Lee Tate, Ed.D.

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

Publications

Tate, L. & Venkatesh, K. (2024). Growing high-impact residency and alternative licensure programs and pathways. In R. Muller (Ed.), Transforming Educator Preparation for Changing Times (pp. 79-90). Information Age Publishing.

• This chapter focuses on innovative approaches to addressing teacher shortages and improving educator preparation through residency programs and alternative licensure pathways.

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:

Dr. 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. Dr. Tate is an Associate Professor in the Early Childhood department and is the Program Coordinator for the Teach For America partnership.

Education:

Ed.D. Teaching & Learning: Curriculum, Advocacy, and Policy, National Louis University
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