ELM

Subject

ELM

Credits (min)

2

Credits (max)

2

Type

course

Edition

2026-2027

Source

catalog.ncsu.edu

Subject

ELM

Credits (min)

1

Credits (max)

1

Type

course

Edition

2026-2027

Source

catalog.ncsu.edu

Examination of science knowledge and thinking in primary-age children. Development and application of methods for teaching science in the primary grades that leads to active learning of science as a process of inquiry. Fieldwork in schools and related settings may be required in lieu of lecture on occasion. Students are responsible for transportation to and from their school based experiences. Typically offered in Fall only

Subject

ELM

Credits (min)

3

Credits (max)

3

Credit unit

credit hours

Type

course

Edition

2026-2027

Source

catalog.ncsu.edu

Prerequisite

ELM 250, Junior standing, Elementary Education Majors

K-2

Subject

ELM

Credits (min)

1

Credits (max)

1

Type

course

Edition

2026-2027

Source

catalog.ncsu.edu

School: 3-5

Subject

ELM

Credits (min)

1

Credits (max)

1

Type

course

Edition

2026-2027

Source

catalog.ncsu.edu

An active hands-on class where prospective elementary school teachers develop learning activities that children can use to stimulate their imaginations and learn fundamental concepts in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. Part of a program leading to licensure in Elementary Education. Typically offered in Fall only

Subject

ELM

Credits (min)

3

Credits (max)

3

Credit unit

credit hours

Type

course

Edition

2026-2027

Source

catalog.ncsu.edu

Prerequisite

ELM 370, Junior standing, Elementary Education Majors

Application of knowledge of pedagogy and development to develop high-quality strategies for formative and summative assessment. Best practices using developmentally-appropriate assessment strategies including authentic assessment, portfolios and electronic portfolios, real-time feedback, open- and closed-ended formal assessments, and standardized testing. Particular attention to examining the rationale for assessment and the implications of assessment. Typically offered in Spring only

Subject

ELM

Credits (min)

3

Credits (max)

3

Credit unit

credit hours

Type

course

Edition

2026-2027

Source

catalog.ncsu.edu

Prerequisite

ELM 250, Junior standing, Elementary Education Majors

Classroom and School Community g, ELM 410 Children's Thinking and Multiplicative Reasoning 3

Subject

ELM

Credits (min)

3

Credits (max)

3

Type

course

Edition

2026-2027

Source

catalog.ncsu.edu

and Diverse Learners (3 credit hours) The purpose of the course is to help prospective elementary grades teachers develop the competencies to provide equitable opportunities to all of their future students. To do this, students will investigate issues of systemic injustice and the role of the school in interrupting cycles of inequality, and develop the capacity to engage in culturally relevant pedagogy. Weekly fieldwork in schools and related settings is required 3 hours a week. Students are responsible for transportation to and from their school based experiences. Typically offered in Fall only

Subject

ELM

Type

course

Edition

2026-2027

Source

catalog.ncsu.edu

Prerequisite

ELM 370;Junior standing. Elementary Education majors.

Subject

ELM

Credits (min)

1

Credits (max)

1

Type

course

Edition

2026-2027

Source

catalog.ncsu.edu

Subject

ELM

Credits (min)

1

Credits (max)

1

Type

course

Edition

2026-2027

Source

catalog.ncsu.edu

Subject

ELM

Type

course

Edition

2026-2027

Source

catalog.ncsu.edu

4 ELM 420 Teaching Science in the Intermediate Grades 3

Subject

ELM

Credits (min)

3

Credits (max)

3

Type

course

Edition

2026-2027

Source

catalog.ncsu.edu

Inclusive Elementary Classrooms

Subject

ELM

Credits (min)

1

Credits (max)

1

Type

course

Edition

2026-2027

Source

catalog.ncsu.edu

3 ELM 400 Connections Seminar III- Instructional Design and 3 3 Assessment 3 ELM 480 Connections Seminar IV Linking Theory and 3

Subject

ELM

Credits (min)

3

Credits (max)

