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PreK-3

The early childhood program draws heavily from research and theories in child development and teaching and learning. Through course work and extensive field experiences, the pre-service teacher is prepared to design activities which have an interdisciplinary focus, reflect an understanding of child development and learning, and support the young child in constructing knowledge about self and the world.

The IDLS major is designed to provide the prospective teacher with the content background necessary to understand the discipline and know how to access resources. The major has a core of courses across the four main content areas (language arts, math, science, and social sciences) and an upper level content concentration in either math, science and technology or humanities and social sciences.

Professional studies courses are sequentially organized throughout four semesters to help candidates develop an understanding of how children learn and interact in classroom settings as well as a familiarity with methods and materials appropriate for teaching. Field experiences are provided along with course work to enable candidates to apply this knowledge through participation in a wide variety of classroom settings.