MEd Advanced Studies in Early Childhood Education
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Early childhood is a unique developmental period, requiring similarly unique teaching strategies and styles.
Mason’s Advanced Studies in Teaching and Learning (ASTL) early childhood education concentration provides professional development for prekindergarten through third-grade educators and focuses on advancing the professional knowledge of practicing teachers who teach and work with diverse young children and their families.
In addition to the ASTL core courses, students in this concentration take course work that builds their expertise in early childhood education frameworks, research, and policy. They also choose electives in specific subjects such as literacy foundations or supporting English learners.
Core Courses (12 credits)
- EDUC 606: Education and Culture (3 credits)
- EDUC 612: Inquiry into Practice (2 credits)
- EDUC 613: How Students Learn (3 credits)
- EDUC 614: Designing and Assessing Teaching and Learning (2 credits)
- EDUC 615: Educational Change (2 credits)
Concentration Courses (18 credits)
Required
- ECED 601: Frameworks for Early Childhood Education (3 credits)
- ECED 685: Applied and Teacher Research in Early Childhood Education (3 credits) OR ECED 691: Policy Perspectives in Early Childhood Education (3 credits)
Electives (Choose four)
- EDCI 630: Supporting English Learners in PK-12 Schools (3 credits)
- EDRD 630: Literacy Foundations and Instruction for Diverse Populations: Birth through Middle Childhood (3 credits)
- Any graduate courses with ECED prefix
Total: 30 credits
Program Exit Requirement
Professional Development Portfolio: A performance-based assessment that provides concrete evidence of teacher professional development throughout the ASTL program. Students finalize and present their portfolios in their final spring semester.