4130 Department of Early Childhood and Elementary Education

550 College of Education and Human Development Building
404-413-8020
education.gsu.edu/ecee/
Susan Auslander, Chair

The Department of Early Childhood and Elementary Education offers a variety of degree programs to prepare teachers, community and school leaders, and scholars in the field of early childhood and elementary education. Candidates gain extensive content knowledge, hone innovative teaching methods and develop a disposition that enables them to work effectively within diverse classrooms. Teaching and learning are continually practiced in clinical experiences where collaboration with school partners is valued. Undergraduate students may choose to focus on careers working with young children, birth through kindergarten or teaching in Pre-K through 5th grade classrooms, with special expertise in teaching English language learners and students with disabilities. Graduate programs and teaching endorsements develop candidates’ skills as master teachers, creative and innovative community leaders and curriculum innovators. The urban accelerated certification and master’s program offers an alternative route to certification for individuals holding degrees in fields other than education. Doctoral programs offer candidates opportunities to develop skills in research, university level teaching and curriculum leadership, working alongside faculty scholars in areas such as urban education, literacy, STEM and teacher development.

Programs

• Early Childhood and Elementary Education, Ph.D.

• Coaching Endorsement
• Dual Immersion Early Childhood Education Endorsement
• K-5 Mathematics Endorsement
• K-5 Science Endorsement
• Reading Endorsement (ECEE)
• STEM Education Endorsement
• Teacher Support and Coaching Endorsement

• Birth Through Five (B-5) Graduate Certificate
• Literacy Coach Certificate

• Creative and Innovative Education, M.A.

• Elementary Education, M.A.T.

• Elementary Education, M.Ed.

• Comprehensive Intervention Model
• Reading Recovery

Courses

• BRFV 7200 - Introduction to Administration and Organization of Programs for Young Children
• BRFV 7250 - Professional and Ethical Practice: Birth - Five
• BRFV 7360 - Child Guidance Birth to Five

