Initial Licenses

The Early Childhood Education Program prepares candidates for teaching children from ages 3 to 8 (Pre-K - grade 3), including typically developing youngsters and those with mild and moderate disabilities. Taken as a whole, the curriculum focuses on the development of teaching and learning practices associated with high-quality early childhood education for young children representing diverse cultures and abilities. These practices respect all children and provide them with equal opportunity to develop emotionally, socially, morally, physically, intellectually, and aesthetically and to extend their learning in all content areas. The development of professional knowledge and skills is aided by reflective practice and inquiry. To that end, the observation of children and early childhood settings accompanies relevant study, is followed by on-site practice, and culminates in supervised student teaching. If you have questions about this program, please do not hesitate to contact Dr. Karl Wheatley via phone or e-mail, 216-687-4592, k.wheatley@csuohio.edu, or visit the web site http://www.csuohio.edu/cehs/departments/te/eced/index.html.

P-6 Mathematics Specialist License Endorsement and Master’s Degree Programs

About the program
The Ohio Department of Education recently announced the approval of Cleveland State’s P-6 Mathematics Specialist Endorsement Program, a graduate level program, the first to be approved the state. The program seeks to help mathematics teachers develop mathematical leadership in the classroom. The courses are aligned with the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM) and Ohio’s Academic Content Standards. The P-6 Mathematics Specialist Endorsement Program is designed to provide licensed teachers with the opportunity to improve their conceptual understanding of a range of mathematics contents (i.e. number, measurement, geometry, probability and data analysis, algebra and calculus). In addition, the program intends to consider and evaluate the philosophy, principles, practices and problems encountered in P-6 grade mathematics instruction. In line with the College of Education and Human Services’ model, practicing teachers will engage in mathematical inquiry through activities including problem solving, reasoning, communication, connection and representation during all of the mathematics related courses. Students will be actively engaged in implementing inquiry teaching principles and engaging in self reflection on learning to assess, intervene and lead new teachers as well as low achieving students in mathematics during the field-based and research courses.

Program Goals
The following program objectives will engage future educators by:

• Deepening conceptual understanding of P-6 grades mathematics content as presented in NCTM Principles and Standards for School Mathematics and Ohio’s Academic Content Standards and across grade levels.
• Developing an understanding of and applying current theories of learning to teachers and administrators
• Describing the relationship among mathematics and technology and use technology as it applies to P-6 grades mathematics
• Selecting and using appropriate materials which facilitate the learning of mathematics particularly by P-6 students who are potentially at risk
• Analyzing and interpreting student assessments for teachers, parents and community
• Facilitating on site professional development in mathematics education for classroom teachers
• Developing programs for mentoring newly hired teachers.

http://graduatestudies.csuohio.edu/catalog/?View=entry&EntryID=338#p6

If you have questions about this program, please do not hesitate to contact Dr. Roland Pourdavood, 216-687-2072, or r.pourdavood@csuohio.