

  Second Semester

  EDUC 654 Biliteracy Education II: Methodology and Cultural Contexts

  *Students seeking the Bilingual Authorization along with their credential are also required to take the following class in place of either EDMS 571, EDMS 572, or both: 

  EDMS 573 Clinical Practice in Elementary School Bilingual/ELD Settings

Faculty

• Shannon McAndrews

  

  Dr.  Shannon McAndrews has 36 years of experience in the educational community. Over the course of her career, she has been afforded the opportunities to teach at every grade level from preschool to college and has held both instructional and supervisory roles within the educational arena (public and private). Dr. McAndrews earned her bachelor's degree from San Diego State University, her master's degree and Teaching Credentials from University of San Diego, and doctorate degree from Pepperdine University.

  Currently, Dr. McAndrews is the CSUSM Multiple Subject Program Coordinator, Clinical Practice Coordinator (K-8th grades), and CSUSM Residency Program Liaison. Bringing her depth and breadth of experience and expertise to CSUSM, Dr. McAndrews coaches teacher candidates enrolled in the Multiple Subject, Education Specialist and Middle Level programs. Dr. McAndrews is an instructor (Teaching and Learning, Literacy, Seminar) and works as a liaison between the Faculty, Teacher Candidates and School Site Educators to provide quality experiences and outcomes.

  During her career with AVID Center, a non-profit international educational organization, Dr. McAndrews designed, developed, and supervised the national/international rollout, curriculum, and professional learning of AVID Elementary (K-8 Model).  AVID Elementary became and remains a solid component within the AVID organization.  Dr. McAndrews collaborated with AVID's founder, Mary Catherine Swanson, overseeing the physical, online, and ongoing collection for AVID Center’s Heritage Project. With the Professional Learning and Curriculum teams, in addition to AVID Elementary, Dr. McAndrews guided the design and development of a suite of resources (K-16), website/video development, and instructional delivery resources focusing on College and Careers, Academic Language and Literacy, as well as Disciplinary Literacy for elementary, middle, high, and postsecondary educators and students.

  Bringing a passion for equity and access for all learners, and a focus on balancing academics, athletics and the arts; Dr. McAndrews is ardent about coaching educators and enhancing her service in the educational learning community.

  • Email: smcandrews@csusm.edu
  • Phone: (760) 750-4300
• Christiane Wood

   

  Dr. Christiane Wood is an Associate Professor of Literacy Education at California State University San Marcos, where she co-coordinates the Master of Arts in Reading, Language, and Literacy Program and coordinates the CREATE Residency Program. Her teaching reflects current trends in literacy education, emphasizing the integration of STEAM literacy, educational technology, and arts-based learning to enhance student engagement and deepen understanding.

  Dr. Wood’s instructional approach prepares teacher candidates to design dynamic, inclusive, and interdisciplinary learning environments. Through technology integration, multimodal literacies, and student-centered practices, she fosters innovative literacy teaching that supports diverse learners. Her courses highlight hands-on STEAM experiences, educational technology, and arts integration as powerful tools for transforming literacy instruction in TK–8 classrooms.

  Her research interests include early childhood literacy, new literacies, multiliteracies, play and tinkering, arts integration, makerspace and maker education, STEAM + Literacy, educational technology, educational innovation, social justice, and educational leadership for change. Dr. Wood is also a Faculty Fellow for the STEAM + Literacy initiative with Arts=Opportunity.

  Dr. Wood currently teaches literacy courses in both the Multiple Subject Teacher Preparation Program and the Master of Arts in Reading, Language, and Literacy Program. She is the author of The Literacy of Play and Innovation (2019) and co-author of Innovation, Literacy, and Arts Integration in Multicultural Classrooms (2024), written in collaboration with Drs. Laurie Stowell and Merryl Goldberg.

  Before joining CSUSM, Dr. Wood worked as a kindergarten, elementary, and middle school teacher and a reading specialist (PK–12). She earned her B.A. in Elementary Education and French and her M.A. in Educational Policy and Leadership with a focus on Literacy Studies from Marquette University. She completed her Ph.D. in Curriculum and Instruction with a specialization in Literacy Studies and Educational Technology at the University of Wisconsin–Madison.

  • Email: cwood@csusm.edu
  • Phone: (760) 750-8235
• Wendy Craig

  

  Wendy Craig has been a University Supervisor for Multiple Subject Teacher Candidates in the CSUSM School of Education since 2016. She received her BS and MSPH at UCLA, specializing in Health Education and graduating Cum Laude. As a Public Health Educator, she worked with community groups and teachers in San Diego. Realizing that teaching in her own classroom was her true calling, she decided to change careers and earned her Teaching Credential at SDSU. She taught in the San Diego Unified School District and in the Encinitas Union School District for 32 years. 

  Ms. Craig was a mentor teacher for Beginning Teachers with the BTSA induction program for eight years while actively teaching in Encinitas. She served as the EUSD Liaison to the North Coastal BTSA Consortium which consisted of eight local school districts. In this capacity and as a California State Trainer, she recruited and trained mentor teachers, conducted training sessions for new teachers, and supervised beginning teachers districtwide. Ms. Craig was also a Fellow with the San Diego Area Writing Project (SDAWP) at UCSD and delivered professional development to K-12 teachers county-wide as a SDAWP Teacher Consultant.

  Ms. Craig was selected as the El Camino Creek Teacher of the Year, Encinitas Union School District Teacher of the Year, and was honored as a Finalist for Teacher of the Year for the County of San Diego in 2008.

  Mentoring and coaching teacher candidates with an enthusiasm equal to her passion for teaching children, Ms. Craig has found her second calling as a University Supervisor.

