Childhood Education (grades 1-6) and Early Childhood (Birth - grade 2), MSEd
Program Code 0802
(Qualifying for Initial/Professional Certification)
Aim of the Program
The program in Childhood Education and Early Childhood Education is designed to reflect a commitment to the study of past and contemporary issues and trends in education and their effects on today's education of children from birth to grade 6. The aim of the program is to prepare prospective educators to address current educational challenges with skill and expertise.
Program Description
This program is designed for college graduates holding appropriate baccalaureate degrees in liberal arts who have not had formal training in professional education and who wish to prepare for a career in Childhood Education and/or Early Childhood Education. The program requires a minimum of 46 semester hours to include a supervised student teaching experience as well as a supervised practicum in area cooperating schools.
Upon successful completion of the program, candidates will be recommended to the New York State Education Department for initial certification. The candidate shall submit evidence of having achieved a satisfactory level of performance on the New York State Teacher Certification Examinations, namely the Educating All Students (EAS) and content specialty test(s) (CST) in the area of the certificate. Additionally, the candidate must submit evidence of a passing score on a TPA, an electronic portfolio assessment. The initial certificates shall be valid for five years from its effective date. For the professional certificates, the candidate shall successfully complete three years of teaching experience one of which must be under the guidance of a mentor teacher.
Degree Requirements
A minimum of 46 credits is required for the Master of Science in Education degree in Childhood Education and Early Childhood Education. These credits are distributed as follows:
- 37 credits of required courses;
- no-credit, eight-hour workshop in health education;
- 6 credits of full-time, college supervised teaching;
- 3 credits of college supervised practicum in teaching early childhood;
- satisfactory performance on a written comprehensive examination (see Graduation Requirements)
Required Courses
| ED 5001 | INTRODUCTION TO SPECIAL EDUCATION | 3 |
| ED 5042 | APPLIED RESEARCH IN BEHAVIOR MANAGEMENT | 3 |
| ED 5210 | NATURE OF SCHOOLS IN THE EDUCATION OF ALL CHILDREN | 3 |
| ED 5282 | CONTENT ENHANCEMENT FOR STUDENT WITH LEARNING PROBLEMS | 3 |
| ED 5390 | COLLABORATION WITH PROFESSIONALS AND PARENTS | 3 |
| ED 5410 | RESEARCH IN CHILD DEVELOPMENT AND THEORIES OF LEARNING | 3 |
| ED 5531 | RESEARCH IN TEACHING MATHEMATICS FOR CHILDHOOD EDUCATION | 3 |
| ED 5532 | RESEARCH IN LITERACY TEACHING FOR DIVERSE CHILDHOOD LEARNERS | 4 |
| ED 5533 | RESEARCH IN TEACHING LANGUAGE ARTS FOR CHILDHOOD EDUCATION | 3 |
| ED 5534 | RESEARCH IN TEACHING SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY FOR CHILDHOOD EDUCATION | 3 |
| ED 5635 | METHODS OF TEACHING EARLY CHILDHOOD STUDENTS WITH AND WITHOUT DISABILITIES | 3 |
| ED 5535 | RESEARCH IN TEACHING SOCIAL STUDIES FOR CHILDHOOD EDUCATION | 3 |
Student Teaching and Practicum
Students are required to complete ED 5463 (Student Teaching in Elementary Education).. This experience will be completed in one primary classroom (grades 1-3) and one intermediate classroom (grades 4-6) during one full academic semester, after completing course requirements. Completion of a TPA, an electronic portfolio assessment, during student teaching is a program requirement. ED 5645 (Practicum with Early Childhood Students) is completed after ED 5463 and candidates will work with children in pre-k and kindergarten.
| ED 5463 | STUDENT TEACHING: ELEMENTARY EDUCATION | 6 |
| ED 5522 | CHILD ABUSE, HEALTH AND SAFETY EDUCATION WORKSHOP | 0 |
| ED 5645 | PRACTICUM WITH EARLY CHILDHOOD STUDENTS WITH AND WITHOUT DISABILITIES | 3 |