Accelerated M.Ed. in Innovative Pedagogies in Early Childhood
For Students in BS in Liberal Studies with an Education focus, BS in Early Childhood Studies, and Early Childhood Education Major Initial (PK-2)
This is a flexible program that will allow educators to develop skills in: environments, materials, provocations, documentation, family engagement, citizenship, and the vision of the capable, investigative, meaning-making young child, through the example of the schools in Reggio Emilia, Italy. In addition to coursework, the program will give students the opportunity to immerse themselves in Reggio-inspired classrooms in the Boston area through internships. Teachers will also have the option to join a study tour to Italy, to learn with their cohort in the Reggio community itself. The program offers the opportunity to develop an additional specialization in Language and Literacy, Bilingual Learners, Integrated Arts, and Inclusive Classrooms.
Students who hold a Massachusetts Initial license in Early Childhood (PK-2) are eligible for Professional Licensure in Early Childhood in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts upon completion of the program.
Coursework
Required Courses
| EEDUC 5815 | Innovative Pedagogies in Early Childhood Education Seminar | 3 |
| EEDUC 5300 | Environment and Materials in Reggio-Inspired Teaching and Learning | 3 |
| EEDUC 6139 | A Pedagogy of Play | 3 |
Innovative Practices in Early Childhood Seminar is taken in junior year and requires an internship component: weekly participation in an early childhood setting.
Environment & Materials in Reggio-Inspired Teaching and Learning is taken in senior year.
Elective Courses (select three in consultation with your advisor)
| EEDUC 6058 | Anti-Bias Communities in Early Childhood | 3 |
| EEDUC 5115 | Families, Society, and Schools | 3 |
| EEDUC 5301 | Reggio Emilia-Inspired Study Tour: Collaboration, Inspiration, and Interpretation | 3 |
| EEDUC 5138 | Literacy, Literature, and the Arts in the Early Childhood Classroom | 3 |
| EEDUC 5130 | Early Childhood STEAM and Health | 3 |
| EEDUC 5045 | Learning Environments for Infants and Toddlers | 3 |
| EEDUC 6017 | Advanced Reflections on the Reggio Emilia Approach | 3 |
Concentration Courses (select five in consultation with your advisor)
Language and Literacy
| EEDUC 5137 | Language and Literacy Development in the Early Years | 3 |
| EEDUC 6174 | Literature for Children, Tweens, and Teens in a Diverse Society | 3 |
| EEDUC 6001 | The Teaching of Writing (K-12) | 3 |
Bilingual Learners
| EECLD 6001 | Culturally Responsive Teaching | 3 |
| EECLD 6002 | Essential Linguistics: What Every Teacher Needs to Know about Language | 3 |
| EECLD 6004 | First and Second Language Acquisition and Oral Development | 3 |
Arts Integration
| EARED 6002 | Integrated Arts Strategies for Inclusive Settings | 2-3 |
| EARED 6003 | Equity, Access, and Inclusion through Arts Based Inquiry | 3 |
| EARED 6111 | Principles and Practices of Art Education (PreK-8) | 3 |
The Inclusive Classroom