3

Type

course

Edition

2026-2027

Source

catalog.ncsu.edu

This course is designed to prepare preservice teachers to teach social studies and to lead to licensure in the elementary grades. The course is an examination of curriculum, instruction, and learning in K-6 social studies education. Emphases includedevelopment of the social studies; curricular principles and components; teaching strategies; and learner outcomes. Fieldwork in schools and related settings may be required in lieu of lecture on occasion. Students are responsible for transportationto and from their school based experiences. Typically offered in Spring only

Subject

ELM

Credits (min)

3

Credits (max)

3

Credit unit

credit hours

Type

course

Edition

2026-2027

Source

catalog.ncsu.edu

Prerequisite

ELM 370, Junior standing, Elementary Education Majors

credit hours)

Subject

ELM

Type

course

Edition

2026-2027

Source

catalog.ncsu.edu

3 ELM 480 Connections Seminar IV Linking Theory 3 3 and Practice 3 Total Hours 120 17 A grade of C or higher is required. 3 Student must pass with grade of B or higher to be considered for candidacy into the Elementary Education Program. 3 Career Opportunities 3 Career Titles 3 • Camp Director • Child Care Center Administrator 15 • Counseling Psychologist • Daycare Center Worker • Elementary School Administrator 3 • Elementary School Teacher • Instructional Coordinators 3 • Kindergarten Teacher • Librarian • Marriage and Family Therapists • Recreation Worker • Sales Representative (Educational Materials) • School Nurse 15 • School Psychologist • Social and Community Service Managers • Social Worker • Special Ed Teachers (Kindergarten and Elementary School) • Youth Services Specialist Learn More About Careers 3 NCcareers.org (https://nccareers.org/) Explore North Carolina’s central online resource for students, parents, educators, job seekers and career counselors looking for high quality job and career information. Occupational Outlook Handbook (https://www.bls.gov/ooh/) 15 Browse the Occupational Outlook Handbook published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics to view state and area employment and wage statistics. You can also identify and compare similar occupations based on your interests. Career One Stop Videos (https://www.careeronestop.org/) 3 View videos that provide career details and information on wages, employment trends, skills needed, and more for any occupation. 3 Sponsored by the U.S. Department of Labor. Focus 2 Career Assessment (https://careers.dasa.ncsu.edu/explore- 3 careers/career-assessments/) (NC State student email address required) This career, major and education planning system is available to 3 current NC State students to learn about how your values, interests, 15 competencies, and personality fit into the NC State majors and your future career. An NC State email address is required to create an

Subject

ELM

Credits (min)

9

Credits (max)

9

Type

course

Edition

2026-2027

Source

catalog.ncsu.edu

c Prepares pre-service teachers to develop competencies in assessment, instructional design, and tutoring and leads to initial licensure in the elementary grades. Includes 15-20 hours of fieldwork; transportation to schools is the responsibility of the students. Typically offered in Fall and Spring

Subject

ELM

Credits (min)

1

Credits (max)

1

Credit unit

credit hours

Type

course

Edition

2026-2027

Source

catalog.ncsu.edu

Prepares pre-service teachers to develop competencies in assessment, instructional design, and teaching in whole class settings and leads to initial licensure in the elementary grades. Includes 30 hours of fieldwork; transportation to the schools is the responsibility of the students. Typically offered in Fall and Spring

Subject

ELM

Credits (min)

2

Credits (max)

2

Credit unit

credit hours

Type

course

Edition

2026-2027

Source

catalog.ncsu.edu

Corequisite

ELM 572, ELM 573, ELM 575

hours) This course is intended for teachers seeking to expand their knowledge and skills in teaching elementary school science. The course examines the purposes, scope, sequences, materials, and methodologies for teaching science in elementary schools to a diverse student body. It develops skill in planning, instructing, and assessing understanding of science content and processes. It links instruction and assessment and addresses relevant content topics in chemistry, biology, physics, and earth and space science. Typically offered in Spring only

Subject

ELM

Credits (min)

3

Credits (max)

3

Credit unit

credit

Type

course

Edition

2026-2027

Source

catalog.ncsu.edu

hours) Analysis of contemporary elementary school environments specific to elementary science content areas: life, Earth/space, and physical science in elementary school as well as science practices of argumentation, discourse, learning progressions, and science for all. Typically offered in Spring only

Subject

ELM

Credits (min)

3

Credits (max)

3

Credit unit

credit

Type

course

Edition

2026-2027

Source

catalog.ncsu.edu

Advanced professional training in teaching of social studies for middle grades and elementary teachers, including in-depth introduction to research-based teaching strategies, instructional resources and literature of the field.

