Once upon a time

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Once upon a time
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There was 1 Teacher Education program at Suffolk

• It was known, in those simpler days, as
• THE EARLY CHILDHOOD PROGRAM!

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But time passed

• And guess how many
• Teacher Education programs
• Suffolk has now.

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• Piaget
• Bribe them with food.
• Oh no, wait, those are the answers to the Final
  Exam!
• Quick!! Next Slide!!

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Okay, guess how many

• A. 0
• B. 1
• C. 2
• D. 3
• E. 4 1/2
• F. 7
• G. 371
• H. I wasnt paying attention.

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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.

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The course you are sleeping, I mean sitting in
now is part ofthe Early Childhood programs
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If you want to teach Middle or High School

• The program you should be considering is
• 1 OF THE 4 ADOLESCENCE EDUCATION OPTIONS
• These programs are liberal arts transfer programs
  with St. Josephs College.
  
• The Early Childhood classes WONT count toward
  these programs and may not at
• St. Joes .
• 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 catalog
• with a combined GPA in those courses of 3.0 or
  better.

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If you want to teach Elementary SchoolThe NYS
Elementary Education License is Grades 1 to 6

• The program you should be considering,
• particularly if youre interested in the older
  grades,
• is
• THE CHILD STUDY PROGRAM
• This program is also a liberal arts transfer
  program with St. Josephs.
• The Early Childhood classes will NOT count toward
  this program
• and, again, may not at St. Joes.
• But

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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.2. Its the only way to take an
education course early to see if teaching is for
them.3. To be qualified to eventually teach
pre-k and kindergarten the EARLYCHILDHOOD
teaching license (Birth to Grade 2) is
required. The EarlyChildhood courses,
particularly the curriculum courses, would help
theelementary education student obtain that
second license.4. One, maybe more, MAY be
accepted as an education elective at a transfer
college.5. First, second and third grade
children are still in Early Childhood.Too many
teachers dont understand the developmental needs
of these ages.Without our Early Childhood
courses, Child Study students might be among
them.
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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.

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And now we get

• To the Early Childhood programs!

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As of Fall, 2011

• There are now 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

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For those of you who want to (work in)Day
CareNursery SchoolHead 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

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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

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• A College Seminar
• ENG101 Standard Freshman Composition
• An English elective
• COM101 Introduction to Human Communication
• SOC101 Introduction to Sociology
• SOC203 Marriage and the Family
• A combination of 2 Math or Lab Science electives
• HSC101 Health Concepts or HSC112 Safety, First
  Aid and CPR
• HSC114 Group Dynamics
• Two Physical Education electives
• Two Unrestricted electives
• There are no prerequisites to enter this program.
• But students must get a C or better in all Early
  Childhood classes.

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Now IF

• you have already taken
• one or more of the old requirements that are no
  longer offered
• EDU111, EDU115, EDU 202, EDU215
• You can substitute each for one of the 4 new
  requirements
• EDU102, EDU103, EDU113, PSY213
• and do not have to take them
• (NOTE THIS IS ONLY TRUE IN THE EACH/AAS
  PROGRAM!)

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Now to the relatively new ECAS/AS program!
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The ECAS/AS program isa transfer programfor
those planning on going on to a four year
college,usually to pursue NYS teacher
certificationin 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. Josephs.

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For the ECAS/AS transfer programthe required
courses are

• EDU101 Foundations of Early Childhood Education
• EDU102 Curriculum for the Young Child I
• EDU103 Curriculum for the Young Child II
• EDU211 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 Psychology
• PSY213 The Exceptional Child
• There are no substitutions, so some students may
  have to take a course
• similar to one theyve already taken during this
  transition. Its 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

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• A College Seminar
• ENG101 Standard Freshman Composition
• ENG102 Introduction to Literature
• 2 Semesters of a Foreign Language elective (ASL
  doesnt 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

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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.
• Its not N.Y.S. sanctioned student teaching
• but its 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 101
• AND
• at least one of the curriculum courses, EDU 102
  and/or EDU 103 this year.
• So
• if youre not taking either EDU 102 or EDU 103
  now (preferably 102), you must add it to your
  schedule at once so as to not hold yourself back.
  (It is not offered in the summer.) To take these
  classes you must be in one of the Early Childhood
  Programs or receive special permission from the
  Program Director, Darlene Hochman.
• You can take the other one along with the first
  semester of fieldwork
• if necessary.

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To Summarize
Early Childhood Education Early Childhood Education Elementary Education Adolescence Education Adolescence Education Adolescence Education Adolescence Education
Bio Eng His Mat
EACH/AAS ECAS/AS Liberal Arts Education (Child Study) / AA Liberal Arts Adolescence Education / AA Liberal Arts Adolescence Education / AA Liberal Arts Adolescence Education / AA Liberal Arts Adolescence Education / AA
non-transfer transfer to Dowling or LIU-Riverhead transfer to St. Josephs transfer to St. Josephs transfer to St. Josephs transfer to St. Josephs transfer to St. Josephs
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 Public School Middle and High School Public School Middle and High School Public School Middle and High School
no prerequisites prerequisites prerequisites prerequisites prerequisites prerequisites prerequisites
can substitute former courses no substitutions
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For Further Advisement

• Ammerman Campus Prof. Darlene Hochman
• 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.