Once upon a time

There was 1 Teacher Education program

at Suffolk

It was known, in those simpler days, as…

THE EARLY CHILDHOOD PROGRAM!

But time passed…

And guess how many Teacher Education programsSuffolk has now.

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2. C

3. C

4. D

5. A

6. B

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8. True

9. Piaget

10. Bribe them with food.

Oh no, wait, those are the answers to the Final Exam!

Quick!! Next Slide!!

Okay, guess how many:

A. 0

B. 1

C. 2

D. 3

E. 4 1/2

F. 7

G. 371

H. I wasn’t paying attention.

1. Liberal Arts & Sciences/Adolescence Education/Biology Emphasis/A.A.

2. Liberal Arts & Sciences/Adolescence Education/English Emphasis/A.A.

3. Liberal Arts & Sciences/Adolescence Education/History Emphasis/A.A.

4. Liberal Arts & Sciences/Adolescence Education/Math Emphasis/A.A.

5. Liberal Arts & Sciences: Education (Child Study) Emphasis/A.A.

6. EACH (Early Childhood Education)/A.A.S.

7. ECAS (Early Childhood Education)/A.S.

The course you are sleeping, I mean sitting in now is part of

the Early Childhood programs

If you want to teach Middle or High SchoolThe program you should be considering is:

1 OF THE 4 ADOLESCENCE EDUCATION OPTIONS

These programs are liberal arts transfer programs with St. Joseph’s College.

The Early Childhood classes WON’T count toward these programsnor possibly at St. Joe’s.

EDU101 may be relevant and helpful in some limited ways.The other Early Childhood courses would not be very relevant.

The prerequisites for admission into these programs are:ENG101 and a math or science course as specified in the catalogwith a combined GPA in those courses of 3.0 or better.

If you want to teach Elementary School*The NYS Elementary Education License is Grades 1 to 6*

The program you should be considering,particularly if you’re interested in the older grades,

is:

THE CHILD STUDY PROGRAM

This program is also a liberal arts transfer program with St. Joseph’s.

The Early Childhood classes will NOT count toward this program,and possibly not be accepted at St. Joe’s.

But…

Students in the Child Study programare sometimes advised to take an Early Childhood class or twoas extra electives anyway.

WHY?

1. They might not know yet what age group most appeals to them or has an opening in the school district they will end up teaching in.

2. To be qualified to eventually teach pre-k and kindergartenthe EARLY CHILDHOOD teaching license (*Birth to Grade 2*) is required.The Early Childhood courses, particularly the curriculum courses,would help the elementary education student obtain that second license. 3. It’s the only way to take an education course early to see if teaching is for them.

4. First, second and third grade children are still in Early Childhood.Too many teachers don’t understand the developmental needs of these ages.Without our Early Childhood courses, Child Study students might be among them.

If you think the Child Study program is the right one for you

The prerequisites for this program are:

ENG 101

PSY 101

a math or laboratory science

with a combined GPA of 3.0

And you will have to decide if it is in your interest to continue in this Early Childhood course.

And now we get…

To the Early Childhood programs!

As of Fall, 2011

There are TWO Early Childhood programs:

A program for those who plan to go straight into the field:

EACH/AAS

And a program for those who plan on transferring

to a four year college to earn NYS teacher certification:

ECAS/AS

For those of you who want to (work in):

Day CareNursery School

Head StartAs an Assistant in Public School Pre-K, Kindergarten or Special Ed.

Open Your Own Home Child Care Program

The EACH/AAS “terminal” program

is the right one for you.

It is essentially a continuation of what Suffolk has always offered…

with a few minor changes

The required courses for EACH/AAS

EDU101: Foundations of Early Childhood Education

EDU102: Curriculum for the Young Child I (new course)

EDU103: Curriculum for the Young Child II (new course)

EDU113: Infants and Toddlers: Programs and Care (new requirement)

EDU211: Early Childhood Practicum and Seminar I

EDU221: Early Childhood Practicum and Seminar II

PSY201: Introduction to Psychology

PSY203: Child Psychology (new course)(replaces PSY214: Child and Adolescent Psychology, which you will get credit for if already taken)

PSY213: The Exceptional Child (new requirement)

The other requirements for completion of the EACH/AAS degree are:

A College SeminarENG101: Standard Freshman Composition An English electiveCOM101: Introduction to Human CommunicationSOC101: Introduction to SociologySOC203: Marriage and the FamilyA combination of 2 Math or Lab Science electivesHSC101: Health Concepts or HSC112: Safety, First Aid and CPRHSC114: Group DynamicsTwo Physical Education electivesTwo Unrestricted electives

There are no prerequisites to enter this program.But students must get a C or better in all Early Childhood classes.

