About
公众对幼儿教育重要性的认识正在增强, 在州和国家层面,已经有人呼吁增加对儿童早期教育的资助. 选择澳门新濠娱乐开户儿童发展理学学士学位(BS) -出生到幼儿园(执照)的学生将获得北卡罗来纳州出生到幼儿园(BK)教师执照. 这个执照允许学生在普通教育和特殊教育中任教.
主要关注出生至五岁的儿童及其家庭. 毕业生可以在北卡罗莱纳州的公立澳门新濠娱乐开户学前班或幼儿园工作. 持证专业人员也可以在非澳门新濠娱乐开户环境和机构工作,与儿童和家庭, 为儿童和家庭创造支持性环境,这将有助于直接与家庭和家庭服务机构合作的专业人员.
必要的实地经验培养学生的专业技能,使他们为工作做好准备.
After Graduation
Employment: 无论是在州还是在国家层面,都有人呼吁增加对幼儿教育的资助. 毕业生可以在北卡罗莱纳州的公立澳门新濠娱乐开户学前班或幼儿园工作. 这个项目的毕业生也可以在非澳门新濠娱乐开户环境中找到工作,比如早期干预机构, summer camps, early care and education centers (teacher or director), teen pregnancy programs, or with organizations such as Child Life Council, March of Dimes, Make a Wish Foundation and Cooperative Extension.
Graduate School: Complementary graduate programs include:
- Birth through Kindergarten
- Early Intervention
- Speech-Language Pathology: Master of Science (MS)
- Professional School Counseling: Master of Arts (MA)
- Occupational Therapy
- Physical Therapy
- Reading Education: Master of Arts (MA)
- Special Education: Master of Arts (MA)
Professional Licensure
这是一个可以在北卡罗来纳州获得执照或认证的项目. 澳门新濠娱乐开户无法确认该计划是否符合其他州或地区的专业执照要求.
If this applies to you, check the Professional Licensure webpage 有关其他州的许可证要求和许可证代理机构的信息. Or, you may address questions to State Authorization at App State at stateauthorization@85500171.com or 828-262-7559.
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Minors
A minor is not required for this degree.
Engagement Outside the Classroom
Child Advocacy Club -一个儿童发展倡导组织,致力于教育和倡导澳门赌场导航娱乐社区儿童和家庭的权利. Service projects include escorting children in the homecoming parade, hosting diaper drives and book drives, building a children’s library at the area homeless shelter, supporting March of Dimes and more.
Early Childhood Care and Education Leaders Club (ECCEL) – a club promoting the field of early childhood education, developing student leadership and advocacy skills, 并将在校学生与导师和校友联系起来,同时提高人们对早期教育领域训练有素的专业人员需求的认识.
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Global Learning
澳门新濠娱乐开户致力于向学生介绍不同的文化,教他们如何在全球社会中生活和互动.
This program includes opportunities for study abroad. Students have studied in Australia, Africa and Costa Rica.
Admission Requirements
Admission to Appalachian’s Teacher Education Program is required.
Why Appalachian?
- 这个学位包括五个实地经验:一个150小时的婴幼儿实习, a preschool practicum of 150 hours, a kindergarten practicum of 60 hours, a student teaching assignment for 10 weeks, and an agency internship for 5 weeks.
- Students also gain experience on campus at the Lucy Brock Child Development Laboratory (LBCDL)这是一个由雷吉奥启发的儿童发展项目,设有紧急课程.
- 该项目的创新之处包括与LBCDLS和瓦托加县公立澳门新濠娱乐开户的合作.C. Parkway, Cove Creek和blowrock小学的学前教室. This provides opportunities for supervised field placements.
- 100多年来,澳门新濠娱乐开户一直在培养高素质的教育工作者,并获得了教育工作者准备认证委员会(CAEP)的认证。.
Location
Careers
- Teaching in the public schools (PreK or Kindergarten)
- Child Care Resource and Referral
- Child Life Council
- Director or owner of early care and education center(s)
- Early Intervention agencies
- Cooperative Extension
- Non-profit: such as Make A Wish, March of Dimes
- Smart Start Partnership
- Summer camp director
- Teaching in early care and education
- Teaching in Smart Start
- Working with teen mothers
Contacts
Department of Child Development, Literacy and Special Education
Dr. Woodrow Trathen
Department Chair
trathenwr@85500171.com
828-262-6056
Dionne Busio
Program Director of Birth – Kindergarten
sillsbusiodm@85500171.com
828-262- 2019
Andrea Anderson
Lucy Brock Child Development Laboratory Director
andersonaw@85500171.com,
828-262-3006