Master of Science in Elementary Childhood Education
Specialization in Learning Technology: Program Requirements (39 credits)
The graduate specialty in Learning Technology is designed for upper-elementary and middle school teachers. Courses in the technology specialty are designed to enhance the expertise of teachers in using technology in the core subject matter areas of Language Arts, Social Studies, Mathematics, and Science. Completion of this specialty will allow teachers to enhance their own classroom teaching through the use of modern learning technology and prepare them for a leadership role in learning technology in their schools.
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Advanced Study Core
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15 credits |
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Select ONE of the following 3-credit courses:
EECE 702 Social Foundations of Education
EECE 704 Major Contemporary Issues in Education
EECE 705 School and Community
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3 cr |
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Select ONE of the following 3-credit courses:
EECE 710 Ecological Perspectives on Development: TheEarly Years
EECE 711 Ecological Perspectives on Development: The Childhood Years
EECE 717 Ecological Perspectives on Development: The Adolescent Years
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3 cr |
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Take ALL of the following 3 courses:
EECE 703 Classroom Realities in Diverse Settings
EECE 780 Introduction to Educational Research
EECE 782 Teacher as Researcher (Take this as your final course in the program)
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3 cr. each
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Interdisciplinary Core
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12 credits |
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Take ALL of the following courses:
EECE 796 Exploring Problems in History through Literature
EECE 797 Queens County as a Learning Lab
EECE 798 Reading and Writing for Learning in Science
EECE 799 Exploring Mathematical Ideas through Literature
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3 cr. each |
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Specialization
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12 credits |
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Take BOTH of the following 3-credit courses:
EECE 750 Modern Learning Technologies* (see note below)
EECE 783 Research in Educational Technology OR
EECE 800 Issues in Math, Science, and Technology
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3 cr. each
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Electives
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Take TWO of the following courses:
EECE 734 Using Telecommunications/WWW in Classrooms
EECE 735 Multimedia in the Classroom
EECE 800 Teaching Science and Social Studies through Technology
EECE 790 Independent Study (in Learning Technology)
EECE 800 Special Topics in Educational Technology
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3 cr. each |
*Special note regarding EECE 750. Students who have taken an undergraduate introductory educational technology course (similar to EECE 220) in the past year may opt out of EECE 750 and take a third elective from the above list.