• ECE 6360 - Foundations for Culturally Responsive Pedagogy
• ECE 6370 - Classroom Management and Instruction
• ECE 6375 - Child Development and Responsive Practice
• ECE 6380 - Foundations of Literacy Instruction and Assessment for Young Children
• ECE 6385 - Teaching Literacy to Diverse Learners
• ECE 6386 - Teaching Literacy to Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Learners II
• ECE 6387 - Language Acquisition: Creating Linguistically Sustaining Classrooms
• ECE 6390 - Foundations for Teaching Mathematics Developmentally
• ECE 6391 - Supporting Mathematical Reasoning: Algebra, Geometry and Measurement
• ECE 6392 - Advancing and Assessing Mathematical Thinking
• ECE 6395 - Child Growth and Development in Urban Education
• ECE 6405 - Science and Social Studies in the Urban Classroom
• ECE 6406 - Science and Inquiry in the Urban Classroom
• ECE 6407 - Disciplinary Literacy in Social Studies and Across the Content Areas
• ECE 6415 - Curriculum and Assessment Urban Education I
• ECE 6416 - Curriculum and Assessment for Urban Education II
• ECE 6655 - Student Teaching I
• ECE 6656 - Student Teaching II
• ECE 6657 - ESOL Student Teaching
• ECE 6660 - Mentorship in the Urban Classroom
• ECE 6661 - Mentorship in the Urban Classroom II
• ECE 6800 - Urban Education Capstone Seminar
• ECE 6830 - Critical Theories and Research in Urban Education I
• ECE 6831 - Critical Theories and Research in Urban Education II
• ECE 7280 - Early Writing Development
• ECE 7360 - Literacy Planning, Instruction, and Assessment for Teachers Clinical I
• ECE 7370 - Literacy Planning, Instruction, and Assessment for Teachers Clinical II
• ECE 7380 - Literacy Planning, Instruction, and Assessment for Teachers Clinical III
• ECE 7390 - Curriculum in the Early Childhood Classroom I
• ECE 7393 - Number and Operation in the Elementary Classroom
• ECE 7394 - Geometry and Measurement in the Elementary Classroom
• ECE 7395 - Rational Numbers and Algebra in the Elementary Classroom
• ECE 7396 - Data Analysis and Probability in the Elementary Classroom
• ECE 7397 - Elementary Mathematics in Dual Immersion Settings
• ECE 7400 - Curriculum in the Early Childhood Classroom II
• ECE 7410 - Critical Issues in Early Childhood Education I
• ECE 7440 - Biliteracy: Literacy Development in Multilingual Settings
• ECE 7730 - Perspectives on Child Development for Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Students
• ECE 7740 - Internship in Early Childhood Classroom I
• ECE 7750 - Content-based Curricula, Instruction and Assessment for Dual Immersion Classrooms
• ECE 7760 - Create to Learn
• ECE 7800 - Capstone Experience
• ECE 7850 - Apprenticeship in Creative and Innovative Education
• ECE 7930 - Research and Theories of Creative Learning
• ECE 7960 - Seminar in Creative and Innovative Education
• ECE 7963 - Practicum in Interventions
• ECE 7964 - Comprehensive Literacy Model for School Improvement
• ECE 7965 - Intervention Designs for Struggling Readers
• ECE 7975 - Seminar for Graduate Assistants
• ECE 7980 - Theory and Practice in Literacy
• ECE 7981 - Supervision and Organization of Literacy Programs
• ECE 7982 - Professional Experiences in Reading
• ECE 7983 - Literacy Coaches as Agents of Change
• ECE 7984 - Curriculum Design and Evaluation of Literacy Programs
• ECE 7990 - Special Topics
• ECE 8000 - Issues in International Education
• ECE 8021 - Discourses of Human Development
• ECE 8100 - Children in Society
• ECE 8300 - Literacy Lessons Theory I
• ECE 8310 - Literacy Lessons Theory II
• ECE 8320 - Literacy Lessons Theory III
• ECE 8360 - Literacy Planning, Instruction, and Assessment for Leaders Clinical I
• ECE 8370 - Literacy Planning, Instruction, and Assessment for Leaders Clinical II
• ECE 8380 - Literacy Planning, Instruction, and Assessment for Leaders Clinical III
• ECE 8390 - Literacy Planning, Instruction, and Assessment for Leaders Clinical IV
• ECE 8400 - Teacher Development
• ECE 8420 - Essentials of Elementary Science
• ECE 8430 - Mastery of Elementary Science
• ECE 8440 - Leadership in Elementary Science
• ECE 8450 - Nature of STEM Education
• ECE 8455 - STEM Project-Based Instruction
• ECE 8660 - STEM Field Experience
• ECE 8680 - Internship in Teacher Support
• ECE 8700 - Reading Recovery Supervision
• ECE 8765 - Critical Perspectives on Family and Community Engagement in Schools: A Funds of Knowledge Approach
• ECE 8810 - Directed Readings in Early Childhood Education
• ECE 8820 - Cultivating Curiosity in Creative Inquiry
• ECE 8930 - Critical Pedagogy and Practices in Elementary Mathematics
• ECE 9110 - Critical Dimensions of Building a Professional Agenda
• ECE 9120 - Poststructural Inquiry
• ECE 9360 - Curriculum, Issues, and Historical Perspectives in Early Childhood and Elementary Education
• ECE 9380 - Discourse Analysis
• ECE 9393 - Number and Operation in the Elementary Classroom
• ECE 9394 - Geometry and Measurement in the Elementary Classroom
• ECE 9395 - Rational Numbers and Algebra in the Elementary Classroom
• ECE 9396 - Data Analysis and Probability in the Elementary Classroom
• ECE 9400 - Teacher Development
• ECE 9420 - Early Literacy Learning
• ECE 9450 - Pedagogy and Practices of Written Academic Language
• ECE 9800 - Scholarly Inquiry
• ECE 9810 - Directed Reading in Early Childhood Education
• ECE 9830 - Becom(ing) a Field: Exploration Amidst Diverse Perspectives
• ECE 9840 - Socio-Cultural Issues in Early Childhood and Elementary Education
• ECE 9850 - Research Seminar in Early Childhood and Elementary Education
• ECE 9860 - Evaluating and Interpreting Research in Early Childhood and Elementary Education
• ECE 9870 - University Teaching Apprenticeship
• ECE 9880 - Teacher Development Apprenticeship
• ECE 9890 - Research Apprenticeship