What Can I Do With a Major in‌
Early Childhood Education? The undergraduate early childhood education major will prepare you as a professional educator to teach in grades PreK-4, facing the realities of the 21st century classroom. You will be instructed by a knowledgeable and experienced faculty: All fulltime and adjunct faculty members in the education department at Cedar Crest are certified teachers and have at least 5 to 7 years of teaching experience in K-12 classrooms. This program leads to Level I certification in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. The teacher preparation program at Cedar Crest College is grounded in a strong liberal arts foundation that is aimed at providing our future teachers with a strong background in academic content-area knowledge.
Skills Associated with Early Childhood Education Majors: Desire and ability to work with children Enthusiasm for teaching Ability to handle classroom situations Ability to speak clearly and write clearly Sense of humor Ability to incorporation technology into curriculum and instruction Training, instructing, advising, counseling, supervising, directing, assessing, answering questions, making presentations, analyzing, evaluating, planning, and making decisions
Sample Career Titles**: Adult Education Teacher Adventure/Outdoor Education Teacher Alumni Relations Coordinator Assistant Principal Athletic Coach/Director Business Education Teacher Child Life Specialist College President College Professor/Dean Community/Public Service Administrator Counselor Curriculum Specialist Day Care Administrator Director of Guidance Education and Training Administrator Education Management Specialist Educational Administrator Education Consultant
Educational Materials Sales Educational Researcher Educational Resource Coordinator Educational Therapist Elementary School Teacher Employee Training Instructor Grant Writer Guidance Counselor Historic Site Administrator Kindergarten Teacher Librarian Library Consultant Missionary Worker Peace Corps/VISTA Volunteer Personnel Director Preschool Administrator Preschool Teacher Principal Registrar
**Some careers may require further training and/or educational degree.
Religious Education Teacher Religious Institution Education Coordinator Resource Teacher School Psychologist School Social Worker School Superintendent Secondary School Teacher Social Services Volunteer Special Education Administrator Special Education Teacher Speech Pathologist Student Admissions Administrator Student Affairs Administrator Textbook Writer Training Specialist Tutor Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor Vocational/Technical Teacher
Some Employers of Early Childhood Education Majors:
Business and Industry Churches Community Centers/Non Profits Hospitals
Camps Colleges and Universities Educational Publishers Libraries
Public and Private Schools Youth Services Day Care Agencies State and Federal Government
Professional Organizations for Early Childhood Education Majors: Pennsylvania State Education Association www.psea.org
American Federation of Teachers www.aft.org
National Education Association www.nea.org
Websites for Early Childhood Education Majors: The College Central Network www.collegecentral.com/cedarcrest
K-12 Jobs http://k12jobs.com
O*NET OnLine www.onetonline.org
Education Job Page www.nationjob.com/education
Occupational Outlook Handbook www.bls.gov/ooh
International Schools Services www.iss.edu
ABC: Teaching http://abcteachingjobs.com
Teachers-Teachers www.teachers-teachers.com
Teachers Support Network http://teacherssupportnetwork.com
PA-REAP www.pareap.net
PA Department of Education www.pde.state.pa.us
School Staff www.schoolstaff.com
PA Coalition of Charter Schools www.pacharters.org
Education Week www.edweek.org
NJ Department of Education www.state.nj.us/education
PA-Educator www.pa-educator.net
Job Profiles for Educators www.jobprofiles.org
School Spring www.schoolspring.com
PA School Board Association www.psba.org
School Jobs www.school-jobs.net
American School Directory www.asd.com
Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages www.tesol.org
US-REAP www.reap.net For More Information on Majoring in Early Childhood Education Visit: Dr. Nancy King, Chair, Curtis 225 610-606-4666 ext. 3618 nlking@cedarcrest.edu bit.ly/CCC-earlychildhood
For More Information on Early Childhood Education Careers Visit: Career Planning Center, Allen House 610-606-4648 career@cedarcrest.edu www.cedarcrest.edu/career