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Early Childhood Development and Education

 

The Early Childhood Development and Education major (ECDE) is designed to enhance the skills and knowledge base of early childhood educators for their important work with young children. The Blended Teacher Certificate degree program offers students an unprecedented level of comprehensive skill opportunities needed to promote the learning and development of young children birth through eight years old.

 

Students will take courses from the general education core, education core, education methods, child development and family relations, and special education. They will complete practica in settings for infants and toddlers, preschoolers, and primary grade children. Completion of this program will prepare students to meet the required standards for eligibility for the Early Childhood/Early Childhood Special Education Blended Certificate and become teachers of infants, toddlers, preschoolers, and children kindergarten through grade three.

 

Children’s development research illuminates the critical care and education needs of young children. With this recognized, the need for additional teachers of young children is on the rise. Certified graduates would be employed in public and private schools, programs such as Head Start, and infant toddler programs associated with Health and Welfare.

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For more information regarding this major, please contact an advisor listed below.

 

Ling-Ling Tsao

Assistant Professor

Niccolls 302B

208-885-7321

ltsao@uidaho.edu

www.agls.uidaho.edu/ltsao

Janice W. Fletcher

Professor

UI Coeur d'Alene

1000 W Hubbard Ave Ste 145

Coeur d'Alene ID 83814-2276

208-292-2533

Fax: 208-292-2535

jfletch@uidaho.edu

Feeding Young Children

Beth Price

Assistant Professor

Niccolls 302A

208-885-5778

bethp@uidaho.edu