Childhood Education (Grades 1-6), M.S.T.

Semester 1 (12 Credit Hours)

• EDU 505 - Learning Theories (3 cr.)
• EDS 510 - Introduction to Special Education (3 cr.)
• EDU 5110 - Child Development for Education Professionals (3 cr.)
• EDU 589 - Social Foundations (3 cr.)

Semester 2 (12 Credit Hours)

• EDU 5130 - Assessment in Education (3 cr.)
• EDU 5140 - Curriculum Design and Pedagogical Methods I: Grades 1-6 (3 cr.)
• EDR 522 - Advanced Literacy Instruction for All Learners (3 cr.)
• EDU 580 - Technology Foundations for Education (3 cr.)

Semester 3 (15 Credit Hours)

• EDU 5240 - Curriculum Design and Pedagogical Methods II: Grades 1-6 (3 cr.)
• EDU 5180 - Assessment in Education II: Practical Applications (3 cr.)
• EDR 553 - Teaching English Language Learners (ELLs) (3 cr.)
• EDS 543 - Inclusion and Collaboration (3 cr.)
• EDR 514 - Developing Multicultural Competencies: Literacy for Social Justice (3 cr.)

Semester 4 (12 Credit Hours)

• EDT 594 - Student Teaching (3 to 12 cr.)

Capstone Project

Successfully complete a capstone project.  This includes a culminating experience and product that demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and dispositions of an effective novice teacher.