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2019 Siena Heights University Catalog

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2019 Siena Heights University Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Education, Early Childhood Education: Montessori Concentration, M.A.

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Pre-K – Primary

Students who have an undergraduate major in Montessori education are not eligible to pursue this major.

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Available in Adrian, Please see Pre-requisites *

Course Requirements

Common Core Courses: 6 credit hours

TED 602 Research And Professional Writing In Education 3 credit hours
TED 604 History And Philosophy of Ideas 3 credit hours

Professional Core Courses: 6 credit hours

TED 601 Professional Reading and Writing in Teacher Education 3 credit hours
TED 617 Perspectives on Diversity 3 credit hours

Specialized Courses: 15 credit hours

TED 623 Observation, Analysis, and Affective Learning Experience for Young Children 3 credit hours
TED 625 Administration and Supervision In the Early Childhood Setting 3 credit hours
SED 544 Early Childhood and Special Education 3 credit hours
or
TED 612 Exploration of Special Needs of Exceptional Children and Youth 3 credit hours
TED 620 Individualizing Early Math Curriculum 1 credit hours
TED 621 Individualizing Language Curriculum in Early Childhood 1 credit hours

Transfer courses from Adrian Dominican Montessori Teacher Education Institute

Educational Philosophy and History
1 credit hours
Early Childhood Development
1 credit hours
Everyday Living Curriculum
1 credit hours
Sensorial Curriculum
1 credit hours

Integrative Experience: 6 credit hours

Transfer courses from Adrian Dominican Montessori Teacher Education Institute

Montessori Student Teaching
6 credit hours

Summative Experience: 3 credit hours

GRS 694 Thesis/Project Seminar 3 credit hours

Total for Major: 36 credit hours

Pre-Requisites for Master of Arts Degree

ECE 115 Child Growth and Development 3 credit hours (or equivalent) *
EDU 322 Methods And Materials Of Early Childhood Education 3 credit hours (or equivalent) *
or
TED 522 Methods and Materials of Early Childhood Education 3 credit hours (or equivalent) *

Note

Note: Completion of this program DOES NOT lead to the Early Childhood (ZS) Endorsement on a teacher certificate in the State of Michigan.