Graduate Inclusive Childhood Education
Welcome! We have a rigorous course of study for students who do and do not yet hold Initial Certification in Childhood Education (Grades 1-6) and in Teaching Students with Disabilities at the childhood level. We provide multiple opportunities for you to read, discuss, analyze and act in relation to Inclusive Education.
Graduates of our programs understand that all classrooms are filled with groups of students with diverse strengths and backgrounds and that teachers must differentiate instruction in order to meet the needs of each group of learners. You will do work in our programs that is grounded in theories about child development, inclusive education, differentiated instruction, backward design and education for social change. Your journey with us will be stimulating and challenging and will offer you the potential to be an agent for change with individuals and groups in classrooms and schools.
Dr. Kerry Dunn, Director
Graduate Inclusive Childhood Education
Program Overview
Site-Based Coursework
Field Placements/Practicum/Student Teaching
Advisement
Admissions
There are four Graduate Inclusive Childhood Education programs:
- The Initial Certification program is a 48 credit hour program designed for students who do not currently hold teacher certification. It leads to initial certification in two areas:
- Childhood Education (Grades 1-6)
- Teaching Students with Disabilities at the Childhood Level (Grades 1-6)
- The Additional Certification, same developmental level, program is a 36 credit hour program designed for students who currently hold Childhood Education certification and want to add Teaching Students with Disabilities certification. It leads to initial certification in:
- Teaching Students with Disabilities at the Childhood Level (Grades 1-6)
- Teaching Students with Disabilities at the Childhood Level (Grades 1-6)
- The Additional Certification, changing developmental levels, program is a 39 credit hour program designed for students who currently hold certification in another area, and want to obtain Childhood Education certification. It leads to initial certification in two areas:
- Childhood Education (Grades 1-6)
- Teaching Students with Disabilities at the Childhood Level (Grades 1-6)
- The Professional Certification program is a 36 credit hour program designed for students who currently hold certifications in Childhood Education and Teaching Students with Disabilities at the childhood level, and who wish to deepen their understandings of inclusive childhood education. It leads to professional certification in two areas:
- Childhood Education (Grades 1-6)
- Teaching Students with Disabilities at the Childhood Level (Grades 1-6)
View the Graduate Catalog for specific course requirements and descriptions.
Students in the Graduate Inclusive Childhood Education programs may also be eligible to enroll in an annotation and/or extension program. Click on the following links for more information:
- Students with Severe or Multiple Disabilities Annotation
- Bilingual Extension
- Gifted Education Extension
Jason Ford
2008 Graduate
Inclusive Childhood Education Program
As a teacher in the Rochester City School District, Jason directed a production of the Wizard of Oz with his students, integrating literacy and the arts.
A variety of the courses are taught on-site in local education settings, thereby fostering pre-service students' ability to make connections between theory and practice, as well as enabling them to work directly with learners at the childhood level. Currently courses are taught at:
- School #36 in the Rochester City School District
- School #54 in the Rochester City School District
- Council Rock School in the Brighton School District
- Laurelton-Pardee School in the East Irondequoit School District
- Harris Hill School in the Penfield School District
Field Placements, Practicum and Student Teaching Experiences
Student teaching/practicum applications are available on-line or from the Office of Field Placement Services in GAC, Room 225. Applications are due well in advance of the semester in which students are completing the experience:
- Fall semester - Applications are due mid-November of the prior year
- Spring semester - Applications are due mid-April of the prior year
- Summer semester (practicum only) - Applications are due mid-February
Field placement guidelines for the Department of Inclusive Childhood Education.
For more detailed information about field placements, practicum, and student teaching experiences, visit the Office of Field Placement Services.
In some instances pre-service students would like to take pictures of learners with whom they are working to include in their culminating portfolio, in order to do so a Nazareth College Model Release Form may be required. Click here for a copy of the Model Release Form.
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International Student Teaching Opportunities
The School of Education currently has student teaching partnerships with the University of Newport, Wales, Leeds Metropolitan in England, the Academie de Montpellier, in France and an agreement with the Usambara Girls’ School in Tanzania, Africa. Both graduate and undergraduate students can apply to fulfill one of their two student teaching placements in an international setting. Learn more> |
Academic advisement begins with New Student Orientation, typically scheduled about a month prior to students' first semester in the program. At orientation students receive general information about the program, design their academic plan for program completion, and register for courses. It is important for students to stay in close communication with their academic advisor throughout their time at Nazareth, to ensure that they have the strongest academic experience possible.
To view the Advisement Forms for students beginning Summer/Fall 2009, please click the appropriate program below:
- Graduate Inclusive Childhood Education – Initial Certification Program
- Graduate Inclusive Childhood Education – Additional Certification Program: Same Developmental Level
- Graduate Inclusive Childhood Education – Additional Certification Program: Changing Developmental Level
- Graduate Inclusive Childhood Education – Professional Certification Program
Dana Quante
Current Graduate Student
Inclusive Childhood Education, Initial Certification Program
"My first semester in the graduate inclusive childhood program was personally transformative. I became enculturated into a different mindset, a way of viewing all students by their strengths, and to build on those strengths to design instruction that would create the optimal learning environment for each student."
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Initial Certification
- Completion of a baccalaureate degree at an accredited institution with a cumulative index of 3.0 and a B average in the major field. (There are liberal arts prerequisites for the Inclusive Childhood Education Initial Certification program. See the Graduate Catalog for detailed information.)
- Presentation of official transcripts
- Two letters of recommendation
- Application and fee
- Completion of the personal-professional statement as described on the application form
Additional Certification
- Completion of a baccalaureate degree at an accredited institution with a cumulative index of 3.0 and a B average in the major field. (There are liberal arts prerequisites for the Inclusive Childhood Education Additional Certification changing developmental level program. See the Graduate Catalog for detailed information.)
- Presentation of official transcripts
- Two letters of recommendation
- Application and fee
- Completion of the personal-professional statement as described on the application form
- Copy of teacher certification
Professional Certification
- Completion of a baccalaureate degree at an accredited institution with a cumulative index of 3.0 and a B average in the major field
- Presentation of official transcripts
- Two letters of recommendation
- Application and fee
- Completion of the personal-professional statement as described on the application form
- Copies of teacher certifications in Childhood Education and Teaching Students with Disabilities at the Childhood Level