2021-2022 Graduate Academic Catalog

Accelerated M.Ed. in Early Childhood (PreK-2) 36-40 credits

Part of a Dual Degree Program for BS in Early Childhood Studies Students: Lesley University Center for the Adult Learner (LCAL) and Bunker Hill Community College (BHCC)

This program of study is approved by the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education for Initial Teacher License in Early Childhood (PreK-2) in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

This program consists of courses that lead to an Initial teacher license in early childhood education, with an emphasis on the inclusion of all children. In addition to challenging and engaging coursework, students prepare for teaching by participating in a full-time practicum in early childhood classrooms. LCAL students take 7 of the program credits at the undergraduate level; BHCC students take 6 credits at the undergraduate level, as follows:

LCAL students: Take EEDUC 5131 in junior year and EECLD 6115 in senior year.

BHCC students: Take EEDUC 5128 in junior year and EEDUC 5130 in senior year.

Practicum prerequisites: Successful completion of a 100-hour pre-practicum experience and required pre-practicum courses; satisfactory completion of appropriate Massachusetts Tests for Educator Licensure (MTEL) requirements. This full-time, full-semester experience is accompanied by a weekly seminar and requires a field experience fee. Approximately one-third of the semester will be in a PreK or kindergarten classroom, and two thirds will be in a first or second grade classroom.

Program of Study

Courses may have prerequisites for registration; please check course descriptions before registering.

Core Courses (28 credits):

 

EEDUC 5128Integrated Curriculum for Early Childhood: Social Studies and Classroom Life

3

EEDUC 5131Developments in Cultural Contexts

3

EEDUC 5130Early Childhood STEAM and Health

3

EECLD 6115Sheltered English Instruction (PreK-6)

4

EEDUC 5115Families, Society, and Schools

3

EEDUC 5120Young Children with Special Needs

3

EEDUC 5137Language and Literacy Development in the Early Years

3

EEDUC 7727Practicum and Seminar in Early Childhood Education (PreK-2)

6

EECLD 6115 may be waived with documented state approved Sheltered English Immersion (SEI) endorsement. Total program credit variability only applies when EECLD 6115 is waived.

BHCC Courses (12 credits):

The following courses will be taken by B.S. Early Childhood Studies students from BHCC.

EEDUC 5138Literacy, Literature, and the Arts in the Early Childhood Classroom

3

EEDUC 5139Learning Mathematics in Early Childhood

3

EEDUC 6058Anti-Bias Communities in Early Childhood

3

EEDUC 6109Observation, Documentation, and Assessment

3

LCAL Courses (12 credits):

The following courses will be taken by B.S. Early Childhood Studies students from LCAL.

Note: EEDUC 5815 must be taken for 3 credits.

EEDUC 5300Environment and Materials in Reggio-Inspired Teaching and Learning

3

EEDUC 5815Innovative Pedagogies in Early Childhood Education Seminar

3

EEDUC 6058Anti-Bias Communities in Early Childhood

3

or

EEDUC 6111Constructing the Equitable Classroom: From Theory to Practice

3

EEDUC 6139A Pedagogy of Play

3