Department of Early Childhood, Elementary and Multilingual Education
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Impact
Your gift to the Elementary Education Department will help students in all our programs participate in professional development activities including travel to conferences, international exchanges, and fees for professional trainings. It will also help fund student engagement projects and celebrations of student accomplishments.
Welcome!
Woodring College of Education fosters community relationships and a culture of learning that advance knowledge, honor diversities, and promote social justice.
The programs in the Early Childhood, Elementary and Multilingual Education Department are designed to prepare thoughtful, knowledgeable, and effective educators for a diverse society. We encourage our students to solve problems, make good decisions, and show respect.
Programs
Elementary Education (Undergraduate and Post-Baccalaureate)
This program centers an anti-bias, anti-racist, social justice philosophy and leads to a recommendation to the state of Washington for a teaching certificate with an Elementary Education endorsement. Requirements include completion of the Elementary Education Professional Program, a major in an approved area, and a one-year internship experience that includes one quarter of full-time teaching.
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Early Childhood Education (Undergraduate)
The Early Childhood Education Program offers two options to students. All options are for candidates seeking a profession in early childhood education and specialization in working with young children and their families. Individuals will be prepared to teach children in diverse and inclusive environments such as birth to age three programs, preschools, elementary schools, and home or community settings.
Contact
Megan Brown, Program Coordinator
Megan.Brown@wwu.edu or (360) 650-6688
Multilingual Education (Undergraduate and Post-Baccalaureate)
The Multilingual Education Program fosters the development of knowledge, skills, and dispositions needed to support language learners. With the ELL an/or Bilingual endorsement, you will be able to better support students in a general education classroom or as a specialist. The Multilingual Education Program consists of the following:
Contact
Dr. Jennifer Green
greenj33@wwu.edu or (360) 650-2395
MEd – Language and Literacy (Post-Baccalaureate)
The Woodring College M.Ed. - Language and Literacy program is for pre-K-12+ teachers from all content areas who want to deepen their literacy knowledge and practice, take on leadership roles in the profession, and commit to equity and social justice in a program that offers:
- Synchronous, online, relationship-based, cohort environments
- Combined focus on reading, writing, language, and digital literacies
- Opportunity to earn a certificate in media and digital literacy, a WA State endorsement in reading, and/or National Board certification
- Engaged, practical, and mentored scholarship in the profession
- Opportunities to develop collaborative leadership skills
- Faculty who understand your complex teaching and learning contexts
Graduates from the program go on to innovate, advocate, and lead as classroom teachers, specialists, coaches, administrators, program directors, and college instructors.
*This program does not lead to the issuance of a Washington State Residency Teacher Certificate
Contact
Dr. Tracy Coskie, MEd Program Director
coskiet@wwu.edu or (360) 650-2164
Media and Digital Literacy Certificate (Post-Baccalaureate)
This certificate is for teachers and educators who want to learn how to implement new literacy practices in their school community, regardless of grade level or content area. Potential outcomes for participants include learning how to: prepare technology integrated lessons, produce a variety of digital media (e.g. videos, memes, podcasts, etc.), develop a line of inquiry, curate resources, and create a multimedia presentation, and develop a technology integrated advocacy project.
Contact
Dr. Paula Dagnon, Director of Instructional Technology
Paula.Dagnon@wwu.edu or (360) 650-2544
Reading Endorsement (Undergraduate and Post-Baccalaureate)
The competencies that lead to a reading endorsement on your certificate provide you with the opportunity to further your knowledge and skills for literacy instruction. You will deepen your knowledge of language and literacy learning, while building your capacity for helping all children achieve as readers, writers, and language users.
Reading Endorsement Course Overview
Contact
Dr. Steph Strachan
strachs@wwu.edu or (360) 650-3980