School of Educationl and Professional Services - Childhood Education Program

EDIT 603
Foundations I: Philosophy and Technology of Education (3)

Foundational research on the integration of digital technologies in teaching, training, and learning enables the candidate to consider the social, mental, and technical milieu of the digital medium in the second millennium. The candidate explores, through primary source literature and cyber artifacts, the continuum of thought that frames the past, present, and future understanding of instructional technology within education, corporate, personal, and societal contexts. This exploration leads to the candidates’ final project: a rigorous, webbased, well documented personal philosophy of instructional technology incorporating a
variety of digital media formats. This philosophy initiates each candidate’s web-based professional portfolio. Candidates are expected to make additions and revisions to this philosophy each succeeding semester as specified in the final portfolio requirements for the
degree. Field observations and experiences are required and integrated into the course.
Prerequisite: EDIT 601 or equivalent

Childhood Education Program
Master of Science in Childhood Education

Program Description

It is the supreme art of the teacher to awaken joy in creative expression and knowledge. š Albert Einstein

The graduate program in Childhood Education leads to a master's degree and New York State initial certification in Childhood Education for grades 1 to 6. The program builds on the general education and liberal arts majors or concentrations that candidates acquired in their undergraduate educations and develops their understanding of child development, curriculum design, instructional practices, and the integration of technology in teaching and learning. The program's clinical component begins with field experiences in local schools linked to early program courses. It develops candidates' teaching skills though opportunities to observe good teaching, then to begin teaching one-on-one, with small groups, and then with a whole class. It culminates with a full semester of student teaching. Candidates are not expected to have an undergraduate major in education.

The Childhood Education program offers you :

Career preparation in a valued profession that makes a difference
Eligibility for NYS certification as a teacher of Childhood Education, Grades 1-6
Opportunities to nurture children's cognitive, social, emotional and physical development
Guided experiences that develop effective instructional strategies with and without technology
Development as a reflective practitioner, integrating learning theory with classroom practice
Caring, creative learning environments with faculty committed to excellence in education

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