Elementary Education

College of Education
Dean: Jacob Perea

Department of Elementary Education
BH 181
415-338-1562
Chair: Jane Bernard-Powers (Acting)

Graduate Coordinators: Marshall, Peregoy

Faculty

 Professors--Chew, Ellis, Gentile, Hamm, Huie, Langbort, Marshall, Peregoy, Sellers, Wambach

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

Assistant Professor--Ford

Programs

M.A. in Education: Concentration in Early Childhood Education

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

The programs are designed to promote professional growth and to increase the competency of elementary school teachers and early childhood educators. Courses include material that is of an immediate practical nature as well as theory and research.

Career Outlook

The Master of Arts in Education: Concentration in Early Childhood provides early childhood educators with advanced knowledge of research, theory, and practice in early childhood education. This degree provides early childhood educators with the skills and knowledge for leadership positions in early childhood settings as well as in the field as a whole. Courses taken for this program also satisfy the requirements for the Children's Center Instructional and Supervisory Permits.

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

General Information

 The following types of courses cannot be applied to any of the master's programs.

Some credential courses can be applied toward the master's degree. Graduate courses that fulfill the post-baccalaureate unit requirement for the professional clear credential may, upon advisement, fulfill master's degree requirements as well. Only upper division courses approved on advisement are acceptable for the master's degree.

Written English Proficiency Requirement
Level One:met by passing the Graduate Essay Test (GET). This test is administered by the university Testing Center at the beginning of each semester. Level Two:satisfied by demonstration of English competency on the final project in E ED 895 or the master's thesis in E ED 898.

Enrollment Requirement

Students are required to be enrolled in the university during the semester of anticipated graduation. If students have completed a semester of either E ED 895 (Field Study) or E ED 898 (Master's Thesis), they must enroll in EDUC 897, an Extended Learning course.

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

MASTER OF ARTS IN EDUCATION: CONCENTRATION IN EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION

Admission to Program

 Admission to the Master of Arts in Early Childhood Education is based upon:

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, s/he 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.
Units

Program

E ED 700	Seminar in Physical, Social, and 

Emotional Development in Early 

Childhood Education			3

E ED 707	Seminar in Cognitive Develop-

ment in Early Childhood Education			3

E ED 708	Seminar in Language Develop-

ment in Early Childhood Education			3

ISED 797	Seminar in Educational Research		3

E ED 801	Seminar in Development and 

Administration of Early Childhood 

Curricula			3

E ED 898	Master's Thesis or

E ED 895	Field Study		3

Related field (on advisement only)		9

In Preschool Education, or

In Kindergarten-Primary Education, or

In Early Childhood Special Education, or

In Administration in Early Childhood, or

Courses in other fields related to or applic-

able to Early Childhood, with consent of 

adviser, or

Distributed across these fields

Electives on advisement from outside the 


related field		3

Minimum total 		30

MASTER OF ARTS IN EDUCATION: CONCENTRATION IN ELEMENTARY EDUCATION

Admission to Program
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.

Program

 The M.A. in Education: Concentration in Elementary Education emphasizes five major strands that are initially developed on a generic level through E ED 760 and then addressed more specifically in a selected content area curriculum course. These interrelated strands are as follows:

Opportunities are provided for students to gain depth in an area of interest within Elementary Education.

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.

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

The Master of Arts in Education: Concentration in Language and Literacy Education offers the option for an emphasis in either Early Literacy or Cross-Cultural, Language, and Academic Development.

Units

Core Courses

Select one of the following		3

EED 725	Classroom Issues in Language, 

Literacy, and Culture

EED 708	Seminar in Language Develop-

ment 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 Educa-

tion

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 Tech-

nological 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 Educa-

tion1

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

Admission to Program

 Admission to the Master of Arts in Education: Concentration in Mathematics Education is based upon:

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.

Program

 Units

Mathematics Courses

MATH 560	Computers and Elementary Mathe-

matics			3

MATH 569	Mathematical Investigations: Dissec-

tion and Integration of Topics			3

MATH 650	Curriculum and Instruction in 

Mathematics			3

MATH 565	Concepts of Geometry, Measure-

ment, and Probability or

MATH 567	Problem Solving and Discovery in 

Mathematics			3

Education Courses

 
E ED 761	Elementary School Mathematics: 

Problem Solving			3

E ED 797	Special Topic in Elementary Educa-

tion: Hands-On Mathematics			3

E ED 856	Assessing Mathematical Thinking		3

E ED 807	Leadership Development Seminar in 

Mathematics Education			3

Core Courses

 
ISED 797	Seminar in Educational Research		3

E ED 898	Master's Thesis or
E ED 895	Field Study		3

Minimum total		30