1. Early Childhood Teacher Education at Purdue University Early Childhood Education & Exceptional Needs (ECEEN) Child Development & Family Studies

2. Early Childhood Education & Exceptional Needs A Dual Licensure Program: 1. Preschool Generalist 2. Exceptional Needs– Mild Intervention (Pre-kindergarten to Grade 3)

3. Early Childhood Education at Purdue 1905- Department of Household Economics in School of Science 1917- First course in child care 1926- School of Home Economics, Dean Mary L. Matthews; Purdue Child Development Laboratory Nursery School 1946- Dept. of Family Life 1956- Dept. of Child Development & Family Life 1950- Indiana Nursery-Kindergarten Certificate 1959- New CDFL Building with Lab School and Research Facilities 1976- Dept. of Child Development & Family Studies (CDFS); School of Consumer & Family Sciences 1996- Fowler House remodeled, including Purdue Child Care Program

4. Early Childhood Faculty Doug Powell, Distinguished Professor Karen Diamond, Professor Jim Elicker, Associate Professor Seung-Hee Son, Assistant Professor Jennifer Dobbs, Assistant Professor Jane Harvey, Instructor/Field Experiences Coordinator

5. Campus Laboratory Schools Ben & Maxine Miller Child Learning Center Full-day, 50 weeks/yr 5 classrooms; degreed teachers 80 children, 6 weeks to 5 yrs Child Development Laboratory School Part-day, 4 days/wk, academic year 2 classrooms; degreed teachers 80 children, 2 ½ to 5 yrs

6. ECEEN Program: Early & Continuing Field Experiences Introductory Experiential Learning (IELC) – 80 hours; 2 placements Practicum Courses (20 cr.) Student Teaching (16 cr.)

7. CFS Competencies (General Education; 45 cr.) Technology Social Ethics Social and Behavioral Science Oral and Written Communication Natural Sciences Mathematics and Statistics Culture and Diversity (12 cr. Foreign Language) Conceptual and Critical Thinking Aesthetics

8. Content Specialization: Child & Family Development (22 cr.) CDFS 100- Orientation/Current Issues CDFS 201- Intro to Family Processes CDFS 210- Intro to Human Development CDFS 301- Families/Multicultural Society CDFS 311- Child Development CDFS 316- Intro to Research in CDFS CDFS 325- Health Care/Children, Families F&N 303- Essentials of Nutrition

9. Professional Education Courses: CDFS (28 cr.) 212B- Child Development Practicum 310- Guidance in Early Childhood 318- Developmental Assessment 405- Curriculum: Language, Literacy, Social 406- Curriculum: Math, Science 408- Curriculum: Atypical Development 415- Approaches to Early Education 420- Infant & Toddler Development & Curriculum 444- Working with Families (Blue courses include a practicum placement in preschools)

10. Professional Education Courses: Ed. Technology & Special Education EDCI 270 & 271- Educational Technology EDPS 260- Intro to Special Education* EDPS 363- Psycho-Educational, Medical, Physical Aspects of Disability* EDPS 562- Augmentative & Alternative Communication* (*Proposed Special Education replacements/options: EDPS 265, EDPS 573, EDPS 459)

11. Student Teaching (16 cr.) Full time- 16 weeks Types of placements: Early childhood special education classroom Inclusive preschool classroom Split placements: Purdue & GLASS classrooms

12. Early Childhood Education & Exceptional Needs (ECEEN): Career Possibilities Pre-Kindergarten Teacher Early Childhood Special Education Teacher Head Start Teacher or Administrator Child Care Teacher or Administrator Developmental Therapist Special Needs Service Coordinator