Lee Tate, Ed.S.

Programs/Classes Taught:

ENG 210 Children’s Literature for Educators
EDU 300 Teacher Education Practicum
EDU 350 Teacher Preparation Curriculum and Assessment
ECE 502 High Quality Child Care for Infants and Toddlers
ECE 504 Human Development: Infancy and Childhood
ECE 591 Early Childhood Alternative Licensure Seminar
RLL 535 Foundations of Emergent Literacy
and other graduate level courses in Early Childhood Education

Areas of Expertise:

Curriculum Development, Professional Development, Social and Emotional Learning, Developmental Screenings, Adult Education, Classroom Management and Organization, Behavior Management, and Curriculum and Assessment

Biography: 

Mr. Tate has been in the field of Early Childhood Education since 1994.  His experience as an educator includes teacher of prekindergarten through primary grades, Education Coordinator, Disabilities Coordinator, Curriculum Specialist, Director of Education, cooperating teacher, new teacher mentor, Adjunct Professor, and Educational Consultant.  In addition, he has written and presented many professional development trainings for teachers of children birth to age 8.  Mr. Tate is an Assistant Professor in the Early Childhood department and is the Program Coordinator for the Teach For America partnership. 

Education:

Ed.S, Adult Education, Walden University

Master of Arts, Early Childhood Education, Roosevelt University

Bachelor of Arts, Human Development, North Park University 

Contact Information:

ltate4@nl.edu
(312) 261-3144