Elementary Education
Our graduates are reflective teachers who are responsive to their students' diverse needs, are well versed in research-based pedagogical practices, and are ready to advance the twenty-first-century classroom.
With inquiry at its core, Mason’s Elementary Education Program relies on a Professional Development School (PDS model). Because of strong partnerships with local PK–6 schools in multiple Northern Virginia districts, ELED students are immersed in elementary classroom settings throughout their teacher preparation programs. PDS partnerships are at the heart of our work in the Elementary Education program as they:
- Provide high quality learning opportunities with exemplary mentor teachers who know our program well.
- Explicitly connect course content to field experience activities.
- Ensure Mason faculty and school-based mentors and administrators are working together in ongoing, mutually beneficial relationships.
Learn more about our award-winning PDS program partnerships with local schools.
Primary Faculty
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Audra Parker
Academic Program Coordinator
PhD, University of Georgia -
Mandy Bean
PhD, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill -
Andrew Gilbert
PhD, New Mexico State -
Lois Groth
PhD, University of Maryland -
Erdogan Kaya
PhD, University of Nevada Las Vegas -
Betsy Levine-Brown
PhD, University of Pittsburgh -
April Mattix Foster
PhD, University of Pittsburgh -
Seth Parsons
PhD, University of North Carolina at Greensboro -
Debra Sprague
PhD, University of New Mexico -
Jennifer Suh
PhD, George Mason University -
Holly Glaser
PhD, George Mason University -
Charlene O'Brien
MEd, University of Virginia