Early and Middle Grades Education
           West Chester University
Heather Leaman, Chair
105C  Recitation Hall
West Chester, PA 19383
Call: (610) 436-2944
HLeaman@wcupa.edu
Program Outcomes

The Department of Early and Middle Grades Education prepares its elementary education undergraduate and post baccalaureate candidates to meet the unit outcomes and standards of the following:

The Department of Early and Middle Grades Education prepares its early childhood education undergraduates and post baccalaureate candidates to meet the unit outcomes and standards of the following:

  • WCU's Conceptual Framework to meet the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (for these unit outcomes and performance indicators see: http://www.wcupa.edu/_ACADEMICS/CoEd/CollegeofEd/knowledge.asp
  • The National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) which include knowledge and skills based on standards in the following areas: Promoting Children and Learning; Building Family and Community Relationships; Observing, Documenting and Assessing to Support Young Children and Families; Teaching and Learning; and Becoming a Professional.
  • The Pennsylvania Department of Education

The NAEYC Standards my be found at http://www.naeyc.org/faculty/pdf/2001.pdf

The Pennsylvania Department of Education's Guidelines for Early Childhood Education can be found at: EarlyChildhoodEducation (pdf)

The Department of Early and Middle Grades Education prepares its master degree candidates in Early Childhood Education to meet the unit outcomes and standards of the following:

  • WCU's Conceptual Framework to meet the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (for these unit outcomes and performance indicators see: http://www.wcupa.edu/_ACADEMICS/CoEd/CollegeofEd/knowledge.asp
  • The National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) which include knowledge and skills based on standards in the following areas: Promoting Children and Learning; Building Family and Community Relationships; Observing, Documenting and Assessing to Support Young Children and Families; Teaching and Learning; and Becoming a Professional
The NAEYC Advanced Program Standards can be found at: http://www.naeyc.org/faculty/pdf/2002.pdf

 

The Department of Early and Middle Grades Education prepares its master degree candidates in Elementary Education to meet the unit outcomes and standards of the following:

NOTE: No Pennsylvania Department of Education or ACEI Standards are listed for the M.Ed. Program. The M.Ed. does not lead to certification and ACEI does not have advanced program standards.