Program Overview

Childhood Education Program

The Childhood Education Program at the City College of New York is designed to prepare knowledgeable, reflective, and caring educators who are qualified and committed to teaching and leading in diverse communities.

Program Framework

The program's framework is built upon a faculty-generated Conceptual Framework, which includes the following themes and dispositions:

• Developing in-depth knowledge about the world
• Becoming skillful, reflective practitioners
• Educating for and about diversity
• Nurturing leadership for learning
• Building caring communities
• Dispositions (e.g., believing that all students can learn, treating students fairly, in a caring environment, with ethics and values, where differences are respected)

Undergraduate Program

The Undergraduate Childhood Education Program leads to the degree of Bachelor of Science in Education (BSEd) and a recommendation for New York State initial certification as a teacher of grades one through six (ages 6-11). The program is registered by the New York State Department of Education and is fully accredited by the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE).

Program Requirements

Students complete 120 credits in three main curricular areas:

• Liberal arts core requirements
• Co-major (or interdisciplinary concentration)
• Required education courses

Graduate Program

The Graduate Childhood Education Program includes five Program Plans or Tracks based on the Conceptual Framework. The program offers advising for graduate students and non-matriculated students taking CE graduate classes.

Advisement

Advising for graduate students is done by contacting the faculty member who is listed as their advisor alphabetically. The advisors are:

• David Crismond (Associate Professor) for students whose last names begin with A-F
• Randy Brozen (Lecturer) for students whose last names begin with G-Mc
• Megan Blumenreich (Full Professor) for students whose last names begin with Me-Z

Program Descriptions

The program descriptions include information on the undergraduate and graduate courses, academic calendar, and program plans.

Academic Calendar

The academic calendar provides important dates and deadlines for the program.

Courses

The program offers undergraduate and graduate courses in childhood education.

Undergraduate Courses

The undergraduate courses include:

• Core requirements
• Co-major (or interdisciplinary concentration) courses
• Required education courses

Graduate Courses

The graduate courses include:

• Program plans or tracks
• Advisement
• Coursework

Research Areas

The program's research areas include:

• Developing in-depth knowledge about the world
• Becoming skillful, reflective practitioners
• Educating for and about diversity
• Nurturing leadership for learning
• Building caring communities

Faculty and Staff

The faculty and staff include:

• David Crismond (Associate Professor and Program Director)
• Randy Brozen (Lecturer)
• Megan Blumenreich (Full Professor)

Resources

The program resources include:

• Academic calendar
• Course descriptions
• Program plans
• Advisement
• Faculty and staff contact information

Accreditation

The program is fully accredited by the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE).