Stevenson University

Early Childhood Education: Liberal Arts & Technology
(Prek - Grade 3)

Bachelor of Science

The Early Childhood Education program is designed to equip students with the necessary knowledge, skills, and dispositions to become successful teachers of younger children (Prek-Grade 3). The curriculum provides experiences in a range of settings, including preschools, child care centers, and public and private schools in diverse community settings. Our Early Childhood Education program is approved by the Maryland State Department of Education (MSDE) and includes the four state required reading courses. In addition, Stevenson has earned national accreditation from the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE.)

During a student's first and second years as an Early Childhood Education major, he or she completes a field experience one morning each week in different school environments. In the third year, students spend one ful day each week immersed in a classroom field experience. During the fourth year, each student completes a yearlong internship experience in a Professional Development School. Each student spends two days a week in the fall semester and five days a week during the spring semester in the classroom, assuming all of the roles and responsibilities of a classroom teacher under the guidance of an experienced professional teacher.

The Education Department at Stevenson Univerisity prepares competent and highly qualified early childhood educators who:

• demonstrate competency in the liberal arts, math, and science;
• understand the implications of technology and use it to enable students to become successful learners;
• develop the ability to effectively teach curriculum content so that all students achieve success;
• engage in classroom inquiry and reflection on practice, and
• demonstrate a knowledge and understanding of communities and cultures in order to interact with diverse groups of people.

Stevenson also offers a bachelor's degree program in Elementary Education.

Faces and Places of Villa Julie College

Elizabeth Meizen
Early Childhood Education

"The Early Childhood Education program has helped me become comfortable in the workplace. Our field placement program allowed me to gain experience as a student teacher. After graduation, I hope to teach first grade, and one day I'd even like to open my own school!"

 

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