4130 Department of Early Childhood and Elementary Education

550 College of Education and Human Development Building
404-413-8020
education.gsu.edu/ecee/
Laura May, 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

• Birth Through Five, B.S.E.
• Elementary Education, Early Childhood Education (P-5) and Early Childhood Special Education (P-5) Dual Certification with an Urban Education Endorsement, B.S.E.
• Elementary Education, Early Childhood Education (P-5) Certification with ESOL and Urban Education Endorsements Concentration, B.S.E.

• Dual Immersion Early Childhood Education Endorsement

Courses

• BRFV 3200 - Introduction to Administration and Organization of Programs for Young Children
• BRFV 3250 - Professional and Ethical Practice-CTW
• BRFV 4360 - Child Guidance Birth to Five
• BRFV 4370 - Language, Literacy, and Cognition-CTW
• BRFV 4380 - Methods for Infants and Toddlers
• BRFV 4390 - Reading/Literacy, Social Studies and the Arts: Methods for Young Children
• BRFV 4400 - Family and Community Relationships
• BRFV 4490 - Mathematics, Science and Technology: Methods for Young Children
• BRFV 4650 - Opening School Experience
• BRFV 4661 - Student Teaching Birth Through Five

• ECE 3010 - Introduction to Early Childhood Education
• ECE 3021 - Child Development
• ECE 3255 - English to Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL): Cultural Foundations-CTW
• ECE 3360 - Assessment of Classroom Learning in Early Childhood Education
• ECE 3390 - Teacher as Responsible Practitioner in the 21st Century-CTW
• ECE 3400 - Reading Methods in Elementary Education
• ECE 3440 - English to Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL): Curriculum and Instruction
• ECE 3480 - Mathematical Problem Solving and Reasoning
• ECE 3500 - Social-Emotional Development from Infancy to Middle Childhood
• ECE 3550 - Children’s Literature in the 21st Century
• ECE 3560 - Media and Children’s Learning
• ECE 3600 - Language and Literacy Inquiry
• ECE 3601 - Understanding Literacy Learning in Early Childhood and Elementary Education-CTW
• ECE 3602 - Writing and Composing in the Digital Age
• ECE 3603 - Mathematics Methods in Elementary Education: Primary Grades
• ECE 3604 - Mathematics Methods in Elementary Education: Upper Grades
• ECE 3605 - Social Studies Methods in Early Childhood Education
• ECE 3606 - Science and Inquiry in Early Childhood Education
• ECE 3661 - Classroom Management and Practicum I: Fostering Dispositions of Responsive Educators
• ECE 3662 - Classroom Management and Practicum II: Transforming Observations of Children into Practice
• ECE 3663 - Classroom Management and Practicum III: Contextualizing Teaching and Learning
• ECE 4397 - Elementary Mathematics in Dual Immersion Settings
• ECE 4430 - Perspectives on Child Development for Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Students
• ECE 4440 - Biliteracy: Literacy Development in Multilingual Settings
• ECE 4450 - Content-based Curricula, Instruction and Assessment for Dual Immersion Classrooms
• ECE 4650 - Opening School Experience
• ECE 4661 - Student Teaching
• ECE 4662 - Student Teaching
• ECE 4700 - Issues in International Education
• ECE 4810 - Directed Reading in Early Childhood Education