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Preparing Elementary Teachers (Current)

PROGRAM (PA4):(NYS program code: 25056B; HEGIS #: 0808.00; ISIS code: PA4)
M.S. in Inclusion Childhood Education
(for current teachers)

(for teachers with initial certification in Childhood Education)

Leads to the following NYS certification(s):

  • Childhood Education (Grades 1-6) (Professional)
  • Teaching Students with Disabilities in Childhood Education (Grades 1-6) (Initial + Professional)

(30 credits of coursework + 0-5 credits of field experiences)

Program of study
View Sample Programs (paths to degree depending on start date and full-time or part-time status)
Sample A -- full-time student (begin Summer)
Sample B -- part-time student (begin Summer, full-time one Fall semester)
Sample C -- part-time student (begin Fall, full-time one Fall semester)

Course # Course Title
Credits
Semester(s) Offered To be taken in (fill in)
    Masters' Core:
      
       
ED 406 Masters' Research Methods
3
Su, F, Sp  
EDU 442 Race, Class, Gender & Disability in American Education
3
SuB, F, Sp  
    Specialization Courses:
       
         
ED 447 Disability and Schools
3
SuA, F  
EDU 427 Theory & Practice in Teaching & Learning Literacy in Elementary School
3
F  
EDU 430 Theory & Practice in Teaching & Learning Mathematics in Elementary School
3
F  
ED 405 Assessment in Instructional Contexts
3
Sp  
ED 451 Teaching and Learning in Inclusive Classrooms
3
F  
ED 446 Collaborative Teaching Partnerships in Inclusive Classrooms
3
SuB  
ED 452 Instructional Strategies for Inclusive Classrooms
3
Sp  
       Electives: One elective (or more if some of the previous courses were taken before and are not transferred in):
     
            
   
3
   
        Field-based Courses:                  
EDF 405 Field Experiences in Inclusive Elementary School Settings
2
F  
EDF 407 Student Teaching in Inclusive Elementary School Settings (A)
3
F  
    Master's Essay
0
           

Sample program A -- full-time student starting in Summer

Summer 1:

  • Disability and Schools (3 credits)
  • Collaborative Teaching Partnerships in Inclusive Classrooms (3 credits)
  • Elective (3 credits)

Fall 1:

  • Theory and Practice in Teaching and Learning Literacy in Elementary School (3 credits)
  • Theory and Practice in Teaching and Learning Mathematics in Elementary School (3 credits)
  • Teaching & Learning in Inclusive Classrooms (3 credits)
  • Student Teaching in Inclusive Elementary School Settings (A) (3 credits)
  • Field Experiences in Inclusive Elementary School Settings (2 credits)

Spring 1:

  • Masters' Research Methods (3 credits)
  • Assessment in Instructional Contexts (3 credits)
  • Race, Class, Gender and Disability in American Education (3 credits)
  • Instructional Strategies for Inclusive Classrooms (3 credits)
  • Master's Essay (0 credits)

Sample program B -- part-time student starting in Summer and taking 2 courses per semester, but full-time one Fall semester

Summer 1:

  • Disability and Schools (3 credits)
  • Race, Class, Gender and Disability in American Education (3 credits)

Fall 1:

  • Teaching & Learning in Inclusive Classrooms (3 credits)
  • Masters' Research Methods (3 credits)

Spring 1:

  • Assessment in Instructional Contexts (3 credits)
  • Instructional Strategies for Inclusive Classrooms (3 credits)

Summer 2:

  • Collaborative Teaching Partnerships in Inclusive Classrooms (3 credits)
  • Elective (3 credits)

Fall 2: (Full-time)

  • Theory and Practice in Teaching and Learning Literacy in Elementary School (3 credits)
  • Theory and Practice in Teaching and Learning Mathematics in Elementary School (3 credits)
  • Field Experiences in Inclusive Elementary School Settings (2 credits)
  • Student Teaching in Inclusive Elementary School Settings (A) (3 credits)
  • Master's Essay (0 credits)

 


Sample program C -- part-time student starting in Fall and taking 2 courses per semester, but full-time one Fall semester

 

Fall 1:

  • Disability and Schools (3 cr.)
  • Theory and Practice in Teaching and Learning Mathematics in Elementary School (3 credits)

Spring 1:

  • Assessment in Instructional Contexts (3 credits)
  • Race, Class, Gender and Disability in American Education (3 cr.)

Summer 1:

  • Masters' Research Methods (3 credits)
  • Collaborative Teaching Partnerships (3 credits)

Fall 2:

  • Theory and Practice in Teaching and Learning Literacy in Elementary School (3 credits)
  • Teaching & Learning in Inclusive Settings (3 credits)
  • Field Experiences in Inclusive Elementary School Settings (2 credits)
  • Student Teaching in Inclusive Elementary School Settings (A) (3 credits)
  • Master's Essay (0 credits)

Spring 2:

  • Instructional Strategies for Inclusive Classrooms (3 credits)
  • Elective (3 credits)