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Graduate Certificate in Early Childhood Education Pedagogy

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Program Overview

Provides Reggio-inspired experiential learning in ECE pedagogy to complement students’ current competencies and experiences. Courses can articulate into CU Denver and Boulder Journey School’s MA in Innovative ECE.

This credit-bearing graduate certificate offered by University of Colorado Denver’s School of Education & Human Development in partnership with Boulder Journey School cultivates student’s pedagogical understandings and practices. It supports the capacity to increase the quality of teaching and learning within early childhood programs. Students have the choice of selecting three of six online Reggio-inspired courses to complement their current competencies and experiences. They can choose to articulate their three courses into the 30 credit hour MA in Innovative ECE, also in partnership with Boulder Journey School.

Please Note: Because this is a practice-based certificate program, students are required to maintain a position in either a classroom or an ECE position where you have regular, consistent and ongoing engagement in a classroom within your context.

Students in the Early Childhood Pedagogy certificate program will:

  1. Develop an understanding and articulate their personal and professional beliefs about the image of the child, family and teacher, and the teacher’s role in promoting the rights of children to quality teaching and learning.
  2. Apply pedagogical and curricular practices with children and colleagues to deepen awareness and understanding of the complexities and opportunities within early childhood education.
  3. Cultivate an intentional and inclusive practice of observation, documentation and assessment.
  4. Engage across multiple pathways for deepening leadership actions around complex early childhood pedagogical issues and have advocate for opportunities for all young children.

Curriculum

Upon completion of your interest form, you will select your three courses or discuss your interest with an advisor during an individual advising session. See more details about how to enroll in the program in the How to Apply section below.

Beginning Summer 2023, all courses will be 8 week sessions. Fall and Spring semesters will be divided into two 8 week sessions.

Course choices include:   

Fall 2023 Block 2 (October – December, 2023)

  • ECED 6300: Contextual Curriculum 1
  • ECED 6330: Supportive Social Learning

Spring 2024 Block 2 (March – May, 2024)

  • ECED 6340: Messing about with STEM
  • LDFS 6420: The Environment as the Third Teacher

Summer 2024 (June – July, 2024)

  • ECED 6320:A Colorado Interpretation of the Reggio Approach

Fall 2024 Block 1 (August – October, 2024)

  • LDFS 6400:Observation, Documentation and Assessment
  • ECED 6350:Literacy and the Hundred Languages of Children

Cost

The cost of tuition and fees for the three three-credit courses is $1329 per course, plus textbooks. Students enrolled in non-degree, certificate programs are not eligible to apply for financial aid.

Program Description

This credit-bearing graduate certificate offered by University of Colorado Denver’s School of Education & Human Development in partnership with Boulder Journey School cultivates student’s pedagogical understandings and practices. It supports the capacity to increase the quality of teaching and learning within early childhood programs. Students have the choice of selecting three of six online Reggio-inspired courses to complement their current competencies and experiences. They can choose to articulate their three courses into the 30 credit hour MA in Innovative ECE, also in partnership with Boulder Journey School.

Please Note: Because this is a practice-based certificate program, students are required to maintain a position in either a classroom or an ECE position where you have regular, consistent and ongoing engagement in a classroom within your context.

Students in the Early Childhood Pedagogy certificate program will:

  1. Develop an understanding and articulate their personal and professional beliefs about the image of the child, family and teacher, and the teacher’s role in promoting the rights of children to quality teaching and learning.
  2. Apply pedagogical and curricular practices with children and colleagues to deepen awareness and understanding of the complexities and opportunities within early childhood education.
  3. Cultivate an intentional and inclusive practice of observation, documentation and assessment.
  4. Engage across multiple pathways for deepening leadership actions around complex early childhood pedagogical issues and have advocate for opportunities for all young children.

Curriculum

Upon completion of your interest form, you will select your three courses or discuss your interest with an advisor during an individual advising session. See more details about how to enroll in the program in the How to Apply section below.

Beginning Summer 2023, all courses will be 8 week sessions. Fall and Spring semesters will be divided into two 8 week sessions.

Course choices include:   

Fall 2023 Block 2 (October – December, 2023)

  • ECED 6300: Contextual Curriculum 1
  • ECED 6330: Supportive Social Learning

Spring 2024 Block 2 (March – May, 2024)

  • ECED 6340: Messing about with STEM
  • LDFS 6420: The Environment as the Third Teacher

Summer 2024 (June – July, 2024)

  • ECED 6320:A Colorado Interpretation of the Reggio Approach

Fall 2024 Block 1 (August – October, 2024)

  • LDFS 6400:Observation, Documentation and Assessment
  • ECED 6350:Literacy and the Hundred Languages of Children

Cost

The cost of tuition and fees for the three three-credit courses is $1329 per course, plus textbooks. Students enrolled in non-degree, certificate programs are not eligible to apply for financial aid.

CU Denver graduates earn more, build community, and make connections. Take the first step toward your future and join an inclusive community of learners while gaining the skills of tomorrow, today.

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