पाठ्यक्रम परिवर्तनशीलता

पाठ्यक्रमबारे सारश

This program is designed for preschool and kindergarten through third grade teachers who want to extend their professional competence through an in-depth examination of their own practice using the perspectives of child development theories and the knowledge of current research in early childhood education. It also provides opportunities for candidates to apply their knowledge through individual and collaborative projects and presentations, field-based curriculum implementation and evaluation, and the use of reflective classroom inquiry and portfolios. Graduates of the program are educational decision makers whose formal study and experiences have prepared them to be leaders in this field. They are prepared to assume roles such as grade team leaders, curriculum developers, mentors, trainers and professional advocates for young children.

कार्यक्रमका खाकाहरू

The modules are EDUC 620 Changing Contexts of American Schools; ELED 632 Inquiry in Elementary Education; EDUC 641 Learning Theories and Instructional Methods; EDUC 642 Curriculum Theory and Issues; ECED 609 Constructivist Curriculum Design and Evaluation; ECED 613 Professionalism and Advocacy in Early Childhood; ECED 614 Advanced Theories in Child Development; ECED 616 Advances in Early Childhood Practices; ECED 619 Seminar in Early Childhood Education.

अन्तर्राष्ट्रिय विद्यार्थीहरू प्रवेशको लागि आवश्यकता

Applicant must have completed baccalaureate degree from a regionally accredited college/university with an undergraduate grade point average of 2.75 or higher and have GRE or Miller’s Analogy Test scores at the 25th percentile or higher for both verbal and quantitative sections. They should hold or have held a valid teaching license or provide documentation of professional employment in the field; and three years of full-time teaching (or equivalent) experience in a school setting. Applicants whose first or native language is not English must demonstrate their proficiency in English with a minimum TOEFL test scores of 570 paper-based or 88-89 internet-based test or they must submit certificate of completion of the highest level of an English Language program.

योग्यता

स्नातकोत्तर उपाधि

प्रदान गर्ने निकाय

James Madison University

विभागको नाम

College of Education, Department of Early, Elementary, and Reading Education