Department of Elementary Education and Middle Grades Education

Elizabeth Swaggerty, 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 Department also offers the Teaching Children in Poverty Certificate . Courses focus on rural poverty and the impact of long-term poverty and/or trauma on students’ development and learning outcomes. 

Information about the Department of Elementary Education and Middle Grades Education is available on the departmental website. 

Programs

• Equity, Advocacy, and Leadership in Gifted and Talented Education Certificate
• Teacher Leadership Certificate
• Teaching Children in Poverty Certificate

• Academically and Intellectually Gifted Add-On Licensure

• Elementary Education, MAEd
• Middle Grades Education, MAEd

Courses

• ELEM 5990 - Special Topics in Elementary Education
• ELEM 6001 - Educational Research in the Classroom II
• ELEM 6005 - Educational Research in the Classroom I
• ELEM 6010 - Teaching the Integrated Language Arts in the Elementary School
• ELEM 6024 - MAT Internship
• ELEM 6200 - Leading Curriculum Revision and Implementation
• ELEM 6350 - Advanced Content Pedagogy in Elementary Education
• 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 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 6700 - Teachers as Leaders in Elementary Education
• ELEM 6710 - Mentoring, Coaching, and Instructional Leadership
• ELEM 6720 - Teacher Leadership in Professional Learning
• ELEM 6730 - Teacher Advocacy and Education Policy
• ELEM 6740 - Teacher Leadership in Education
• ELEM 7000 - Thesis

• GIFT 6000 - Diverse Gifted and Talented Children
• GIFT 6100 - Foundations of Gifted and Talented Education
• GIFT 6200 - Instructional Practices in Gifted and Talented Education
• GIFT 6300 - Creativity, Critical Thinking, and Problem Solving in Gifted and Talented Education
• GIFT 6400 - Special Topics in Gifted and Talented Education: Trends in Equity and Advocacy

• MIDG 5991 - Readings in Middle Grades Education
• MIDG 5992 - Readings in Middle Grades Education
• MIDG 5993 - Readings in Middle Grades Education
• MIDG 6000 - Professional Development, Issues, and Trends in Middle Grades Education
• MIDG 6024 - MAT Internship
• MIDG 6100 - Adolescent Development in Middle Grades Education
• MIDG 6200 - Advanced Curriculum Development in Middle Grades Education
• MIDG 6300 - Advanced Instructional Strategies and Assessment in Middle Grades Education
• MIDG 6400 - Educational Research in the Classroom I
• MIDG 6401 - Middle Grades Product Documentation
• MIDG 6402 - Educational Research in the Classroom II
• MIDG 6500 - Advanced Middle Grades English Language Arts
• MIDG 6600 - Advanced Middle Grades Social Studies
• 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
• TCHR 6995 - Rural Educational Justice Internship I
• TCHR 6996 - Rural Educational Justice Internship II
• TCHR 6999 - Community-Based Practicum

• 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