The curriculum and the eight-semester recommended course sequence for the Childhood Education program are described below. The program requires a specified number of courses in the college’s core curriculum and area studies, 10 courses in one of the seven academic disciplines (academic concentration) and appropriate professional education courses (pedagogical core).
Middle Childhood Extension for Candidates in Childhood, Childhood/Early Childhood, Childhood/Special Education
Candidates wishing to obtain an extension to teach grades 7-9 (thus enabling candidates to teach middle childhood grades 7-9) must take EMC 352 and EMC 391 in addition to the courses listed below. Also, candidates must pass the New York State Content Specialty Test in their concentration area.
Codes
EDE -- Childhood Education
EDY -- Early Childhood Education
EDU -- Teacher Education (applies to several or all programs)
EDS -- Adolescence Education
EMC -- Middle Childhood Education
SPE -- Special Education
Curriculum
| 1. | Core Requirements Go to /core_curriculum/mission.asp for complete information about the Core Curriculum. |
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| 2. | Concentration: English, French, German, Mathematics, Science, Social Studies, or Spanish (8-10 courses) | ||||
| 3. | Pedagogical Core: (17 courses) | 54 credits | |||
| EDE 100 Human Growth and Social Development: Birth through Childhood | |||||
| EDE 121 Children’s Literature, Literacy & the Arts | 3 credits | ||||
| EDU 122 Technology in Education | 3 credits | ||||
| ECCH 221 Teaching Literacy I | 3 credits | ||||
| ECCH 222 Teaching Literacy II (Field Experience. Gr. 1-6: 40 hours) * Must register for 221, 222 during the same semester | 3 credits | ||||
| EDU 250 Foundations of Education | 3 credits | ||||
| EDE 311 Science in the Schools (Prerequisite-ECCH 221)(Field Experience. Gr. 1-6: 10 hrs) | 3 credits | ||||
| EDE 317 Teaching Math in Elementary Schools | 3 credits | ||||
| EDE 331 Teaching Social Studies in Elementary Schools | 3 credits | ||||
| SPE 341 Inclusive Strategies | 3 credits | ||||
| EDE 390 Cognition, Learning, and Assessment Birth-Childhood |
3 credits | ||||
| ECCH 412 Managing the Early Childhood & Elementary Classroom |
3 credits | ||||
| EDE 432 Seminar in Teaching and Assessment - Elementary (Field Exp. Gr. 1-6: 50 hours) | 3 credits | ||||
| EDE 494 Capstone Seminar for the Reflective Teacher | 3 credits | ||||
| EDE 493 Student Teaching | 12 credits | ||||
| EDU 495 Child Abuse Workshop | 0 credits | ||||
| EDU 496 Violence Prevention Workshop | 0 credits | ||||
| * Students need at least 120 credits to graduate. Free electives comprise the remainder of the program. | |||||