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Elementary Education Master’s Degree

Coursework and supervised student teaching mutually inform one another in our teacher education programs. Students are simultaneously immersed in University courses while spending considerable time in urban classrooms. University-affiliated Penn Mentors visit their classrooms weekly, providing ongoing feedback, extending classroom learning into the schools and student teaching practice. The goal is to encourage student teachers to think deeply and reflectively about their practice and to consider how research helps to generalize learning to other classrooms and schools.

M.S.Ed. Elementary Education, Program Structure
2008-2009

Term	Term I July 14 – August 14	Term II Sept. 3 – Oct. 14 SDP begins @ 9/9	Term III Oct. 15 – Dec. 17	Term IV Jan. 2 – Feb. 6 GSE begins 1/14/2009	Term V Feb. 9 – May 5 Graduation May 18
*Focus of inquiry*	*Neighborhoods & Schools*	*Learners & Learning*	*Pedagogy*	*Curriculum*	*Praxis*
Courses	Field Seminar: School & Society Social Studies Methods	Field Seminar: Learners & Learning Literacy Methods Mathematics Methods Science Methods Child Development	Field Seminar: Pedagogy Literacy Mth. (cont.) Mathematics Mth. (cont.) Science Mth. (cont.) Child Development (contd.)	Adv. Field Seminar: Curriculum Literature for Children and Adolescents	Adv. Field Seminar: Praxis Literature for Children and Adolescents (contd.)
Fieldwork	2 days per week studying neighborhood of your school along with neighborhood youth work	2 days in classroom / emphasis on observing and working 1:1.	2 days in classroom / emphasis on working with small groups	2 1/2 days in classroom / emphasis on whole class instruction	5 days in classroom (including 2 weeks of full-responsibility student teaching)
Dimensions of teaching (special topics)	Technology	Special education Multilingual classroom Visual arts Storytelling & reading aloud	Health & human sexuality Special education	Music & drama Technology	Technology
Program assignments	Neighborhood study of your school / Rationale for a social studies curriculum based on your findings.	Child study	Inquiry into practice	Curriculum design	Master’s portfolio (in lieu of thesis or comprehensive examination) End of term PDE student teaching evaluation

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M.S.Ed. Elementary Education

Summer Semester Sample Schedule

	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
9-12 N		School & Society	Field Work	School & Society	Special Topics
1-4 PM	Field Work	Social Studies Methods	Field Work	Social Studies Methods	Group Work

Fall Semester Sample Schedule

	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
9-12 N				Science Methods
10-1 PM	Literacy Methods	All day in schools	All day in schools		Special Topics
1-4 PM				Math Methods
2-4 PM	Development Young Child
4:30-7 PM	Field Seminar

Spring Semester Sample Schedule:
February to May (January is a special term.)

	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
8-3:30 PM	Full time student teaching	Full time student teaching	Full time student teaching	Full time student teaching	Full time student teaching
4:30-6:30 PM		Literature for Children/Adol.
4:30-7 PM	Adv. Field Seminar			Special Topics

This is a sample: specific class days and times may be changed as necessary.