Graduate Admission Graduate Programs Graduate Policies Graduate Forms Financial Assistance Graduate Statistics M.S. in Education- Elementary Education Program Program Objectives Students in this program learn to plan and evaluate curriculum for elementary schools and classrooms. They learn to analyze current issues and trends in education in light of educational research and historical and philosophical foundations of education. They learn to interpret educational research and to use research to improve teaching and learning. They develop an understanding of social forces and other factors which shape elementary school curriculum and of the process of curriculum development and change in elementary education.
Students learn to plan and implement interdisciplinary learning experiences.
They learn to analyze and evaluate teaching styles and methods and to make judgments about the appropriateness of specific teaching methods for achieving various learning outcomes. Students in the program are expected to use and evaluate emerging educational technologies and to use technology to access information sources.