1. Licensure Programs in Inclusive Early Childhood and Elementary Education

2. 100+ years of teacher education

3. So you want to be a teacher?
Why?
What age do you want to teach?
What subjects do you want to teach?
Do you want to teach your whole career?
Where do you want to teach?
These are questions that your student needs to answer as he/she decides what licensure program to pursue

4. Initial Licensure programs at JMU
Birth- 3rd Grade Inclusive Early Childhood Education – 5 year
PreK-6th Elementary – 5 year
6-8 Middle School – 5 yr
6-12 Secondary – 5 yr
Special Education K-12 and ECED – 5 yr
Art – 4 yr
Music – 4 yr
Physical and Health Education – 5 yr
These are the initial licensure programs that we offer at JMU.
The programs I represent are five year programs – a BS degree in IDLS and a MAT summer, fall, spring

5. The Program of Study General Education – 43 hrs
Major in Interdisciplinary Liberal Studies
15 more core hrs
21 hrs in concentration (Humanities & Social Sciences or Math, Science, & Technology
Licensure program
48 hrs IECE + 30 hrs at graduate level
33 hrs ELED + 31 hrs at graduate level

6. Program of study –IECE & ELED
Freshman year –
GENED/IDLS core
Sophomore year – -GENED/IDLS core and concentration
-EDUC 300

7. Elementary Education Pre-professional coursework
Undergraduate
Note: Starting fall 2015, ELED students need to pass EXED 200 prior to taking their 400 level ELED courses.
EXED 200 may be taken any semester before 400 level coursework begins.
2nd year
EDUC 300
3rd year -Either fall or spring semester, the other semester will be for IDLS courses (15 hrs)
ELED 308 Child Development
ECED 372 Introduction to ECED
ELED 310 Diversity with service learning practicum
ELED 311 Practicum: Focus on Learners and Learning
READ 366 Early Literacy Development and Acquisition
4th year-Either fall or spring semester, the other semester will be for IDLS courses and
electives (15 hrs)
ELED 432 Children and Science
ELED 433 Children and Math I: Numbers, Operations, Algebraic and Geometric Reasoning
ELED 411 Practicum and Seminar: Focus on Curriculum and Guiding Behavior
ELED 434 Children and Social Studies
READ 436 Literacy Learning in the Elementary Grades

8. Elementary Education Graduate coursework
Option A
Option B
Summer
ELED 632 Inquiry in ELED
Graduate level elective
ELED 533
ELED 570 Planning, Instruction, and Assessment in Elementary Curriculum
Fall
READ 590 Reading Across the Curriculum
ELED 510 Creativity in Arts
ELED 533 Children and Math II: Data, Chance and Space
ELED 621 Practicum and Seminar: Focus on Inquiry (2)
ELED 622 Inquiry Project (1)
ELED 641 Families, Schools and Communities (2)
ELED 690 Internship in Teaching (8)- 16 weeks
Spring
ELED 690 Internship in Teaching (8) - 16 weeks
ELED 621 Practicum and Seminar: Focus on Inquiry
* All courses are 3 hrs unless noted. 8/12/2008

9. Inclusive Early Childhood Education Pre-professional coursework
Undergraduate
2nd year
Licensure courses:
-EDUC 300 (3)
-EDUC 310 (3)
-EXED 200 (3)
3rd year (Fall)
-IECE 300 (3) Issues and Trends in Inclusive Early Childhood Education
-IECE 301 (1) Initial Practicum in Inclusive Early Childhood Education
-IECE 303 (3) Child Development (Birth-8)
3rd year (Spring)
-IECE 321 (2) Intermediate Practicum in Inclusive Early Childhood Education
-IECE 322 (3) Teaching Young Children
-IECE 324 (3) Assessment of the Young Child
-READ 366 (3) Foundations of Literacy

10. Inclusive Early Childhood Education Pre-professional coursework
Undergraduate continued
4th year (Fall)
Licensure courses:
-IECE 423 (2) Intermediate Practicum in Inclusive Early Childhood Education II
-IECE 466 (3) Classroom and Behavior Management
-IECE 450 (3)Contemporary Family Issues in Inclusive Early Childhood Education
4th year (Spring)
-IECE 460 (3) Instructional Practices in Numeracy
-IECE 461 (2) Advanced Practicum I
-IECE 462 (3) Instructional Practices in Social Sciences for Young Children
-IECE 464 (3) Instructional Practices in Natural Sciences for Young Children
-READ 436 (3) Literacy in the Primary Grades

11. Inclusive Early Childhood Education Graduate Coursework
Summer
NO COURSES REQUIRED
Fall
Licensure courses:
-IECE 612 (3) Effective Teaching In Inclusive Early Childhood Education
-IECE 613 (3) Advanced Practicum II
-IECE 614 (3) Individualized Behavior Intervention for Young Children
-IECE 632 (3) Creativity and Play
-EXED 625 (3) Medical and Technological Aspects of Early Childhood Special Education
Spring
-IECE 620 (1) Seminar: Teacher as Professional
-IECE 680 (8) Student Teaching with Young Children (2 experiences)

12. Strengths Strong content base Cohort model Concept of program
Field based teacher education coursework
Performance assessment
Nationally accredited
Reputation/history
Content base – mention success on Praxis II and other state tests
Cohorts – mention limited numbers
Program concept – talk about careful sequencing of course work, field experiences and assessments
Field based – mention partnerships
Performance assessment – mention review of candidate performance each semester and intervention when necessary
Our programs and the unit are NCATE accredited and state approved
Talk about the principals who want our graduates and job market

13. Are there jobs? 38 percent to 40 percent of today's teachers
have more than 20 years of service
No Child Left Behind
Academic Advising and Career Development Center
Teacher Recruitment Fair

14. FAQ’s Teaching in other states www.jmu.edu/coe/esc
Financial Aid and scholarships
Virginia Scholarship Teaching Loan Program

15. JMU Teacher Candidates are the best!