The undergraduate early childhood education major will prepare you as a professional educator to teach in grades PreK – 4, facing the realities of the 21st-century classroom. You will be instructed by a knowledgeable and experienced faculty: All full-time and adjunct faculty members in the education department at Cedar Crest are certified teachers.
This program leads to Level I certification in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. The teacher preparation program at 麻豆视频 is grounded in a strong liberal arts foundation that is aimed at providing our future teachers with a strong background in academic content-area knowledge.
If you wish to earn additional teaching certifications, you will work individually with faculty to develop a plan to reach your goals.
Program Highlights
- The opportunity to participate in pre-teaching experiences in urban and suburban settings, beginning year one of your studies, including one experience in a special education setting.
- Faculty members who provide a strong mentoring and support system, helping you select and schedule classes. Also, when you student-teach, your supervisor will go into the classroom with you and provide you with weekly feedback.
- Guaranteed student-teaching placement in a local school district.
- Our superior reputation in school districts in the Lehigh Valley means that students who graduate from Cedar Crest are considered strong candidates for future employment.
How To Apply
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The Art of Teaching program was a wonderful experience! The online/hybrid options made it easy for me to balance work, family, and school. Each class I took was so insightful and contained a good balance of theory and practice. The readings provided me with solid background information, while the assignments gave me the opportunity to connect this knowledge with my experiences and think about how I would apply it in the classroom. My professors did a great job bringing the textbooks 鈥榯o life鈥 and had so much expertise in the field that I was able to learn from. Dr. Kamyab was especially supportive from beginning to end. Thank you, Cedar Crest, for helping me 鈥榮oar ahead!鈥
Zaheda Hasham 鈥23, Master of Education- Art of Teaching
#WeRead360 Library
As an education student at Cedar Crest, you鈥檒l have access to our #WeRead360 library鈥揳 specialized library collection curated specifically for educators, and the only collection of its kind in the LVIAC system. This library contains over 1,700 children鈥檚 and young adult books organized by theme to help support preservice teachers and help them cultivate classrooms that where all their students feel seen and represented.
On-Campus Field Experience
Just next door to campus lives Salvaggio Academy, a privately owned and operated elementary school run by a Cedar Crest alum. Our education programs have partnered with Salvaggio to provide preservice teachers even more valuable field experiences as they prepare for their future classrooms.
Accreditation
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Faculty & Staff
Who鈥檚 teaching you is as important as the curriculum you choose.
Let鈥檚 put a face to some of the names you鈥檒l be seeing on the course listings!
Valerie C. Gulycz (She, Her)
Assistant Professor for Special Education
Sarah Fields
Office Manager/Coordinator of Field & Student Teaching Experience
Ivonne Miranda
Associate Professor, Supervisor of Field & Student Teaching, Director of Graduate Program
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