4170 Department of Middle and Secondary Education

600 College of Education and Human Development Building
404-413-8060
education.gsu.edu/mse/
Gertrude Tinker Sachs, Chair

The Department of Middle and Secondary Education prepares educators and other professionals for teaching, research and leadership in a range of disciplines and concentrations. Students, faculty and staff share a commitment to social justice and a special emphasis on serving the urban environment and ensuring that people from diverse cultural, ethnic and linguistic backgrounds have equal access to meaningful learning opportunities. Graduates of the department’s bachelor’s and master of arts in teaching programs are qualified to work as certified teachers in their disciplines. The department’s master of education graduates become master teachers and literacy specialists. The ESOL and reading endorsements allow certified teachers to gain specific areas of expertise. The Ph.D. and Ed.D. degrees prepare individuals for careers as faculty members and researchers in higher education or as professionals who conduct research and provide leadership in business, industry, schools or other community settings.

Programs

• Curriculum and Instruction, Ed.D.

• Teaching and Learning, Ph.D

• ESOL Endorsement
• ESOL Endorsement Online
• Reading Endorsement (MSE)
• Reading Endorsement Online

• STEM Education Certificate
• World Language Teacher Certification Certificate

• Collaborative Program, M.A.T.
• English Education, M.A.T.
• English to Speakers of Other Languages Education, M.A.T.
• English to Speakers of Other Languages Education, Online, M.A.T.
• Mathematics Education, M.A.T.
• Middle Level Education, M.A.T.
• Science Education, M.A.T.
• Social Studies Education, M.A.T.

• English Education, M.Ed. (online)
• Literacy Education, M.Ed.
• Literacy Education, Online, M.Ed
• Mathematics Education, Online, M.Ed.
• Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Education, Online, M.Ed.
• Social Studies Education, M.Ed.

• Advanced Professional Studies French
• Advanced Professional Studies Spanish
• World Languages Education, M.I.S.

Courses

• EDCI 6600 - Introduction to Secondary Teaching
• EDCI 7020 - Middle Schools in a Diverse Society
• EDCI 7100 - Service-Learning in Action
• EDCI 7660 - Practicum I
• EDCI 7670 - Practicum II
• EDCI 7680 - Practicum III
• EDCI 7975 - Seminar for Graduate Assistants
• EDCI 7980 - Teaching and Learning in Urban Contexts
• EDCI 8400 - Complexities of Teaching, Learning, and Curriculum Design
• EDCI 8550 - Trends and Issues in Middle Childhood Education
• EDCI 8640 - Theoretical and Practical Perspectives on Designing Urban Teacher Education
• EDCI 8650 - Curriculum and Instruction in Contemporary Urban Settings
• EDCI 8780 - Teaching and Learning in Urban Contexts
• EDCI 8790 - Special Topics in Teaching and Teacher Education
• EDCI 8810 - Directed Readings and Research in Teaching and Learning
• EDCI 8820 - Policy in Teaching and Teacher Education
• EDCI 8830 - Critical Sociohistorical Perspectives on Curriculum and Teaching
• EDCI 8900 - Educational Inquiry and Assessment in Educational Contexts
• EDCI 8970 - Seminar in Teaching and Learning
• EDCI 8980 - Seminar in Professional Learning and Development
• EDCI 9660 - Internship
• EDCI 9760 - Seminar in Teacher Education
• EDCI 9850 - Research Seminar
• EDCI 9900 - Critique of Educational Research
• EDCI 9990 - Dissertation

• FORL 6021 - Technology Integration for Foreign Language Teaching and Learning
• FORL 6030 - Teaching Diverse World Language Learners - Field Experience
• FORL 6060 - Teaching World Languages Internship
• FORL 6061 - Teaching World Language Learners Student Teaching
• FORL 6062 - Teaching World Language Learners Student Teaching
• FORL 6063 - Teaching World Language Learners Student Teaching
• FORL 6122 - Developing and Marketing Second Language Teaching Skills
• FORL 6126 - Approaches to Language Teaching, Grades 9-12
• FORL 6650 - Opening School Experience
• FORL 6990 - Foreign Language Education Independent Study
• FORL 7101 - Introduction to World Languages Education
• FORL 7125 - Approaches to Early Language Learning, Grades P-8
• FORL 7126 - Approaches to Language Teaching Grades 9 to 12
• FORL 8223 - Modern Foreign Language Pedagogy: Theory and Practice
• FORL 8226 - Teaching Literature in the Foreign Language Classroom
• FORL 8227 - Teaching Culture in the Foreign Language Classroom
• FORL 8250 - Topics in Pedagogy in World Languages
• FORL 8800 - Research in Foreign or Second Language Education

