Early Childhood Teacher Education at Purdue UniversityEarly Childhood Education & Exceptional Needs (ECEEN)Child Development & Family Studies

Early Childhood Education & Exceptional Needs

A Dual Licensure Program:

1. Preschool Generalist

2. Exceptional Needs– Mild Intervention (Pre-kindergarten to Grade 3)

Early Childhood Education at Purdue

1905- Department of Household Economics in School of Science

1917- First course in child care 1926- School of Home Economics, Dean Mary L. Matthews;

Purdue Child Development Laboratory Nursery School 1946- Dept. of Family Life 1956- Dept. of Child Development & Family Life 1950- Indiana Nursery-Kindergarten Certificate 1959- New CDFL Building with Lab School and Research

Facilities 1976- Dept. of Child Development & Family Studies (CDFS);

School of Consumer & Family Sciences 1996- Fowler House remodeled, including Purdue Child Care

Program

Early Childhood Faculty

Doug Powell, Distinguished Professor Karen Diamond, Professor Jim Elicker, Associate Professor Seung-Hee Son, Assistant Professor Jennifer Dobbs, Assistant Professor Jane Harvey, Instructor/Field

Experiences Coordinator

Campus Laboratory Schools

Ben & Maxine Miller Child Learning CenterFull-day, 50 weeks/yr5 classrooms; degreed teachers80 children, 6 weeks to 5 yrs

Child Development Laboratory SchoolPart-day, 4 days/wk, academic year2 classrooms; degreed teachers80 children, 2 ½ to 5 yrs

ECEEN Program: Early & Continuing Field Experiences

Introductory Experiential Learning (IELC) – 80 hours; 2 placements

Practicum Courses (20 cr.)

Student Teaching (16 cr.)

CFS Competencies (General Education; 45 cr.)

Technology Social Ethics Social and Behavioral Science Oral and Written Communication Natural Sciences Mathematics and Statistics Culture and Diversity (12 cr. Foreign

Language) Conceptual and Critical Thinking Aesthetics

Content Specialization: Child & Family Development (22 cr.)

CDFS 100- Orientation/Current Issues CDFS 201- Intro to Family Processes CDFS 210- Intro to Human Development CDFS 301- Families/Multicultural Society CDFS 311- Child Development CDFS 316- Intro to Research in CDFS CDFS 325- Health Care/Children, Families F&N 303- Essentials of Nutrition

Professional Education Courses: CDFS (28 cr.)

212B- Child Development Practicum 310- Guidance in Early Childhood 318- Developmental Assessment 405- Curriculum: Language, Literacy, Social 406- Curriculum: Math, Science 408- Curriculum: Atypical Development 415- Approaches to Early Education 420- Infant & Toddler Development & Curriculum 444- Working with Families

(Blue courses include a practicum placement in preschools)

Professional Education Courses: Ed. Technology &Special Education

EDCI 270 & 271- Educational Technology

EDPS 260- Intro to Special Education* EDPS 363- Psycho-Educational,

Medical, Physical Aspects of Disability* EDPS 562- Augmentative & Alternative

Communication*

(*Proposed Special Education replacements/options: EDPS 265, EDPS 573, EDPS 459)

Student Teaching (16 cr.)

Full time- 16 weeks Types of placements:

Early childhood special education classroom

Inclusive preschool classroomSplit placements: Purdue &

GLASS classrooms

Early Childhood Education & Exceptional Needs (ECEEN): Career Possibilities

Pre-Kindergarten Teacher Early Childhood Special Education

Teacher Head Start Teacher or Administrator Child Care Teacher or Administrator Developmental Therapist Special Needs Service Coordinator