Department of Elementary Education and Middle Grades Education

Mark L’ Esperance, Chair, 230 Speight Building

The mission of the Department of Elementary and Middle Grades Education is to prepare pre-service and in-service teachers in the areas of elementary and middle grades education. The department faculty is committed to providing comprehensive programs, rich clinical experiences, and is designed to produce teachers who are reflective practitioners who provide professional service to the community, the state, and the nation.

The programs are committed to the preparation of teachers who are knowledgeable, reflective, technologically proficient, and skilled in meeting the needs of a diverse student population. The programs place an emphasis on service through faculty participation in the improvement of the public schools and assistance in the development and creation of educational policy for North Carolina, as well as support for scholarship and research/creative activity.

The elementary education program, in partnership with public schools, offers two degree programs in education. The undergraduate elementary program leads to a bachelor of science (BS) in elementary education and a North Carolina A-level elementary licensure, if all requirements are met; the graduate elementary program leads to a master of arts in education (MAEd) and M-level elementary education licensure, if all requirements are met.

The middle grades education program, in partnership with the public schools, provides comprehensive middle grades education experiences that involve clinical settings. It offers the opportunity for students to pursue a bachelor of science (BS) in middle grades education and a North Carolina A-level middle grades licensure, if all requirements are met and the master of arts in education (MAEd) and a M-level middle grades education licensure, if all requirements are met.

The add-on AIG licensure option is offered. This add-on licensure sequence leads to a North Carolina AIG add-on license, if all requirements are met. The master of arts in teaching (MAT) program offers individuals with appropriate degrees and coursework opportunities to pursue an initial license through this one-year graduate degree program.

Programs

• Elementary Education (K-6), BS
• Middle Grades Education, BS

Courses

• ELEM 2123 - Early Experience for the Prospective Teacher
• ELEM 3000 - Curriculum and Standards in Elementary School
• ELEM 3100 - Learning and Instruction in Elementary School
• ELEM 3200 - Language Arts in Elementary School
• ELEM 3249 - Literacy Development in Early Childhood
• ELEM 3300 - K-2 Practicum
• ELEM 3500 - Teaching Social Studies in Elementary School
• ELEM 3600 - Grades 3-5 Practicum
• ELEM 4300 - Classroom Organization and Management in Elementary School
• ELEM 4324 - Internship in the Elementary School
• ELEM 4325 - Internship Seminar: Issues in Elementary Education
• ELEM 4500 - Practicum in Classroom Organization and Management
• ELEM 4532 - Problems in Education
• ELEM 4533 - Problems in Education
• ELEM 4534 - Problems in Education
• ELEM 5306 - Social Studies in the Elementary School

• MIDG 2123 - Early Experiences for the Prospective Teacher
• MIDG 3001 - The Middle Grades
• MIDG 3005 - Curriculum I
• MIDG 3010 - Curriculum II
• MIDG 3011 - Instruction I
• MIDG 3022 - Middle Grades Instruction II
• MIDG 3200 - North Carolina History Standards Curriculum and Planning in the Middle Grades Classroom
• MIDG 4001 - Organization, Management, and Motivation in the Middle Grades Classroom
• MIDG 4010 - Instructional Evaluation in Middle Grades
• MIDG 4324 - Internship in the Middle Grades
• MIDG 4325 - Internship Seminar: Issues in Middle Grades Education
• MIDG 5991 - Readings in Middle Grades Education
• MIDG 5992 - Readings in Middle Grades Education
• MIDG 5993 - Readings in Middle Grades Education

• MIDG 4319 - Teaching English/Language Arts in the Middle Grades