幼儿教育教学文学硕士

在UMBC的早期儿童教育计划中，本科生和研究生教师应完成学习课程，从而获得从幼儿园到3年级的儿童教师资格证书。许多早期儿童教师候选人计划在公立学校教幼儿，其他人则在私立学校或儿童保育中心为职业做准备，他们希望在教学中担任领导职务。幼儿期的本科认证课程有两个独特之处。首先是，除了认证课程外，所有本科生都必须完成一个学术专业。许多本科生选择了心理学，美国研究或社会学专业，但另一些则选择了英语，数学，舞蹈或其他学科作为专业。通过跨学科专业，幼儿教师候选人可以自定义他们的教育，以准备担任幼儿中心主任等领导职务，或
In the early childhood education program at UMBC undergraduate and graduate teacher candidates complete a course of study that can lead to certification as a teacher of children from Pre-K through grade 3. While many early childhood teacher candidates plan to teach young children in public schools, others are preparing for careers in private schools or child care centers where they hope to take on leadership positions in addition to teaching. The undergraduate certification program in early childhood has two unique features. The first is that all undergraduates must complete an academic major in addition to the certification program. Many undergraduates choose to major in Psychology, American Studies, or Sociology but others have chosen English, Mathematics, Dance or other disciplines as their major. Through an Interdisciplinary major, early childhood teacher candidates can customize their education to prepare for leadership positions such as child care center director or to focus on an area of interest such as the arts or the environment in early childhood education. The second distinctive feature of the program is the extensive field placements that the teacher candidates experience each semester that they are in the program. Teacher candidates have a placement in a different early childhood setting each semester and are able to observe and participate in 4-5 classrooms by the time they finish the program. University supervisors observe the teacher candidates several times each semester to support their growth.