Subject

ELM

Credits (min)

3

Credits (max)

3

Credit unit

credit hours

Type

course

Edition

2026-2027

Source

catalog.ncsu.edu

Elementary School (3 credit hours) Intended for teachers seeking to expand their knowledge and skills in assessing and teaching elementary reading, particularly to students with reading difficulties. Exploring the purposes, sequences, and materials for identifying students' instructional strengths and learn methods for providing appropriate evidence-based reading instruction. Closely links reading assessment and reading instruction and addresses relevant content topics in elementary reading development, assessment, and instruction. Typically offered in Spring only ELM 537/ECI 537 Teaching Children's Literature (3 credit hours) Instructions for educators in quality children's literature, specific needs of young reader, genres of children's literature, strategies for instructin children's literature, ways to target reader's interests, and design of literature units. Typically offered in Summer only

Subject

ELM

Type

course

Edition

2026-2027

Source

catalog.ncsu.edu

hours) In this course teachers build their science content knowledge in life, physical, and Earth/space science, examine strategies for effective science instruction to provide students with 21st Century skills with applications to young children's cognitive and affective learning. Typically offered in Spring only

Subject

ELM

Credits (min)

3

Credits (max)

3

Credit unit

credit

Type

course

Edition

2026-2027

Source

catalog.ncsu.edu

Theoretical foundations of reading instruction and current methods and materials for teaching reading, with emphasis on planning and implementing reading programs for children in kindergarten through grade six. Elementary Education (ELM) 3

Subject

ELM

Credits (min)

3

Credits (max)

3

Credit unit

credit hours

Type

course

Edition

2026-2027

Source

catalog.ncsu.edu

Tasks (3 credit hours) Analysis and construction of effective mathematical tasks in teaching number systems and operations at the K-5 level; attention is also given to the expansion of content knowledge. Typically offered in Fall only

Subject

ELM

Type

course

Edition

2026-2027

Source

catalog.ncsu.edu

Trajectories (3 credit hours) Focus on rational number concepts through learning trajectories at the K-5 level; attention also given to problem solving and content knowledge. Typically offered in Spring only

Subject

ELM

Type

course

Edition

2026-2027

Source

catalog.ncsu.edu

Interactions (3 credit hours) Focus on statistical literacy of elementary teachers and the teaching of data analysis and measurement to K-5 students; attention is also given to learning methods which facilitate appropriate classroom interactions. Typically offered in Summer only

Subject

ELM

Type

course

Edition

2026-2027

Source

catalog.ncsu.edu

credit hours) Focus on the early algebra concepts of functional thinking and generalized arithmetic in relationship to pedagogical practices centered on questioning in the mathematics classroom. Typically offered in Summer only

Subject

ELM

Type

course

Edition

2026-2027

Source

catalog.ncsu.edu

credit hours) Formative and summative assessment strategies of students' geometric thinking in elementary grades; Concept development of 2- and 3- dimensional Geometry. Attention also given to diagnosis of student errors. Typically offered in Summer only

Subject

ELM

Type

course

Edition

2026-2027

Source

catalog.ncsu.edu

Generating mathematical representations and making explicit connections between concepts; Pedagogy designed to equip elementary teachers to become mathematics teacher-leaders in school settings; Focus given to topics integrated within mathematical strands. g Typically offered in Summer only

Subject

ELM

Credits (min)

3

Credits (max)