• EDLA 6400 - Theory and Pedagogy of Middle Level Language Arts Instruction
• EDLA 6550 - Principles of English Instruction
• EDLA 7150 - Children’s and Adolescents’ Literature
• EDLA 7440 - Theory and Pedagogy in the Study of Literature
• EDLA 7460 - Theory and Pedagogy in the Study of Writing
• EDLA 7480 - Theory and Pedagogy in the Study of the English Language
• EDLA 7550 - Theory and Pedagogy of English Instruction
• EDLA 8330 - Language Variation and Learning

• EDMT 6460 - Theory and Pedagogy of Middle Level Mathematics Instruction
• EDMT 6560 - Principles of Mathematics Instruction
• EDMT 7400 - Mathematics Concepts for Special Learners
• EDMT 7530 - Mathematics Concepts for Middle Childhood Education I
• EDMT 7560 - Theory and Pedagogy of Mathematics Instruction
• EDMT 8290 - The Study of Learning and Instruction in Mathematics
• EDMT 8420 - Topics in School Math Curriculum
• EDMT 8430 - Sociocultural and Sociohistorical Issues of Mathematics Education
• EDMT 8550 - Trends and Issues of Teaching Mathematics
• EDMT 9870 - Advanced Research Seminar in Mathematics Education

• EDRD 6600 - Introduction to Materials and Methods in Reading Instruction
• EDRD 7000 - Orientation to the Online Masters in Literacy Education
• EDRD 7210 - Family and Community Literacies
• EDRD 7260 - Early Literacy Development and Instruction
• EDRD 7550 - Literacy Assessment and Curriculum Development
• EDRD 7600 - Theory and Pedagogy in the Study of Literacy
• EDRD 7630 - Critical Literacies in the Content Areas
• EDRD 7650 - Individualized Literacy Assessment and Instruction
• EDRD 8280 - Literacy for a Diverse Society
• EDRD 8310 - Theoretical Models and Processes of Literacy Learning
• EDRD 8360 - Literacy and Digital Media
• EDRD 8550 - Trends and Issues in Language and Literacy Education
• EDRD 8610 - Professional Learning and Leadership of Literacy
• EDRD 9870 - Advanced Research Seminar in Language and Literacy Education

• EDSC 6470 - Theory and Pedagogy of Middle Level Science Instruction
• EDSC 6550 - Principles of Science Instruction
• EDSC 7550 - Theory and Pedagogy of Science Instruction
• EDSC 8400 - Strategies of Instruction in Science
• EDSC 8430 - Nature of Science
• EDSC 8450 - Crosscutting Concepts in the Sciences
• EDSC 8550 - Trends and Issues in Teaching Science
• EDSC 8600 - Science in the School Curriculum
• EDSC 9870 - Advanced Research Seminar in Science Education

• EDSS 6480 - Theory and Pedagogy of Middle Level Social Studies Instruction
• EDSS 6560 - Principles of Social Studies Instruction
• EDSS 7540 - Theory and Pedagogy of Social Studies Instruction
• EDSS 7560 - Teaching History and the Social Sciences
• EDSS 7570 - Social Studies Concepts and Issues
• EDSS 8290 - Learning, Curriculum and Instruction in Social Studies
• EDSS 8420 - Topics in the School Social Studies Curriculum
• EDSS 8550 - Trends and Issues of Teaching Social Studies

• STEM 7080 - Psychology of Teaching and Learning in STEM Environments
• STEM 7120 - Sociocultural and Historical Foundations of STEM Education
• STEM 7910 - Action Research and Community-Engaged Scholarship in STEM Education
• STEM 8410 - Toward Antiracist and Justice-Oriented Transdisciplinary STEM Education
• STEM 8420 - Equity and Identity in STEM Education Capstone Project
• STEM 8430 - Integration of Science, Mathematics, and Computational Thinking

• TSLE 7250 - Applied Linguistics for the Bilingual/English as a Second Language Teacher
• TSLE 7260 - Cultural Issues for the Bilingual/English as a Second Language Teacher
• TSLE 7440 - Methods and Materials for the Bilingual/English as a Second Language Teacher