East Stroudsburg University
Stroud Hall Room 209A
East Stroudsburg, PA 18301
(570) 422-3356
(570) 422-3942 (Fax)
Department Chair
Elementary Education
Patricia Pinciotti
ppinciotti@po-box.esu.edu
(570)422-3356
Office Hours:
Monday - Friday
8:00 AM - 4:30 PM
ELED 100 Success Oriented Education (1:1:0)
This course is designed to prepare students majoring in Education to meet successfully the challenges of academic life.
ELED 132 Child Growth and Development (3:3:0)
This course presents the development of the child from conception through pre-adolescence, interaction between heredity and environment, parent-child relations, development and stabilization of the personality, attitudes toward self and others-physical, social, emotional, and cognitive development. Completion of ENGL 103 is recommended. This course is a prerequisite to all methods courses.
ELED 264 Principles and Practices of Teaching (3:3:0)
This course advances the ESU Educators: Reflective and Deliberate Decision-Makers conceptual framework. This course explores current research and practice related to the learner and the learning
environment, the teaching and learning process, content, and professionalism including planning,
organization, management, instructional strategies, evaluation, and assessment. Opportunities
for field experiences in diverse school settings are included. The beginning educator portfolio is begun in this course. Prerequisites: ELED 132 Child Growth and Development. Corequisites: PSED 161, 242.
ELED 290 Special Topics (Semester hours arranged)
Courses designed to meet specific needs of groups of students or offered on a trial basis in order to determine the demand for and the value of introducing them as a part of the university curriculum.
ELED 311 Art in Childhood Education (3:2:2)
This course examines the unique role of the visual arts and art standards in education, learning and development. Weekly field experiences in a Professional Development School will emphasize the course content and instructional theories to teaching. Artistic literacy and behaviors are developed along with the teaching competencies to organize, assess and integrate the visual arts into the curriculum. Prerequisites: ELED 132, 264 and department admittance.
ELED 342 Language Arts in Childhood Education (3:3:0)
This course is designed to familiarize students with the theoretical constructs, standards, and the methods and materials for teaching language arts in the elementary school. Through hands-on experiences students will explore ways to effectively plan, assess and implement language arts experiences and integrate them throughout the curriculum. Prerequisites: ELED 132, 264 and admittance to department.
ELED 343 Mathematics in Childhood Education (3:3:0)
This course places emphasis on how theory and research shape practice in mathematics education. Additional emphasis will be placed on a variety of teaching techniques and assessment methods and how they can be integrated in a mathematics program. Course participants will also become familiar with the use of technology and how to integrate it appropriately in an elementary mathematics
program. Prerequisites: ELED 132, 264; MATH 105; and admittance to department.
ELED 344 Science in Childhood Education (3:2:2)
This course engages students in developing their understandings of concepts, standards, methods, and materials for teaching science in elementary schools. The primary focus is on the use of inquiry
and activity-based methods. Weekly field experience in a Professional Development School will emphasize the application of course content and instructional theories to teaching. Prerequisites:
ELED 132, 264 and department admittance.
ELED 345 Social Studies in Childhood Education (3:2:2)
This course engages students in the use of standards, methods, and materials for teaching social studies in the elementary school. Weekly field experiences in a Professional Development School will emphasize the application of course content and instructional theories to teaching. Students will develop knowledge and skill in planning, selecting teaching strategies, integrating curriculum,
and implementing instruction. Students will be expected to engage in productive self-reflection.
Prerequisites: ELED 132, 264 and department admittance.
ELED 346 Children's Literature (3:3:0)
This course studies the great variety of literature available for children and the literary materials of more recent times, which have been written expressly for children. The course offers varied ways to get children interested in books for their appropriate reading levels and interests. Implementation
of Children's Literature into the elementary curriculum will be stressed. Prerequisites: ELED 132, 264 and admittance to department.
ELED 351 Music in Childhood Education (3:3:0)
This course introduces the student to the importance of music in the elementary school curriculum. It focuses on establishing a role for the classroom teacher in fostering children's growth through music and providing the prospective teacher with musical understanding and skills for developing student-centered learning environments through music. Emphasis is on the encouragement of creative teaching of all content through the integration of music into the total elementary curriculum. Strategies for facilitation of music experiences to meet the needs of culturally and academically diverse students are included. Prerequisites: ELED 132, 264 and admittance to department.
ELED 356 Urban Education and Classroom Diversity (3:3:0)
This course will give students the opportunity to learn about teaching in an urban setting. Students will be provided with a strong theoretical knowledge base and practical field experience in order to prepare them to teach in a variety of settings. Students will explore their own beliefs and attitudes as it relates to diversity in the classroom. Prerequisites: ELED 132 and ELED 264 or PSED 161 or PSED 242.
ELED 415 Individualizing Instruction in Elementary Education (3:3:0)
This course examines the process of individualizing instruction and strategies, which lend to its development. Students will work on individualized projects, which will help them meet their goals. Although emphasis is placed on elementary education, some topics will apply on a K-12 basis. Prerequisites: ELED 132; PSED 242.
ELED 430 Student Teaching in Elementary Education (12:0:30)
This course includes a semester of guided teaching in elementary schools and an accompanying on-campus seminar. This field experience is designed to provide the student teacher with the opportunity to develop further competencies and an understanding of the teaching-learning process necessary for effective teaching in the elementary schools. Prerequisites: Students must have Departmental approval which is obtained when all requirements described under the Student Teaching section on page 65 and 66 of this catalog have been completed. In addition to these requirements, elementary education majors must satisfy the following prerequisites: admission to the teacher education program; completion of all elementary education major courses with no grade lower than a "C"; passing the appropriate Praxis II content knowledge test (PRAXIS: Fundamental
Subjects Content Knowledge); Act 34 and/or FBI clearance and Act 151. Students must have a 3.0 or higher GPA prior to graduation from ESU to be certified in the State of Pennsylvania.
ELED 444 International Collaborative Learning Project (1-3: 1-3: variable)
This course enables students to participate in unique learning events in a foreign country. Students will have the opportunity to experience different styles in teaching and learning, how reflective teaching practice can become an integral part of the teaching process, and how teacher education reform occurs in different contexts through seminars and observations. The class will deal with exploring differences and similarities between cultures and philosophies. Pre-requisites: Permission
of instructor.
ELED 485 Independent Study (Semester hours arranged)
This course consists of directed research and study on an individual basis.
ELED 497 & 498 Student Professional Program (12:1:34) (13:1:34)
Designed as another route to teacher certification, the program offers a full year of field experience in elementary and middle schools. Student professionals in the program are assigned to schools as full-time interns and in addition participate in group seminars, field trips, and a program of various assignments planned in cooperation with the program coordinator. Prerequisites: A 3.0 QPA; completion of General Education requirements; completion of all methods courses required of Elementary Education majors with no grade lower than a "C," approval of the Elementary Education Department; Act 34 and/or FBI clearance and Act 151. This course satisfies the area of concentration requirement. It is also possible for students who have satisfied the coursework requirements in another certification to obtain dual certification with the Student Professional year.
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