2.  Before being accepted into the education program one had to do 30 hours of observation › This lets you know if you really want to be an educator  There are certain requirements one needs to fulfill for the observation hours to count. Bloomsburg wants us to experience every kind of diversity possible › ESL- school district must have a program › Exceptionalities- School is classified as inclusive › Gender- Classroom has both male and female students › Race/ Ethnicity- 20 % or more of non white students › Socio- Economic- 20% or more students registered for free/ reduced lunch

3.  There classes one can take before being accepted into the education program that deals with education such as the following: › Introduction to Individuals with Exceptionalities › ELL Basics of Language and Communication › Multicultural Education › Math Concepts 1 and 2 › Early Childhood Development › Early Childhood Cognitive Development › Introduction to Education › Introduction to Early Childhood

4.  The application packet is a 27 page packet that had to be turned in after completing 48 credits  The purpose is to be accepted into the education major so you can stake specific education classes  First real portfolio  Includes the following: › Resume › Two letters of recommendation › 3 clearances: FBI fingerprints, PA child abuse, PA criminal background check › Essay about diversity experience › Notes about observations and participation › TB shot

5.  After being accepted one is allowed to take classes that teach one to teach certain subjects and to certain age groups such as the following: › Teaching reading in early childhood: birth – kindergarten › Teaching mathematics in early childhood: birth- kindergarten › Teaching science and environmental education: PK- 4 › And so much more

6.  After being accepted and taking education classes it is required to: › Do a practicum- which is going into a classroom for a different amount of times a week ( like 2 hours every Tuesday and Thursday) to observe and help out › Student Teaching- which is where you spend a whole semester in a school going to the class all day everyday. You help out the teacher, observe the teacher, and even get to teach lessons in the class

7.  Unlike every other early childhood I did more then just majoring in early childhood education  I minored in Deaf and Hard of hearing › Giving me a advance over every other major › I could have a deaf child in my class and would have the skills to help him learn › To pass my concentration I have to take 24 credits in classes pertaining to the major. Including up to ASL 3.

8.  I have had experience since my freshman year  Unlike everyone else I have a concentration in deaf and hard of hearing  I have practiced a portfolio  I have experienced teaching in a diverse setting  I have taken a wide variety of classes that have prepared me for almost anything