Ms.
Paula Larson
Professor
Program Director
Phone
440.525.7835
Office
L-113a
Email
Dr. Candace Lindemer
Assistant Professor
Phone
440.525.7219
Office
L-113b
Email
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Lakeland's early childhood education
program provides the technical and professional training
to
prepare students for a variety of environments including
child care centers, prekindergarten, and in special needs
and Head
Start programs. This program provides students with an understanding
of human development, experience in human interaction, and
a
supervised field placement which provides appropriate on-the-job
experience. Early childhood education is a truly satisfying
field for the highly motivated and energetic student.
Employment for all occupations
in early childhood education is projected to increase as
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Students in the early childhood education
program will receive training in the Teaching/Learning Center
(TLC), a modern laboratory and training facility. The TLC provides
a full-day preschool and toddler program nationally accredited
by the National Academy of Early Childhood Programs and is state-licensed.
The college's Early Childhood Education Building houses the
TLC and all early childhood education classrooms. The early
childhood education program prepares students for Pre-K licensure
from the Ohio Department of Education. Curriculum is constantly
reviewed and revised as needed by the faculty to ensure that
students receive the best education and training to gain immediate
employment upon graduation. Technologies and Media Studies for
Early Childhood Education is a course taught in the department's
computer and media production labs. It provides an overview
of principles, teaching strategies, guidelines for selecting
software, and developmental activities for integrating the computer
into preschool curriculum.
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Lakeland offers Pre-K licensure on-site and
training in a nationally accredited Teaching/Learning Center.
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Students earn an Associate of Applied Science
Degree in Early Childhood Education.
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Employment for all occupations in early childhood
education is expected to increase as much as 35 percent through
the year 2008. The areas of corporate child care, intergenerational
care, public and private Pre-K, and Head Start programs are
specific areas with expected growth potential. Lakeland provides
students with the total educational experience that is required
for one to be successful in this field.
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A COMPREHENSIVE PROGRAM ACCREDITED
BY THE OHIO DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Graduates
teach in a variety of early educational environments, such as
preschool, child care, prekindergarten, Head Start, and exceptional
child classrooms.
Credit
Schedule for Early Childhood Education
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Use
Lakeland Online to view Credit Schedule
for Early Childhood Education
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Early
Childhood Education Faculty
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Use
Lakeland Online to view Course
Descriptions.
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The links below provide information regarding
career pathways and the professional field of Early Childhood
Education.
Ohio
Association for the Education of Young Children (OAEYC)
Ohio
Department of Education Teacher License Information
Early
Childhood and Parenting Collaborative/Information Technology
Group (ECAP/ITG)
National
Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC)
World
Association of Early Childhood Educators
Association
for Childhood Education International (ACEI)
Children's
Defense Fund
Houghton
Mifflin's Teacher Education Station
Project
Construct National Center
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Lakeland Community College's Associate Degree
Program in Early Childhood Education prepares students to obtain
the Prekindergarten Associate License, if all the criteria outlined
below are also fully met. When all the criteria are met, the
graduate's application form for Prekindergarten Associate Licensure
will be signed by the Early Childhood Program Director.
Requirements:
Hold an Associate of Applied Science Degree
in Early Childhood Education from Lakeland Community College
with an official copy of graduate transcript verifying graduate
status on file in the Early Childhood Education Department office.
Be deemed to be of good moral character including no convictions
on a criminal background records check(s).
Successfully have completed all requirements of the approved
Prekindergarten Associate Program with at least a 2.5 GPA in
the required program courses.
Successfully have completed at least 300 hours of faculty-evaluated
clinical and field-based experiences with all records on file
in the Early Childhood Education Department office, including
at least the minimum number of required faculty-evaluated work
with exceptional children and multicultural early childhood
settings.
Articulate and demonstrate the knowledge, skills, attitudes,
values, and dispositions identified by the Ohio Department of
Education for teacher licensure.
Have been recommended by the Program Director of Lakeland's
Early Childhood Program as having met all program standards.
The license is issued from the Ohio Department
of Education for teaching in public school prekindergarten programs
and is available to program graduates who meet licensure standards.
Ohio Department of Education Initial Licensure
Ohio Department of Education Renew License
OHIO DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION CENTER
FOR THE TEACHING PROFESSION CERTIFICATION/LICENSURE
Ohio
Department of Education Initial Licensure
Ohio Department of Education Renew Teaching License
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Training is available to child care centers,
preschools, and other early educational programs in Northeast
Ohio. Courses are offered days and evenings to fulfill in-service
training requirements.
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