为什么选择幼儿教育专业?

的 幼儿教育 program prepares 学生 to successfully complete the licensure requirements of the program 而且 earn their teaching license with an endorsement in 幼儿教育. This license enables 学生 to teach children birth through the third grade in multiple settings including public 而且 non-public schools, 家庭和其他社区环境.

This program offers a strengths-based approach in working with all children including those with special needs 而且 rights. Along with coursework that is focused on child-centered 而且 culturally sensitive practices, 学生 participate in embedded 领域经验s in the Phyllis 而且 Richard Leet Center 而且 霍勒斯曼实验室学校 而且 partnering community settings. 结合, these learning experiences provide the basis from which theories about development, 学习和课程为威尼斯人在线的学生带来了生命. 

单独学习和作为一群学习者, 学生 learn an integrated approach to teaching 而且 learning through constructivist curriculum practices 而且 strategies that offer meaningful learning within diverse systems 而且 settings. Opportunities to learn together as critical colleagues who further each other’s reflective thinking skills prepares 学生 for professional collaboration in their future careers.

全国各地, the importance of 幼儿教育 continues to grow as studies indicate the long-term benefits educational opportunities in the early years have on shaping future learning outcomes. 教师们专注于培养儿童教师, decision makers 而且 intellectual 而且 ethical leaders to create opportunities for learning that ensures the well-being of children 而且 家庭 in their communities 而且 beyond.

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基于专业的学习经历

所有教育专业的学生从第一天开始就在课堂上积累经验. 的 教育学院 is dedicated to ensuring 学生 are career-ready 而且 prepared for a successful career as an educator.

在 大一新生 一年,学生 与专业人士互动 in the field 而且 learn the operations of a classroom 而且 effective teaching practices at all levels of education.

在 二年级学生 每年，学生参加一个课程作业和 领域经验 具体来说就是创造包容和积极的学习环境. Faculty focus on infant 而且 toddler development 而且 learning through underst而且ing the whole child.   

在 初级 一年，课程和 实习的经历 关注建构主义理论, integrated curriculum methods 而且 authentic assessment for evidence-based decision making with an emphasis on development 而且 learning in preschool 而且 kindergarten (semester one) 而且 first through third grade (semester two).

在 高级 一年,学生 spend a year in a final, personalized capstone experience 而且 direct 学生教学 with supporting seminars 而且 continuing professional learning communities focused on 研究, 领导, 和宣传.

设施

Students in the Early Childhood program benefit from two on campus lab schools – 菲利斯和理查德·利特中心 而且 霍勒斯曼实验室学校. Both offer clinical teaching environments on the Northwest campus for 学生 to gain profession-based opportunities 而且 skills to ensure they are career-ready upon graduation. Students 而且 staff have opportunities to engage in collaborative inquiry with children, 家庭, 老师, 而且 faculty in a variety of ways that advance underst而且ings of early childhood, 研究, 最佳实践, 教育创新. 

Northwest faculty have networks 而且 work collaboratively with surrounding preschools, 学区, 持牌幼儿设施, 和持牌家庭提供者, ensuring 学生 have opportunities to participate in a variety of learning settings as early as their 大一新生 year at Northwest.

出国留学

出国留学 is an opportunity for 学生 to apply h而且s-on international experience to their academic development. Students in the Early Childhood program have the option to study abroad in Reggio Emilia, 意大利, to experience 而且 learn about the Reggio Emilia approach to early education, one of the most acclaimed approaches to 幼儿教育 in the world.

此外，符合资格要求的人, international 学生教学 is a continuation of the domestic 学生教学 experience which provides 学生 the opportunity to bridge the gap between theory 而且 practice this time in an international setting. Students are placed in cooperating schools where Northwest has established agreements. 在所有地点, instruction is conducted in English 而且 学生 are assigned a cooperating teacher 而且 an on-site supervisor.

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