Department of Elementary Education and Middle Grades Education

Patricia J. Anderson, Interim Chair

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. Department faculty are committed to providing comprehensive programs with rich clinical experiences. Each program is designed to produce teachers who are reflective practitioners providing 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 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 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.

The Department also offers a graduate certificate in teaching children in poverty. Courses focus on the impact of long-term poverty and/or trauma on student’s development and learning outcomes. 

Programs

• Teaching Children in Poverty Certificate

• Academically Gifted Licensure

• Elementary Education, MAEd
• Middle Grades Education, MAEd

Courses

• ELEM 6000 - Action Research Planning in Elementary Education
• ELEM 6001 - Action Research Implementation in Elementary Education
• ELEM 6010 - Teaching the Integrated Language Arts in the Elementary School
• ELEM 6024 - MAT Internship
• ELEM 6200 - Leading Curriculum Revision and Implementation
• ELEM 6400 - Advanced Assessment and Teaching in the Elementary Grades
• ELEM 6406 - The Teaching of Social Studies in the Elementary Grades
• ELEM 6408 - Collaborating, Teaming, and Leading in the Elementary School
• ELEM 6410 - Concepts and Principles of Early Childhood Education
• ELEM 6412 - Emerging Literacy
• ELEM 6417 - Problems in the Upper Elementary Grades
• ELEM 6488 - Advanced Language Arts in the Elementary School
• ELEM 6500 - Management and Problem-Solving in the Elementary School
• ELEM 6550 - Leadership and Communication Skills in Education
• ELEM 6600 - Implications of Poverty for Learning and Development
• ELEM 6625 - Responsive Curriculum for Children in Poverty
• ELEM 6650 - Families and Communities in Poverty
• ELEM 6675 - Evaluative and Educative Implications for Teaching Children in Poverty
• ELEM 7000 - Thesis

• GIFT 6000 - The Diverse Gifted Child
• GIFT 6100 - Foundations of Gifted Education
• GIFT 6200 - Instructional Practices in Gifted Education
• GIFT 6300 - Creativity, Critical Thinking, and Problem Solving in Gifted Education
• GIFT 6400 - Special Topics in Gifted Education

• MIDG 6000 - Professional Development, Issues, and Trends in Middle Grades Education
• MIDG 6024 - MAT Internship
• MIDG 6100 - Young Adolescents, Schools, and Community
• MIDG 6200 - Middle Grades Curriculum Development in Public Schools
• MIDG 6300 - Advanced Strategies and Assessment for Middle Grades Learners
• MIDG 6401 - Middle Grades Product Documentation
• MIDG 7000 - Thesis

• TCHR 6010 - The Learner and the Learning Environment
• TCHR 6011 - The Teacher and the Teaching Experience
• TCHR 6020 - MAT Classroom Management
• TCHR 6030 - Literacy Development in the Content Area Classroom
• TCHR 6430 - Computer Concepts and Applications for Career and Technical Educators

• TESL 6100 - Planning, Implementing and Managing ESL Instruction
• TESL 6200 - Culture and Language in ESL Instruction
• TESL 6300 - Assessment in ESL Instruction
• TESL 6500 - Professionalism and Evidence-Based Accountability