EARLY CHILDHOOD AND ELEMENTARY EDUCATION

The College of Education & Human Development’s Department of Early Childhood and Elementary Education prepares teachers, scholars, community and school leaders in early childhood and elementary education. Students gain extensive content knowledge, hone innovative teaching methods and learn to work effectively within diverse classrooms.

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DUAL LANGUAGE IMMERSION PROGRAMS

What you need to know about our Dual Language Immersion programs. Visit our Graduate and Endorsement Programs in Dual Language Immersion Education page to learn more.

Dual Language Immersion Education

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…with dual language ability.

A GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE

The Department of Early Childhood and Elementary Education offers study abroad trips to Germany, South Africa, China and the Netherlands. Explore our study abroad programs and see how you can learn from other cultures.

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ECEE Stories

Top right (l to r): DaShaunda Patterson, CEHD associate dean for faculty development and equity; Blythe Keeler Robinson, president and CEO of Sheltering Arms; Gary Bingham, CEHD professor and director of the Urban Child Study Center; and Paul Alberto, CEHD dean. Top left (l to r): DaShaunda Patterson; Jessica Scott, CEHD associate professor; Jimmy Peterson, executive director of the Georgia Center of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing; Scott Cohen, CEHD doctoral student; and Paul Alberto. Bottom (l to r): DaShaunda Patterson; Jacob Hackett, CEHD clinical assistant professor; Kimberly Gibbs, principal of Martin Luther King Jr. Middle School; and Paul Alberto.

Georgia State’s College of Education & Human Development Announces 2022 Partnership Award Recipients

Published November 2, 2022 in Georgia State News Hub

The College of Education & Human Development selected Sheltering Arms Educare Center, the Georgia Center of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing and Martin Luther King Jr. Middle School as the 2022 recipients of the CEHD Partnership Award.read more ❯

Four rows of faculty headshots, with five headshots per row. Top row (l to r): Rachael Harrington, Liz Ramos Fernandez, Melissa Rose, Jamian Coleman and Bobby Bonwenyue Gueh; second row (l to r): Tamika P. La Salle, Karie Brown, Rebecca Rohloff Clough, Daniel Edelen and Janie Copple; third row (l to r): Dionne Cowan, Michael Frisby, Casey Philip Wong, Lauren Beasley and Angela Carmon; fourth row (l to r): Marcel Lima, Xiaolu Liu, Jennifer Austin, Yin-Chan Liao and Christopher Jett.

CEHD Welcomes New Faculty for 2022-2023 Academic Year

Published September 6, 2022 in Georgia State News Hub

The College of Education & Human Development welcomes 20 new faculty for the 2022-2023 academic year – faculty whose research, teaching and service make significant contributions to the college and its students.read more ❯

$Elementary teacher and student stand at the white board reviewing math problems$

Auslander, Tanguay Receive $139,191 Grant to Prepare Elementary Mathematics Specialists

Published August 5, 2022 in Georgia State News Hub

Professor Susan Auslander and Assistant Dean for Educator Preparation and Accreditation Carla Tanguay received Georgia Department of Education grant funding to prepare high-quality elementary mathematics specialists.read more ❯

Screenshot of Yali Zhao on a conference call with international students

Zhao Named Inaugural Recipient of Georgia State’s Virtual Exchange Faculty Fellowship

Published June 17, 2022 in Georgia State News Hub

Associate Professor Yali Zhao is one of two inaugural recipients of Georgia State University's Virtual Exchange Faculty Fellowship. read more ❯

From the ECEE Blog

2022 – 2023 Virtual Exchange Faculty Fellows Announcement

The Office of International Initiatives is pleased to announce Drs. Hongmei Zhang and Yali Zhao of two inaugural Virtual Exchange (VE) Faculty Fellowships.

Rhina Fernandes Williams, Katie Kurumada and Namisi Chilungu pose for a photo at the Faculty Awards Luncheon on March 31, 2022

Fernandes Williams, Kurumada Receive CEHD Faculty Awards for Teaching, Service

Rhina Fernandes Williams and Katie Kurumada, faculty members in the in the Department of Early Childhood and Elementary Education, are two of eight recipients of the College of Education & Human Development’s Faculty Awards for 2022.

A group of CREATE teacher residency students pose for a photo in Atlanta's Sweet Auburn Historic District

Social Justice-Focused Summer Institute for Atlanta Educators Teaches Local History, Community Organizing

This summer, students in the college’s CREATE teacher residency program participated in the Ella Baker-Lugenia Hope-Septima Clark Summer Institute, named after three important yet often overlooked black women who organized and advocated for social change in Atlanta and throughout the South.

Honors Day Highlight: Zoe Thornton

Zoe Thornton is the 2021 recipient of the Outstanding Undergraduate in Elementary and Special Education Award, given in recognition of outstanding leadership and service to the educational community in the bachelor of science in education program in elementary education with a concentration in special education.

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404-413-8020

EMAIL
ecemail@gsu.edu

Department of Early Childhood and Elementary Education
College of Education & Human Development, Suite 550
30 Pryor St. SW
Atlanta, GA 30303

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