Master's Degree with Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
Initial Licensure in Early Childhood Education (PreK-2) - 34 credits

COHORT 4: Sept 2013-May 2015

*Schedule is subject to change

Fall Semester 2013

EDU 505 Racial and Cultural Identities (3 credits)
EDU 520 Introduction to Inclusive Early Childhood Education (3 credits)
HDF 504 Child Development: The Early Years (3 credits)

MTEL
Take Wheelock online Literacy and Communication Test Prep Sept-Nov
Take either Reading or Writing Section of Lit/Comm MTEL November

Spring Semester 2014 

RDG 537 Teaching Reading (3 credits)
EDU 535 Developing Numeracy for Diverse Learners (3 credits)

MTEL
Take Wheelock online Literacy and Communication Test Prep Nov-March
Take either Reading or Writing Section of Lit/Comm MTEL March

Summer 2014

EDU 528 Impact of Special Needs (2 credits)
RDG 530 Teaching Literacy to English Language Learners (3 credits)

MTEL
Take Wheelock Foundations of Reading MTEL test prep course
Take Foundations of Reading MTEL July

Fall 2014  

EDU 502 Curriculum Design for Teaching the Social Studies and the Arts (2 credits)
RES 723 Practitioner as Researcher (3 credit) 
EDP 521 Practicum and Seminar - PreK, K   OR   EDP 526 Practicum and Seminar - Grade 1-2 (3 credits)
Integrating Theory, Practice and Reflection-Year long Wheelock TeachBoston integrative course

MTEL
Take Wheelock Early Childhood Subject MTEL test prep course
Take Early Childhood Subject MTEL Nov

Spring 2015

EDU 515 Curriculum Design for Science, Technology & Health (2 credits)
EDP 521 Practicum and Seminar - PreK, K   OR  EDP 526 Practicum and Seminar - Grade 1-2 (3 credits)
Integrating Theory, Practice and Reflection-Year long Wheelock TeachBoston integrative course
EDU 702** Capstone Course (1 credit)

**Passing scores on all MTEL tests (Lit./Comm., Found. Read., and ECE Subj.) required prior to entering EDU 702

Course Cluster in Teaching ELL/ESL Curriculum

For teachers who already hold a master's degree, these courses can be used to move an initial license in early childhood education, elementary education, or special education (teacher of students with moderate disabilities) to professional licensure. The course of study is most appropriate for teachers in urban schools or who work with multicultural populations in grades PreK-6. 

Required Courses

RDG 530 Teaching Literacy to English Language Learners (3 credits) taken as part of ECE program
MLE 535 Second Language Acquisition and Assessment (3 credits) take summer 2015
MLE 530 Supporting Second Language Acquisition (3 credits) take summer 2015
MLE 525 Content Instruction for English Language Learners (3 credits) take fall 2015

MTEL
Take ESL MTEL in November 2015 or March 2016 to qualify for Mass DESE licensure in ELL