Early Childhood Education

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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


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