Associate of Arts in Teaching Early Childhood Education
Award: Associate of Arts in Teaching
Number of credits required: 64
Locations: La Plata Campus (LAPL) Prince Frederick Campus (PRIN) Leonardtown Campus (LEON) Waldorf Center (WALD)
Contact: P. L. Allen, Chair
Description:
The Associate of Arts in Teaching (AAT) Early Childhood Education program is designed for students preparing to transfer to a four-year institution to obtain a bachelor's degree and teacher certification. The program incorporates foundation coursework in teacher education, field based experience, and content coursework in a selected certification area. Like the AAT in Elementary Education the educational objectives of the program are detailed in the document entitled Maryland Outcomes For Teacher Preparation: The First Sixty Hours. Two-year and four-year higher education faculty from Maryland colleges and universities collaboratively produced the document. The document represents a broad consensus of what a prospective classroom teacher should know and demonstrate upon completion of the first 60 credits of an undergraduate teacher preparation program. The AAT/ECE program encompasses the standards set forth by the Maryland State Department of Education (MSDE), the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE), the Interstate New Teacher Assessment and Support Consortium (INTASC), the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC), the Head Start Program Performance Standards, and the Council for Exceptional Children (CEC).
Students earning the AAT/ECE must achieve a 2.75 or higher Grade Point Average; complete at least 45 hours of supervised field experience in any of the following early childhood group programs: Public School Preschool or K-3, MSDE approved independent nursery or Grades 1-3 schools, Head Start, or NAEYC or MSDE accredited Early Childhood centers; begin a teacher portfolio; and pass the PRAXIS I licensure exam.
The maximum number of credits accepted in transfer from other institutions to this program is 48.
Required Courses:
Take ART-2020 EDU-1012 EDU-1013 EDU-2610 EDU-1085 ENG-1010 ENG-1020 GRY-1050 MTH-2100 MTH-2110 MTH-2300 MTH-2350 PSY-1010 ;Communications:
Take 3 credits; From COM-1010 COM-1250 COM-1350 ;Humanities:
Take 3 credits; From ENG-2210 ENG-2240 ENG-2260 ENG-2320 ENG-2330 ENG-2250 ENG-2270 ;Bio/Phy Science:
Take 3 groups; #Take BIO-1010 BIO-1010L or BIO-1020 BIO-1020L ; #Take ENV-1010 or ENV-1300 ENV-1300L ; #Take 4 credits (lecture and lab); From general education course listing except subject AST ENV;History:
Take HST-1031 or HST-1032 ;Social Science:
Take 1 group; #Take 3 credits from subject ECN GRY POL SOC; #Take ENV-1400 ;Electives:
Take EDU-2611 (taken with 2610) or PSY-2035 (taken with EDU-1013 );Last Update: October 10, 2008