The Department of Elementary and Early Childhood Education, as a part of the Bagwell
College of Education, is committed to excellence in teaching, service, and scholarship.
The department, through collaboration with university colleagues, local school districts,
community agencies and partners, and accrediting agencies strives for the preparation
of professionals (undergraduate and graduate) to work with children and youth in the
21st century.
Mission
The primary mission of the Department of Elementary and Early Childhood Education is to provide quality teacher education programs with an emphasis on both content knowledge and pedagogical practices. Our program is committed to developing excellence in teaching for culturally, linguistically, and economically varied learners (birth through five and pre-kindergarten through fifth grade) through programs of scholarship, research, and service, as well as locally and globally engaged partnerships.
Vision
The Department of Elementary and Early Childhood Education will be a widely-recognized leader in transformative programs that prepare highly effective educators to meet the needs of culturally, linguistically, and economically varied learners and communities.
Undergraduate Programs
B.S. Early Childhood Education:
Birth through Kindergarten
The B.S. in Early Childhood Education: Birth Through Kindergarten is designed to prepare candidates to instruct and work with infants, toddlers…
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B.S. Elementary Education (P-5)
The B.S. in Elementary Education Is designed to prepare candidates with the knowledge, skills, and professional dispositions…
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M.Ed. in Elementary
and Early Childhood Education
The M.Ed. in Elementary and Early Childhood Education is designed for candidates who are already certified Early Childhood Education teachers who wish to continue to learn more about the Early Childhood Education field and improve their practice.
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The Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT) degree leads to a Master’s degree and initial certification in P-5 Elementary education. This program is offered fully online with in-person elementary field placements and is designed to complete the degree requirements within one school year.
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Reading Endorsement
Our graduate courses in literacy to give classroom teachers additional training to meet the literacy needs of students at the early childhood, middle childhood, and secondary school levels. Courses focus on understanding readers and the reading process, linking assessment and instruction...
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STEM Education Endorsement Certificate
The STEM Education Endorsement Certificate Program is fully online and consists of three classes that develop candidates' knowledge and their ability to teach STEM in authentic ways.
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The Urban Education Endorsement Certificate program is fully online and consists of three courses that provide candidates with deep understandings of urban schools, families, and communities, with an emphasis on the historical, political, economic, and social factors that shape urban education.
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