Now IF…you have already taken

one or more of the old requirements that are no longer offeredEDU111, EDU115, EDU 202, EDU215

You can substitute each for one of the 4 new requirementsEDU102, EDU103, EDU113, PSY213

and do not have to take them

(NOTE: THIS IS ONLY TRUE IN THE EACH/AAS PROGRAM!)

Now to the brand (well, relatively) new ECAS/AS program!

The ECAS/AS program isa transfer program

for those planning on going on to a four year college,usually to pursue NYS teacher certification

in Early Childhood Educationand become a public school pre-k to grade 2 teacher

The colleges with which the ECAS/AS has an articulation agreement are

Dowling and LIU (Riverhead),not St. Joseph’s.

For the ECAS/AS transfer programthe required courses are:

EDU101: Foundations of Early Childhood EducationEDU102: Curriculum for the Young Child IEDU103: Curriculum for the Young Child IIEDU211: Early Childhood Practicum and Seminar I EDU221: Early Childhood Practicum and Seminar II

but not EDU113 Infants and Toddlers: Programs and Care

PSY201: Introduction to Psychology PSY203: Child PsychologyPSY213: The Exceptional Child

There are no substitutions, so some students may have to take a coursesimilar to one they’ve already taken during this transition. It’s contractual,

sorry.The only exception is PSY214 for PSY203, since PSY214 was in the contract. The other requirements for completion of the ECAS/AS degree are:

A College Seminar

ENG101: Standard Freshman Composition

ENG102: Introduction to Literature

2 Semesters of a Foreign Language elective (ASL doesn’t count)

A Math elective

A Lab Science elective

An Art or Music elective

An American History elective

An Other World Civilizations elective

A Social Science restricted elective

2 Physical Education electives

1 Unrestricted elective

The Prerequisites for this program are:

PSY101, ENG101 and a Math or Lab Science elective

with a combined GPA of 2.80 or better

and a C or better in each Early Childhood class

For Either Early Childhood Program:The Fieldwork course is a year-long course (EDU 201 in the Fall, EDU 211 in the Spring).Hence, it only starts in the Fall,

so most of you who continue in Early Childhood will take it next year.It’s not N.Y.S. sanctioned student teaching

but it’s excellent, hands-on, supervised practice (one half-day a week in the Fall, one full day or two half-days in the Spring)However, in order for you to be eligible to take it

you must have completed both EDU 101AND

at least one of the curriculum courses, EDU 102 and/or EDU 103 (preferably both) this year.So

if you’re not taking either EDU 102 or EDU 103 now (preferably 102) you must register for at least one of them (again, preferably both) next semester.You can take the other one along with the first semester of fieldwork

if necessary.

To SummarizeEarly Childhood Education Elementary Education Adolescence Education

Bio Eng His Mat

EACH/AAS ECAS/AS Liberal Arts: Education

(Child Study) / AA

Liberal Arts: Adolescence Education / AA

non-transfer transfer to

Dowling or LIU-Riverhead

transfer to

St. Joseph’s

transfer to

St. Joseph’s

day care, home child care, nursery school,

Assistant Teaching

Public School Pre-K to Grade 2

Public School Grades 1 to 6

Public School

Middle and High School

no prerequisites

prerequisites prerequisites prerequisites

can substitute former courses

no substitutions

For Further Advisement

Ammerman Campus: Prof. Darlene Hochman

or Prof. Alan Weber

Grant Campus: Dr. Lynn Liebert-Marx

Eastern Campus: Prof. Kathleen Cummings

Program Coordinator: Prof. Darlene Hochman

You should seek out individual advisement, especially during

Priority Registration, and you should go to the person who

best knows the program.