Students in elementary education at the master?s level:

• Study a common core of knowledge in the areas of educational foundations, educational psychology, educational technology, research methods, and ethics.
• Refine the teaching skills needed for working with culturally diverse children at the kindergarten through sixth-grade levels.
• Acquire a deeper understanding of the developmental needs of K-6 children in order to employ developmentally appropriate teaching practices.
• Develop an action-based research project to relate theory to practice and improve instruction.
• Develop the skills in problem solving and collaboration useful for working with colleagues as well as with elementary school children and their parents.
• Develop and learn to apply leadership skills.