The forty-two credit Childhood Education Certification Program leads to eligibility for certification in grades 1 through 6 in New York State.  Many Dominican Childhood Education graduates also seek and secure teaching positions in other states. In the past two years, 100 percent of our certified teacher education graduates who actively sought positions have secured employment in teaching. All programs in Teacher Education are accredited by the Teacher Education Accreditation Council (T.E.A.C.) and adhere to the quality principles of this certification body.

Required Classes:

CourseCourse
Sophomore Year-Fall Semester
ED 222 (PS 222) Educational Psychology3
ED 223V School and Society3
Sophomore Year-Spring Semester
SE 221 (PS 221) Psychology of the Exceptional Individual3
ED 225 (CI 225) Technology in the Classroom3
Junior Year-Fall Semester
ED 331 Foundations of Literacy3
ED 330 Introduction to Teaching Methods3
Junior Year-Spring Semester
ED 332 Strategies for Literacy Development3
SE 222 Inclusive Settings: Principles and Practices3
Senior Year-Fall Semester
ED 463A Teaching Math (Childhood Education)2
ED 463B Teaching Science (Childhood Education)2
ED 463C Teaching Social Studies (Childhood Education)2
Senior Year-Spring Semester
ED 472 Student Teaching (Childhood)10
ED 472A Student Teaching Seminar(Childhood)2
Total Credits42

The capstone experience is a sixteen week student teaching placement, eight weeks in grades 1-3 and eight weeks in grades 4-6. Personal requests for student teaching placement may be presented when application for student teaching is made the semester before proposed ED 472 is to be taken; however, final selection of placement sites remains with the Division.

Program Coordinator

Dr. Diane DiSpagna

Division Director

 diane.dispagna@duny.edu

Office: 845-848-4118

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