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Early Childhood Education & Exceptional Needs

Early Childhood Teacher Education at Purdue University Early Childhood Education & Exceptional Needs (ECEEN) Child Development & Family Studies. Early Childhood Education & Exceptional Needs. A Dual Licensure Program: Preschool Generalist

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Early Childhood Education & Exceptional Needs

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  1. Early Childhood Teacher Education at Purdue UniversityEarly Childhood Education & Exceptional Needs (ECEEN)Child Development & Family Studies

  2. Early Childhood Education & Exceptional Needs A Dual Licensure Program: • Preschool Generalist • Exceptional Needs– Mild Intervention (Pre-kindergarten to Grade 3)

  3. Early Childhood Education at Purdue • 1905- Department of Household Economics in School of Science • 1917- First course in child care • 1926- School of Home Economics, Dean Mary L. Matthews; Purdue Child Development Laboratory Nursery School • 1946- Dept. of Family Life • 1956- Dept. of Child Development & Family Life • 1950- Indiana Nursery-Kindergarten Certificate • 1959- New CDFL Building with Lab School and Research Facilities • 1976- Dept. of Child Development & Family Studies (CDFS); School of Consumer & Family Sciences • 1996- Fowler House remodeled, including Purdue Child Care Program

  4. Early Childhood Faculty • Doug Powell, Distinguished Professor • Karen Diamond, Professor • Jim Elicker, Associate Professor • Seung-Hee Son, Assistant Professor • Jennifer Dobbs, Assistant Professor • Jane Harvey, Instructor/Field Experiences Coordinator

  5. Campus Laboratory Schools • Ben & Maxine Miller Child Learning Center • Full-day, 50 weeks/yr • 5 classrooms; degreed teachers • 80 children, 6 weeks to 5 yrs • Child Development Laboratory School • Part-day, 4 days/wk, academic year • 2 classrooms; degreed teachers • 80 children, 2 ½ to 5 yrs

  6. ECEEN Program: Early & Continuing Field Experiences • Introductory Experiential Learning (IELC) – 80 hours; 2 placements • Practicum Courses (20 cr.) • Student Teaching (16 cr.)

  7. CFS Competencies (General Education; 45 cr.) • Technology • Social Ethics • Social and Behavioral Science • Oral and Written Communication • Natural Sciences • Mathematics and Statistics • Culture and Diversity (12 cr. Foreign Language) • Conceptual and Critical Thinking • Aesthetics

  8. Content Specialization: Child & Family Development (22 cr.) • CDFS 100- Orientation/Current Issues • CDFS 201- Intro to Family Processes • CDFS 210- Intro to Human Development • CDFS 301- Families/Multicultural Society • CDFS 311- Child Development • CDFS 316- Intro to Research in CDFS • CDFS 325- Health Care/Children, Families • F&N 303- Essentials of Nutrition

  9. Professional Education Courses: CDFS (28 cr.) • 212B- Child Development Practicum • 310- Guidance in Early Childhood • 318- Developmental Assessment • 405- Curriculum: Language, Literacy, Social • 406- Curriculum: Math, Science • 408- Curriculum: Atypical Development • 415- Approaches to Early Education • 420- Infant & Toddler Development & Curriculum • 444- Working with Families (Blue courses include a practicum placement in preschools)

  10. Professional Education Courses: Ed.Technology &Special Education • EDCI 270 & 271- Educational Technology • EDPS 260- Intro to Special Education* • EDPS 363- Psycho-Educational, Medical, Physical Aspects of Disability* • EDPS 562- Augmentative & Alternative Communication* (*Proposed Special Education replacements/options: EDPS 265, EDPS 573, EDPS 459)

  11. Student Teaching (16 cr.) • Full time- 16 weeks • Types of placements: • Early childhood special education classroom • Inclusive preschool classroom • Split placements: Purdue & GLASS classrooms

  12. Early Childhood Education & Exceptional Needs (ECEEN): Career Possibilities • Pre-Kindergarten Teacher • Early Childhood Special Education Teacher • Head Start Teacher or Administrator • Child Care Teacher or Administrator • Developmental Therapist • Special Needs Service Coordinator

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