教育学硕士-幼儿教育

教育学硕士学位和儿童早期教育选修课，为从出生到小学阶段的儿童的教育环境中的各种职位提供专门的准备。该计划旨在满足具有不同专业和教育背景以及职业目标的候选人的需求。
The Master of Arts degree program in Education with an option in Multilingual/Multicultural Education is designed to develop expertise in educators with the goal of providing equitable learning environments through their instruction and leadership. The overarching mission is to provide master's degree candidates with a foundation in research, curriculum, and leadership in order to promote equity in schools serving linguistically and culturally diverse (LCD) learners. In this program, master candidates will be working with students who are not only English learners (EL), but also students who have distinct linguistic and cultural needs. <br>Provide educators with an advanced level of inquiry, research, and professional preparation with regards to LCD learners.<br>Prepare instructional leaders who are cognizant of the challenging issues and rights faced by LCD learners in Pk-16 educational settings considering the moral, ethical, and social justice perspectives.<br>Give educators an understanding of the role of leadership within the context of global education systems as viewed and experienced by LCD communities.<br> Graduates will be qualified to administer a variety of teaching strategies as well as to use pedagogical skills that have been proven to work with students from linguistically and culturally diverse backgrounds. They will also be able to provide leadership in staff development, student services areas, and higher educational settings. This specialized training will help advance further graduate study in doctoral programs.