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Master of Arts in Teaching in Interdisciplinary Early Childhood Education

Major: IECE
Degree Awarded: MAT
Unit: GE
Program Webpage: http://louisville.edu/education/degrees/mat-iece.html/


Program Information

Interdisciplinary Early Childhood Education Birth to Primary Teacher Certification Program

The IECE program emphasizes in-depth academic preparation and field experiences that allow teachers to be knowledgeable about the field of early childhood/special education and to develop critical thinking and lifelong learning skills. The program emphasizes:

  • Nurturing students as active agents in their own learning
  • Authentic, performance-based assessment of teaching and learning
  • Meeting the needs of all students
  • Responding constructively to socio-cultural differences among students

The program prepares students interested in working with children from birth to age 5 in a wide variety of settings—day care centers, public and private preschools, community programs, and clinics. This program gives students authentic experiences with infants, toddlers, and preschool children in the areas of curriculum development, typical and atypical child development, programs and services for children and their families, family involvement and intervention, screening and assessment, program administration, current topics, and practicum/action research.

The goals of this program include:

  • IECE Teacher Certification
  • Preparation of teachers for the education of typical and atypical children in different settings
  • Provide background information on Kentucky Child Learning and Assessment Standards


Curriculum


Initial Assessment:  Admission to Teacher Education, Minimum GPA 2.75, GRE 800 (V+Q), three letters of recommendation, professional statement, bachelor’s degree, C or higher in English 102 and oral communication.

EDTP 527    Inquiry into Early Childhood Education and Child Development 3
EDTP 532    Curriculum and Methods in Early Childhood Education 3
EDTP 536    Theories of Play  3
EDTP 537    Infant/Toddler Development and Care3
EDTP 638    Literacy and Social Studies Methods in IECE 3
EDTP 639    Mathematics and Science Methods in IECE 3
EDTP 630    Building Learning Communities (with Field Experience) 3
EDSP 533    Curriculum and Methods in Early Childhood Special Education 3
EDSP 684    Family Dynamics and Early Interventions in IECE3
EDSP 683    Early Childhood/Special Education Screening3
 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mid-Point Assessment: Prior to Student Teaching: No lower than 2.0 in EDTP 638 and EDTP 639; successful completion of all courses listed above except EDSP 684; Positive recommendation from Program Committee (including assessment of dispositions and mid-program portfolio).

EDTP   614   Student Teaching (Birth to Primary)3
EDTP   615   Student Teaching (Primary)    3

 

 

Exit Assessment (Certification and Degree): All course work completed with 3.0 cumulative GPA (and no more than a total of two “C’s” in degree courses); 2.0 or higher in each student teaching course; positive recommendation from Program Committee (including assessment of dispositions and final certification portfolio)

Minimum total hours

36
 
 
 


Departmental Faculty


 

E. Todd Brown   

Associate Professor
Sherri Brown   
Associate Professor, Director Early Childhood and Elementary Program
Betty Doyle   
Instructor
Jill Jacobi-Vessels   
Assistant Professor
Deborah Jinkins   
Instructor
Karen Karp   
Professor
Diane Kyle   
Department Chair, Professor
Stefanie Livers   
Instructor
Lori Norton-Meier   
Associate Professor
Christine Sherretz   
Assistant Professor
Ingrid Weiland   
Assistant Professor
Dianna Zink   
Instructor, Director of the Early Learning Campus

 



Contact Information

Interdisciplinary Early Childhood Education - MAT

Education Advising Center
502-852-5597
 

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