Elementary Education

Associate Professors--Bernard-Powers, Gallagher, Gonzalez-Edfelt, Hurtado, Meyer

Assistant Professor--Ford

Programs

M.A. in Education: Concentration in Elementary Education

M.A. in Education: Concentration in Language and Literacy Education

M.A. in Education: Concentration in Mathematics Education

Program Scope

Career Outlook

The Master of Arts in Education: Concentration in Elementary Education provides elementary school teachers with advanced knowledge of research, theory, and practice in the field of elementary education in general as well as within particular subject matter disciplines. This degree provides advanced preparation and professional development for teaching in elementary school as well as for assuming such leadership roles as mentor teachers, curriculum leaders, and staff developers.

The Master of Arts in Education: Concentration in Mathematics Education provides elementary and middle school teachers with advanced knowledge of research, theory, and practice in the teaching and learning of school mathematics and expands their knowledge of mathematics content. Those students interested in obtaining a supplementary authorization in mathematics for middle school teaching will need one additional upper division unit in mathematics. This degree will also prepare teachers to assume leadership roles in their schools and districts.

ELEMENTARY EDUCATION GRADUATE PROGRAMS

• Statutory requirements
• General Education requirements
• Corrective English courses
• Student teaching and student teaching seminar courses

Written English Proficiency Requirement

Enrollment Requirement

Courses for this discipline are listed in alphabetical sequence (consult Index for page reference).

MASTER OF ARTS IN EDUCATION: CONCENTRATION IN EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION

1. Possession of an elementary or early childhood teaching credential or the completion of a minimum of 18 units in professional course work relevant to early childhood education, including courses in child development and early childhood curriculum, and successful experience working with young children.
or

2. In the event the candidate has not met requirements in (1), above, he/she may meet with an Early Childhood Education adviser to evaluate his/her academic and professional background.

3. Applicant must submit a written statement of purpose to the department graduate coordinator.

4. Two letters of recommendation regarding the ability to pursue graduate level work and successful experience with young children.

MASTER OF ARTS IN EDUCATION: CONCENTRATION IN ELEMENTARY EDUCATION

1. Students may apply to both the Multiple Subjects Credential program and the M.A. in Elementary Education program. Students may be conditionally admitted to the master's degree program. After successful completion of the first semester of the credential program and upon recommendation/approval of two faculty members, students may be fully admitted to the master's program.

2. Students who are not currently enrolled in a SFSU Multiple Subjects Credential program must possess an elementary teaching credential or have completed a minimum of 24 semester units in professional course work directly relevant to elementary education. Applicants must submit a written statement of purpose to the department graduate coordinator plus two letters of recommendation regarding the ability to pursue graduate level work and successful experience with children.

• Principles of child growth and development
• Principles of learning and teaching
• Analysis of current programs and practices
• Trends and issues in historical and contemporary perspective
• Findings from research

The balance of the student's program focuses on a selected area of interest through enrollment in elective course work on advisement. All M.A. Graduate Approved Programs must initially have the approval of the department M.A. graduate committee. Not more than six (6) units taken before admission to the M.A. program are permitted to be included on the Graduate Approved Program.

	Program	Units
ISED 797	Seminar in Educational Research	3
E ED 760	Seminar on Social Issues and Curriculum Development	3
One or more of the following:		3
E ED 761, E ED 763, E ED 764, E ED 765, E ED 767
E ED 898	Master's Thesis or
E ED 895	Field Study	3
Related or distributed field (at least six units must be in elementary education). All units must be selected upon approval of graduate major adviser		18
Minimum total		30

NOTE: The following twelve (12) units from the Multiple Subjects Teaching Credential program can be counted toward this degree: EED 782, EED 783, EED 749, and one curriculum course (EED 679, 681, 682, or 684).

MASTER OF ARTS IN EDUCATION: CONCENTRATION IN LANGUAGE AND LITERACY EDUCATION

	Program	Units
Core Courses
Select one of the following		3
EED 725	Classroom Issues in Language, Literacy, and Culture
EED 708	Seminar in Language Development in Early Childhood Education
ISED 747	Culture, Language, and Society in Education1
EED/ISED 749	Second Language Acquisition in the Elementary School1		3
Select one of the following		3
EED 705	Child Development Through Literature Study in the Elementary Classroom2
ED 681	Teaching Reading and Literacy in Middle Level Education
SED 621	Teaching Reading in Every Class
ISED 750	Language and Culture: Spanish/English Biliteracy
ISED 780	Adult Literacy and Basic Education
EED 770	Literacy Education Clinic I: Multi-disciplinary Assessment of Reading and Language Problems2	3
Select one of the following		3
EED 763	Integrating Language, Literacy, and Technology in Elementary School Curriculum
EED 760	Seminar on Social Issues and Curriculum Development
SED 850	Advanced Seminar in Curriculum and Instruction in the Secondary School
SED 811	Implications of Social and Technological Change for Teaching
ISED 738	Critical and Postmodern Pedagogies
ISED 748	Culture, Cognition, and Power Issues in Education
Classroom Applications
EED 771	Literacy Education Clinic II: Multi-disciplinary Assessment and Remediation of Language and Literacy Problems2		3
Select one of the following:		3
EED 720	Research and Practice in Language and Literacy Education
SED 722	Teaching Language and Literacy in Content Fields
ISED 744	Seminar in Curriculum for Bilingual/Cross-Cultural Education1
EED 726	Teaching Process Writing in Elementary Classrooms	3
EED 869	Teaching Reading and Writing to Second Language Learners1		3
Culminating Experience
ISED 797	Seminar in Educational Research	3
EED/SED/ISED 898	Master's Thesis or
EED/SED/ISED 895	Field Study	3
Minimum total		33

NOTE: For Department of Administration and Interdisciplinary Studies students, the culminating experience can be met by taking ISED 897, Advanced Seminar in Educational Research, and one additional graduate course and oral examination. Upon advisement, the candidate may substitute the additional course for one EED required course.

MASTER OF ARTS IN EDUCATION: CONCENTRATION IN MATHEMATICS EDUCATION

1. Possession of an elementary teaching credential or having completed a minimum of 24 units in professional course work related to education.

2. In the event the candidate has not met the requirements in (1) above, s/he may meet with a Mathematics Education adviser to evaluate his or her academic and professional background.

3. Applicant must submit a written statement of purpose to the department graduate coordinator.

4. Two letters of recommendation regarding the ability to pursue graduate level work and successful experience with children.