Early Childhood Education - Columbus State University

Early Childhood Education from Columbus State University is a Campus Master Early Childhood Education degree that prepares you for a Education career. Upon completion of the program of study, students completing the MEd program in Early Childhood Education will be able to: 1. Identify elements of developmentally appropriate practice (scholarship); 2. Describe the rationale for the use of developmentally appropriate practice (scholarship) 3. Plan, implement, and evaluate developmentally appropriate activities within the early childhood classroom (teaching); 4. Identify significant developments in a human organism from conception throughout the period of early childhood (scholarship); 5. Identify significant events in history of early childhood education and discuss their relationship to the current state of early childhood education (scholarship); 6. Explain how influential educational psychologists (i.e. Piaget, Erickson, Skinner, Maslow) have impacted the field of early childhood education and classroom instruction (scholarship); 7. Use current research in early childhood education to refine classroom practices (teaching); 8. Identify current trends and issues in contemporary curriculum theory (scholarship); 9. Use a variety of teaching strategies to enhance learning opportunities for children in the following curriculum areas: language arts, math, science, social studies, art, music, and movement education (teaching); 10. Assess, create, and employ a variety of authentic assessment strategies within the early childhood classroom (teaching); 11. Serve as advocates for young children and professionalism in the field of Early Childhood Education (professionalism). View more details on Columbus State University . Ask your questions and apply online for this program or find other related Early Childhood Education courses.