The Early Childhood Education (ECED) program and faculty have a national reputation for their contributions to the field of Early Education. The Ohio license is for teaching children in preschool through grade 5. Our program places a strong emphasis on field experience. With this program, students complete student teaching experiences in both pre-K and grades K-5.
TLCS Professor Presents at International Early Childhood Conference
Janice Kroeger, a professor in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction, recently presented on a panel at the European Early Childhood Educational Research Association.
EHHS alumna publishes her first children's book
TLCS alumna Justine DeFrancesco penned a children's book to teach her students how to deal with emotions and build social skills in a post pandemic world.
Learning Through Play
Singing, dancing and yoga are not typical college classroom activities. At least not all in one class. But for Jenny Lampe, lecturer in Kent State University’s Early Childhood Education Program, it’s important for her students to experience the full preschool education with all of these activities, plus expected activities like reading children’s books.
Cutting-Edge Technology
Teachers from northeast Ohio and from thousands of miles away in sub-Saharan Africa have been learning to create inexpensive math teaching tools thanks to the efforts of some Kent State University professors.