EDEE 650 - Advanced Study of Early and Elementary Curricula and Programs (3 credits)

(Prereq: EDUC 607, 628, 630, 685, EDIT 604, EDLL 601, EDEE 610, 615, and EDSP 605) This course includes the culminating experience for the specialization in Teaching and Learning in the Early and Elementary Grades. The course emphasizes dominant practices, methodologies, and current research that influences curriculum development and practice, including an analysis of programs and practices involving families, parents and community involvement in early childhood and elementary educational settings. Students will finalize the construction of a portfolio that will demonstrate advanced instructional methods for the early childhood/elementary grades. S