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Program Overview
Our multifaceted partnerships with local schools and community-based organizations help you connect theory to practice as you gain experience in such initiatives as trauma-influenced practices and Science, Technology, Engineering, the Arts, and Mathematics (STEAM).
Our master's degree in Elementary Education begins in July during the second summer session. At the beginning of your journey you will learn subject-specific content (arts education, children's literature, and social studies methods) while also exploring Nashville as a place for learning. In the fall, you will focus on subject-matter foundations and methods in reading, English language arts, and mathematics. Your coursework will be grounded by a learning ecologies class and a practicum experience in schools where you will work with populations of multilingual learners and serve students who come from neighborhoods that have been under-resourced.
From January through May, you will complete student teaching, and during May, you will take courses linked by a focus on serving learners with specific learning needs in reading and science. Capstone projects are submitted and presented in May.
Completing the master's degree in Elementary Education leads to a recommendation to the state for a teaching license in K-5.
Careers
Of job-seeking Secondary Education graduates, 100% were employed or attending graduate school within four months of graduation. Career outcomes include:
- Computer Science & SEL Interventionist, Carter Lawrence Elementary School, Nashville, Tennessee
- English Teacher, Haile Manas Academy, Debre Berhan, Ethiopia
- English Teaching Assistant, Fulbright Program, Mulhouse, France
- Fifth Grade Teacher, Bloomington Elementary School, St. George, Utah
- Second Grade Head Teacher, New York city Department of Education, New York, New York
Program Facts
Program Director: Brian Kissel
Admissions Coordinator: Erica Bodden
Admission Term: Summer
Credit Hours: 31
Application Dates
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Application Deadline 1
Jan 3, 2024
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Application Deadline 2
Feb 3, 2024
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Rolling Admissions
After Feb 3, 2024*
*Applications received after the Feb 3rd second deadline are reviewed on a rolling basis and accepted as space and funds allow.
Program Curriculum
You will be able to earn a master's degree in Elementary Education with licensure in 13 months by completing 31 credit hours at Peabody College. The coursework begins in July with an intensive 8-week experience that combines:
- An introduction to the social, historical, and political context of elementary education, emphasizing the values of equity, access, and inclusion
- Subject matter foundations and methods in science, social studies, and math
- Clinical experience in high-quality summer programs for children with inquiry-focused academic experiences
Coursework
Our Commitment to Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion
Our program addresses justice, equity, and inclusion through our preservice teachers' deep immersion in K-5 subject matter knowledge, their understanding of learners and the various homes and communities from which they come to school, and their participation in varied practicum and student teaching experiences that take them into local schools and communities. We strive to center equity, diversity, and inclusive practices in our program while weaving the tenets of culturally relevant, responsive, and sustaining pedagogies throughout each course and practicum.
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