3

Credit unit

credit hours

Type

course

Edition

2026-2027

Source

catalog.ncsu.edu

School Classroom (3 credit hours) This course serves as an introductory course for preservice teachers to develop the initial knowledge connected to the pillars of reading instruction needed to teach reading at the elementary-school level. This course builds on evidence-based perspectives on Grades K-6 reading instruction and the "science of reading," and provides candidates with the knowledge needed to teach the foundations of reading. This course serves as a prerequisite for ELM 572 ("The Structures of Reading Instruction in the Elementary-School Classroom"). R: Graduate standing and admission to the Elementary Education Master of Arts in Teaching program or English as a Second Language Master of Arts in Teaching Program, or by permission of instructor Typically offered in Fall and Spring

Subject

ELM

Type

course

Edition

2026-2027

Source

catalog.ncsu.edu

License (3 credit hours) Examine research-based processes for writing instruction, effects of and approaches for use of technology on literacy development, and effects of media and new literacies (non-print literacies, e.g. digital, visual, film) o literacy learning and development in elementary schools. Restricted to ELM MAT students. Typically offered in Spring and Summer

Subject

ELM

Type

course

Edition

2026-2027

Source

catalog.ncsu.edu

School Classroom (3 credit hours) ELM 572 prepares pre-service teachers to teach reading and leads to licensure in the elementary grades. The course examines specific research-based methodology that relates to the theory and practice of teaching reading for elementary readers. Restricted to ELM, MAT students. R: Graduate standing and admission to the Master of Arts in Teaching program, or by permission of instructor.; Prerequisite: ELM 570. Typically offered in Fall and Spring

Subject

ELM

Type

course

Edition

2026-2027

Source

catalog.ncsu.edu

Initial License (3 credit hours) ELM 573 prepares preservice teachers to teach science and leads to licensure in the elementary grades. The course examines specific research verified methodologies that relate to the theory and practice of teaching science to elementary students. Restricted to ELM MAT students. Typically offered in Fall and Spring

Subject

ELM

Type

course

Edition

2026-2027

Source

catalog.ncsu.edu

Classroom for Initial License (3 credit hours) Prepares preservice teachers to teach mathematics and leads to licensure in the elementary grades. Examines specific research- based methodologies that relate to the theory and practice of teaching mathematics to elementary students. Limited to students enrolled in MAT Elementary Education program. Typically offered in Fall and Spring

Subject

ELM

Type

course

Edition

2026-2027

Source

catalog.ncsu.edu

License (3 credit hours) Designed to prepare pre-service teachers to teach social studies and to lead to licensure in the elementary grades. The course is an examination of curriculum, instruction, and learning in K-6 social studies education, Emphasis include development of the social studies, curricular principles and components, research verified teaching strategies, and learner outcomes. Restricted to ELM MAT students. Typically offered in Fall and Spring

Subject

ELM

Type

course

Edition

2026-2027

Source

catalog.ncsu.edu

hours) In-depth study of topical problems in teaching and learning of current and special interest to elementary education practitioners. Typically offered in Fall, Spring, and Summer

Subject

ELM

Credits (min)

1

Credits (max)

6

Credit unit

credit

Type

course

Edition

2026-2027

Source

catalog.ncsu.edu

hours) Detailed investigation of topics of particular interest to graduate students under faculty direction on a tutorial basis. Determination of credits and content by faculty member in consultation with department head. Typically offered in Fall and Spring

Subject

ELM

Credits (min)

1

Credits (max)

3

Credit unit

credit

Type

course

Edition

2026-2027

Source

catalog.ncsu.edu

Supervised practical experiences in schools and area agencies concerned with education of elementary-age students. n ELM 654 Internship In Elementary Education (1-6 credit hours) Supervised opportunities for advanced professional development in contexts concerned with elementary grades education. Typically offered in Fall and Spring

Subject

ELM

Credits (min)

1

Credits (max)

6

Credit unit

credit hours

Type

course

Edition

2026-2027

Source

catalog.ncsu.edu

Supervised opportunities for advanced professional development in contexts concerned with elementary grades education. Typically offered in Fall and Spring

Subject

ELM

Credits (min)

1

Credits (max)

6

Credit unit

credit hours

Type

course

Edition

2026-2027

Source

catalog.ncsu.edu