Rutgers University Graduate School of Education (New Brunswick) 22 courses
Students who complete this program successfully will receive an Ed.M. in Elementary Education from the GSE as well as a nomination to the New Jersey Department of Education for a Certificate of Eligibility with Advanced Standing (CEAS) in Elementary Teaching (K-6). PROGRAM DESCRIPTION: The Ed.M. in Elementary Education with Initial Certification in Elementary K-6 Teaching (two-year master’s) is designed for individuals who have completed a bachelor’s and wish to become highly qualified elementary teachers. Students in this program must complete the required general education coursework. Once admitted to the program, students enter a professional education sequence to prepare them as elementary teachers. Graduate coursework is structured into four Phases, involving taking Methods courses and seminars, and engaging in clinical experiences and practice, including full-time student teaching. The professional sequence concludes with Phase 4 during which students will complete additional Methods and Community-Based coursework.
Math: two college-level math courses
01:640:107 Number & Operation for K-8 Teaching strongly recommended (3.0) Science: two college-level courses (3.0 each)
| Code | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| 01:640:107 | Number and Operation for K-8 Teaching | 3 |
Educational Technology: one course
05:300:350 Education and Computers or 15:255:503 Introduction to Teaching with Digital Tools (3.0)
| Code | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| 05:300:350 | Education and Computers | 3 |
| 15:255:503 | Introduction to Teaching with Digital Tools | 3 |
Human Development
05:300:307 Human Development: Birth Through the Transition to Adulthood (3.0)
| Code | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| 05:300:307 | Human Development: Birth through the Transition to Adulthood | 3 |
PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION CORE
Working with Minors (0) School Law (0) 15:255:568 (see note 1 below) Introduction to Teaching in Urban Schools & Communities (3.0) 15:255:530 Clinical Experience Phase 1 (1.0) 15:253:513 Teaching Emerging Bilinguals in PK-6 Classrooms (3.0) 15:293:534 Classroom Organization for Inclusive and Special Classrooms (3.0) 15:290:580 Literacy for Students with Disabilities (3.0) Choose one of the following: 15:253:539 Students, Communities, and Social Justice or 15:253:522 Bilingual-Bicultural Education or 15:253:523 Language and Culture or 15:253:539 Methods of Teaching and Assessing English Language Learners (TELL) or 15:293:539 Students with Disabilities, Schools, and Social Justice or...
ELEMENTARY EDUCATION
15:251:559 Math and Science in the Elementary School (3.0) 15:251:561 Math Methods in Early Childhood & Elementary School (3.0) 15:299:535 Foundations of Language and Literacy in Early Childhood (3.0)
CLINICAL EXPERIENCE
15:255:531 Clinical Practice Phase 2 (3.0) 15:255:535 Clinical Practice Phase 3 (9.0) 15:255:532 Clinical Practice Phase 3 Seminar (3.0)
| Code | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| 15:255:531 | Clinical Practice Phase 2 | 3 |
| 15:255:535 | Clinical Practice Phase 3 | 9 |
| 15:255:532 | Clinical Practice Phase 3 Seminar | 3.0 |
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