Education Childhood - Mount Saint Mary College

Education Childhood from Mount Saint Mary College is a Campus Bachelor Early Childhood Education degree that prepares you for a Education career. Overview The Mount\\\'s education program is accredited by the National Council for the Accreditation of Teacher Education. NCATE accreditation is a mark of distinction, and provides recognition that the college has met national professional standards for the preparation of teachers. Our program in childhood education is guided by the principle that excellent elementary school teachers have a strong background of research-based principles. Teaching candidates successfully attain these knowledge bases through a carefully planned sequence of courses taught by veteran teacher-researchers, and with course-embedded faculty supervised fieldwork. During most of the elementary methods courses (long before student teaching), teacher candidates participate in faculty supervised fieldwork in area schools with students in real classroom situations. Course embedded fieldwork gives teacher candidates the chance to learn from each other, to gain ideas for teaching , to reflect with peers on what works and what does not work well, and finally to support and become part of a community of learners who care about teaching as a profession. Career Options According to the New York State Education Department, the areas of need in teaching are in special education , mathematics, sciences, languages other than English, and technology. Teacher candidates with only a childhood education certification will likely find it difficult to find a first job in a tenure track position after college. View more details on Mount Saint Mary College . Ask your questions and apply online for this program or find other related Early Childhood Education courses.