  • Email: whcraig@csusm.edu
  • Phone: (760)-846-4407
• Denise Mikkonen

  

  Denise Mikkonen is a University Supervisor at California State University San Marcos where she received her B.A. in Human Development, Liberal Arts and MA in Curriculum and Instruction.  She was a teacher leader in Poway Unified School District for 23 years. Teaching Pre-K, K, K-1, 4, 4-5 and 5th grades. In 2003, she attended the San Marcos Writing Project which led her to her love of teaching writing to students. She directed the Youth Programs for the San Marcos Writing Project for several years. Her love of learning led her to work at the state and local level as a teacher leader. She joined the California Association of Teachers of English in 2004 to further that goal. She received the California Teachers of English Classroom Excellence Award in 2009 and the Greater San Diego Award of Excellence in 2011 for her work with writing. Denise is committed to supporting and developing our next generation of teachers and treasures spending time in classrooms watching students thrive. She divides her time between CSUSM, taking care of her twin grandchildren, and coaching runners with a local running club. She enjoys yoga and working out at the gym and can’t resist a great picture book.

• Christie Setnan

  

  Christie Setnan is a dedicated university supervisor with over 32 years of experience in guiding students towards academic excellence. She is passionate about fostering collaborative learning environments, innovative thinking, and supporting teacher candidates with their professional journeys. She retired from Poway Unified School District in 2021. Over the course of her career she taught grades 2-6, coordinated GATE and Student Council programs, lead collaboration meetings, as well as representing her grade level at the District level. Christie is grateful for the opportunity to give back to the credentialing program at CSUSM. Outside of the classroom, she enjoys hiking, yoga, and traveling to visit family and friends.

• Laura Wendling

  

  Dr. Laura Wendling is a Professor of Social Studies Education who started at CSUSM in 1995. She completed her doctoral studies and teaching credential at the University of Washington in Seattle, and her undergraduate work at San Diego State University in Sociology and Spanish Language & Literature. A former elementary teacher and museum educator, she teaches courses in the School of Education on social studies instructional methods, foundations of teaching as a profession, and child/youth development.

  Her research interests center on oral history as a pedagogical tool, interdisciplinary connections between social studies, literacy, and the arts, and children’s learning on field trips and in informal education settings such as museums. Her publications include two co-authored books: On Heroic Wings: Stories of the Distinguished Flying Cross, and Preparing the Next Generation of Oral History Educators, along with numerous journal articles and curricula.

  Her scholarship has been recognized in various ways including receiving CSUSM’s Brakebill Distinguished Professor Award and President’s Award for Innovation in Teaching.  In the broader professional arena, she has received the California Council for the Social Studies’ Outstanding Higher Education Award and the National Oral History Association’s Post-Secondary Educator Award. Most recently she was given the honorary title of Professor Emeritus at CSUSM.

• Ana ±á±ð°ù²Ôá²Ô»å±ð³ú

  

  Dr. Ana ±á±ð°ù²Ôá²Ô»å±ð³ú is a Professor of Multilingual and Multicultural Education and Coordinator of the Bilingual Authorization Program, Dual Language Certificate, and Multicultural Specialist Certificate in the School of Education. Dr. ±á±ð°ù²Ôá²Ô»å±ð³ú is also serving as the program co-coordinator of the Multiple Subject Credential Program.  She earned a doctorate in Educational Leadership from the Joint Doctoral Program at the University of California in San Diego and CA State University San Marcos. Her research examines issues of equitable teaching practices and cross-cultural competence in dual language education. Dr. ±á±ð°ù²Ôá²Ô»å±ð³ú taught for 32 years in California public schools as a bilingual/dual language teacher in grades K-8th. She is one of the founders of the Association for Two-Way and Dual Language Education (ATDLE) and served as the President of the organization for four years and a board member for over 10. In addition, Dr. ±á±ð°ù²Ôá²Ô»å±ð³ú is a national trainer for dual language programs and involved in bilingual teacher preparation through Global Learning Networks.

  • Email: ahernand@csusm.edu
  • Phone: (760) 750-8507
• Joni Kolman

  

  Dr. Joni Kolman is an Associate Professor in the School of Education and co-coordinator of the MA in Curriculum & Instruction program. Her research and teaching focuses on teaching and teacher quality within low-resource, high-accountability schools and is situated at the intersections of education policy, inclusive classroom practice, and teacher education. Dr. Kolman's most recent studies attend to how context influences the work of experienced teachers, teacher candidates' mentoring within clinical placements, and the preparation of teachers within Minority Serving Institutions. Her research has been published in book chapters and refereed journals including Teacher Education Quarterly, Action in Teacher Education, and Education Policy Analysis Archives, and has been presented at numerous national conferences. Prior to her appointment at CSUSM, Dr. Kolman was an Assistant Professor in the School of Education at City College of New York, CUNY. Her research and teaching interests are rooted in her experiences as a general and special education teacher in urban schools in Toronto, Denver, and Boston, and through her work as a doctoral research fellow in an urban teacher residency program. She earned her doctorate in Curriculum and Teaching from Teachers College, Columbia University.

  • Email: jkolman@csusm.edu 
  • Phone: (760) 750-8236
• Rong-Ji Chen

   

  Dr. Rong-Ji Chen is a Professor of Mathematics Education in the School of Education at CSUSM. He earned his Ph.D. degree in Curriculum & Instruction from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign with a focus on mathematics, science, and technology education. At CSUSM, Dr. Chen teaches K-8 mathematics methods courses in the Multiple Subject, Integrated Credential, and Middle Level programs. He also teaches an introductory educational technology course. His research interests pertain to teachers’ perceptions about the nature of mathematics and how they see themselves as learners of mathematics. He is also interested in technology integration in mathematics education and teacher education, especially with respect to a critical theory of technology.

  • Email: rchen@csusm.edu
  • Phone: (760) 750-8509