2021-2022 Graduate Academic Catalog

Accelerated M.Ed. in Elementary Education (1-6) 30 credits

For College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Special Education Majors

This program of study is approved by the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education for Initial Teacher License in Elementary (1-6) in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

Program Requirement: An Initial License in Teacher of Students with Moderate Disabilities (PreK-8)

Note: The SEI Endorsement will be obtained at the undergraduate level.

Courses may have prerequisites for registration; please check course descriptions before registering. All required courses must be taken prior to EEDUC 7733 unless approved by academic advisor, and many courses include field-based assignments.

Program of Study

Taken in Junior Year: either EMATH 6108 or EMATH 6109
Taken in Senior Year: EEDUC 6174

Required Courses (15 credits):

EEDUC 6635Theory and Practice: A Contemporary Context for Teaching

3

EEDUC 5135STEAM in the Elementary School: Thinking with Evidence

3

EEDUC 6174Literature for Children, Tweens, and Teens in a Diverse Society

3

EARED 6003Equity, Access, and Inclusion through Arts Based Inquiry

3

EARED 6115Interdisciplinary Curriculum: Arts, History, and Social Science

3


Elective Courses (9 credits):

Choose one of the following 3-credit courses (Junior Year):

EMATH 6108Constructing Mathematical Understanding for Number Theory

3

EMATH 6109Functions and Algebra I: Building Mathematical Understanding

3

Choose one of the following 3-credit courses:

EECLD 6002Essential Linguistics: What Every Teacher Needs to Know about Language

3

EEDUC 6032Exploring Nonfiction for the Elementary and Middle School Classroom

3

Choose one of the following 3-credit courses:

EDSCI 5200Engineering STEM Solutions

3

CNSCI 5100Introduction to Physical Science

3

EDSCI 6018Learning, Design, and Robotics: Gateway to Critical Thinking

3

Practicum (6 credits):

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. The full-time, full semester practicum is accompanied by a weekly seminar and requires a field experience fee.
EEDUC 7733Practicum and Seminar in Elementary Education (1-6)

6