教育 – Birth to Third Grade
Love working with young children? This major will prepare you to make a difference in a critical period in a child’s life, setting the stage for a lifetime of learning. 作为一个阿尔维诺 教育专业, you’ll learn how to nurture kids’ intellectual and social-emotional growth and foster essential life skills.
在教室里
你会在 小类 由 dedicated faculty mentors who have deep experience as current or former early childhood teachers. 你会
explore how you learn best, plus learn how to lead and engage students with different learning styles.
vnsr威尼斯城官网登入 also offers specializations that will make you even more marketable, including a certificate through the our Early Childhood Outdoor Preschool Environmental 教育
程序(ECOPEEP), the first nature-based early childhood education program targeted to urban settings in the United States.
Beyond the classroom
你会得到 hands-on experience in real classrooms early and often, ensuring you’re ready to step up to the front of the classroom with confidence. 你会 also have the opportunity to observe young children at vnsr威尼斯城官网登入’s nationally-accredited Early Learning Center, where you might work as a classroom assistant.
vnsr威尼斯城官网登入 is connected to more than 150 private and public schools throughout metro Milwaukee and beyond. Field experiences are usually 4–5 hours a week and combine observation and teaching experience, building so that you’re teaching more and more as you progress through the program. 你将时钟 more than 250 hours of classroom 实践 through your field experiences, which will prepare you for the culmination of your major: full-time student teaching.
教育 Quick Links
— Sinah, 教育 majorI’m studying education because I love children and have always been passionate about helping them learn! I have done some field experiences in elementary classrooms and have learned so much already. I can clearly see and make connections with all my learning experiences at vnsr威尼斯城官网登入, as they come to life when I step into these classrooms in our community.
教育 + The vnsr威尼斯城官网登入 Difference
There’s no better place to study education — vnsr威尼斯城官网登入 has won numerous national awards for its innovative 实践s, outstanding teaching and high classroom 订婚. Educators from around the world visit vnsr威尼斯城官网登入’s campus to study our curriculum and groundbreaking approach to learning and assessment. 您将学习 how to bring this effective approach to your own classroom.
Instead of letter grades, we focus on your personal development and real-world skills — equipping you with the crucial communication, critical thinking and problem-solving skills you need to thrive. Our learning approach is centered around the 8的能力, which will set you apart from the crowd.
许可选项 & 未成年人
After you graduate, you’ll be eligible for a Wisconsin license to teach children from birth through third grade — expanding your career options to daycares, preschools and elementary schools. 如果你选择a minor in special education, bilingual/bicultural (requires assessment 流利),和/或 teaching English language learners, you’ll be eligible for those additional licenses.
New – Special 教育 Scholarship Opportunity
vnsr威尼斯城官网登入’s Developing Diversity in Exceptional Educator Preparation (DDEEP) program provides 24个奖学金 per academic year to racially, ethnically, linguistically and ability diverse students who wish to serve as a special education teacher.
Students must meet eligibility requirements and commit to serve as a special education teacher for at least two years for every year the scholarship is received.
