2021-2022 Graduate Academic Catalog

Innovative Pedagogies in Early Childhood 12 credits

This program offers teachers and schools the opportunity to deepen their knowledge of a pedagogy based on an image of the child as a competent and capable learner. Using the example of the preschools in Reggio Emilia, Italy, teachers taking this program will emerge with an understanding of how to grow Reggio-inspired communities in a wide range of settings, employing culturally responsive pedagogies.

Educators will develop skills in: environments, materials, provocations, documentation, family engagement, citizenship, and the vision of the capable, curious young child. The program will give students the opportunity to immerse themselves in Reggio-inspired classrooms in the Boston area through internships, learning from master teachers and developing their own pedagogies. Teachers will also have the opportunity to join a study-tour to Italy.  

In this program, EARED 6002 will be taken for three credits.

Required Core Courses

EEDUC 5815Innovative Pedagogies in Early Childhood Education Seminar

3

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

3

EEDUC 6139A Pedagogy of Play

3

Elective (choose one in consultation with your advisor)

EARED 6002Integrated Arts Strategies for Inclusive Settings

2-3

EEDUC 6058Anti-Bias Communities in Early Childhood

3

EEDUC 5115Families, Society, and Schools

3

EEDUC 5301Reggio Emilia-Inspired Study Tour: Collaboration, Inspiration, and Interpretation

3

EEDUC 6017Advanced Reflections on the Reggio Emilia Approach

3

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

3

EEDUC 5130Early Childhood STEAM and Health

3

EEDUC 5045Learning Environments for Infants and Toddlers

3