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Early Childhood Teacher Education at Purdue UniversityEarly Childhood Education & Exceptional Needs (ECEEN)Child Development & Family Studies
Early Childhood Education & Exceptional Needs
A Dual Licensure Program:
1. Preschool Generalist
2. Exceptional Needs– Mild Intervention (Pre-kindergarten to Grade 3)
Early Childhood Education at Purdue
1905- Department of Household Economics in School of Science
1917- First course in child care 1926- School of Home Economics, Dean Mary L. Matthews;
Purdue Child Development Laboratory Nursery School 1946- Dept. of Family Life 1956- Dept. of Child Development & Family Life 1950- Indiana Nursery-Kindergarten Certificate 1959- New CDFL Building with Lab School and Research
Facilities 1976- Dept. of Child Development & Family Studies (CDFS);
School of Consumer & Family Sciences 1996- Fowler House remodeled, including Purdue Child Care
Program
Early Childhood Faculty
Doug Powell, Distinguished Professor Karen Diamond, Professor Jim Elicker, Associate Professor Seung-Hee Son, Assistant Professor Jennifer Dobbs, Assistant Professor Jane Harvey, Instructor/Field
Experiences Coordinator
Campus Laboratory Schools
Ben & Maxine Miller Child Learning CenterFull-day, 50 weeks/yr5 classrooms; degreed teachers80 children, 6 weeks to 5 yrs
Child Development Laboratory SchoolPart-day, 4 days/wk, academic year2 classrooms; degreed teachers80 children, 2 ½ to 5 yrs
ECEEN Program: Early & Continuing Field Experiences
Introductory Experiential Learning (IELC) – 80 hours; 2 placements
Practicum Courses (20 cr.)
Student Teaching (16 cr.)
CFS Competencies (General Education; 45 cr.)
Technology Social Ethics Social and Behavioral Science Oral and Written Communication Natural Sciences Mathematics and Statistics Culture and Diversity (12 cr. Foreign
Language) Conceptual and Critical Thinking Aesthetics
Content Specialization: Child & Family Development (22 cr.)
CDFS 100- Orientation/Current Issues CDFS 201- Intro to Family Processes CDFS 210- Intro to Human Development CDFS 301- Families/Multicultural Society CDFS 311- Child Development CDFS 316- Intro to Research in CDFS CDFS 325- Health Care/Children, Families F&N 303- Essentials of Nutrition
Professional Education Courses: CDFS (28 cr.)
212B- Child Development Practicum 310- Guidance in Early Childhood 318- Developmental Assessment 405- Curriculum: Language, Literacy, Social 406- Curriculum: Math, Science 408- Curriculum: Atypical Development 415- Approaches to Early Education 420- Infant & Toddler Development & Curriculum 444- Working with Families
(Blue courses include a practicum placement in preschools)
Professional Education Courses: Ed. Technology &Special Education
EDCI 270 & 271- Educational Technology
EDPS 260- Intro to Special Education* EDPS 363- Psycho-Educational,
Medical, Physical Aspects of Disability* EDPS 562- Augmentative & Alternative
Communication*
(*Proposed Special Education replacements/options: EDPS 265, EDPS 573, EDPS 459)
Student Teaching (16 cr.)
Full time- 16 weeks Types of placements:
Early childhood special education classroom
Inclusive preschool classroomSplit placements: Purdue &
GLASS classrooms
Early Childhood Education & Exceptional Needs (ECEEN): Career Possibilities
Pre-Kindergarten Teacher Early Childhood Special Education
Teacher Head Start Teacher or Administrator Child Care Teacher or Administrator Developmental Therapist Special Needs Service Coordinator