The Early Childhood Education (ECED) program and faculty have a national reputation for their contributions to the field of Early Education. The Ohio license is for teaching children in preschool through grade 5. Our program places a strong emphasis on field experience. With this program, students complete student teaching experiences in both pre-K and grades K-5.
TLCS Professor Presents at International Early Childhood Conference
Janice Kroeger, a professor in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction, recently presented on a panel at the European Early Childhood Educational Research Association.
EHHS alumna publishes her first children's book
TLCS alumna Justine DeFrancesco penned a children's book to teach her students how to deal with emotions and build social skills in a post pandemic world.
Learning Through Play
Singing, dancing and yoga are not typical college classroom activities. At least not all in one class. But for Jenny Lampe, lecturer in Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ University’s Early Childhood Education Program, it’s important for her students to experience the full preschool education with all of these activities, plus expected activities like reading children’s books.
Cutting-Edge Technology
Teachers from northeast Ohio and from thousands of miles away in sub-Saharan Africa have been learning to create inexpensive math teaching tools thanks to the efforts of some Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ University professors.