Elementary Education and Early Childhood Education
The Nebraska Difference
Scholarships
CEHS awards more than $200,000 annually in scholarships to incoming students.
1-to-1 Advising
Your assigned advisor will support you with academic planning throughout your time at Nebraska.
Career Coaching
Career coaches can help you plan for a meaningful career built upon your degree program.
Classroom Experience
Participate in five practicum field experiences in a variety of classroom settings and grade levels.
Program Features
Leadership Development
Become an educational leader prepared to work with diverse learners, schools and communities.
Professional Mentoring
Receive professional mentoring from content area experts who will help you transform your passion into teaching expertise.
Global Experiences
Observe and analyze STEM instructional practices in Finnish and Estonian classrooms or take an in-depth look at the educational system in Costa Rica during faculty-led global experiences.
Notable Courses
Teaching Mathematics in the Elementary School (TEAC 308)
Cover the scope, content and organization of the mathematics curriculum, development, use and sources of instructional materials and teaching procedures.
Multicultural Education (TEAC 330)
Intro to historical, sociological and philosophical foundations of multicultural education. Explores and models attitudes toward diversity, cultural knowledge, curricular resources and multicultural instructional practices for diverse PK-12 populations.
Educational Program for Kindergarten Children (TEAC 410)
Study recent developments in children’s education and their bearing on the selection and guidance of appropriate activities and materials for kindergarten.
Human Development and the Family (CYAF 160)
Explore a developmental life cycle approach, studying individuals from conception to death from the perspective of how individual development is fostered within the family system.
Curriculum Planning in Early Childhood Education + Lab (CYAF 374L)
Learn best practices in early childhood education and your role in facilitating learning. Plan, implement and evaluate developmentally appropriate activities in an early childhood setting.
Reading and Writing Disabilities: Elementary Students + Practicum (SPED 415 and 415A)
Learn to assess and teach early literacy skills in small groups and 1-to-1. Apply classroom learning by tutoring children at the Schmoker Reading Center.
Huskers Do Big Things
Internships
- Intern, Ruth Staples Child Development Lab
- Counselor, Camp Kesem
- Teacher, Christ Academy Preschool and Childcare
- Intern, America Reads
Careers
- Youth development behavior specialist, Lincoln YMCA
- Camp program facilitator, Lincoln Children’s Museum
- First grade teacher, Lincoln Public Schools
Graduate Schools
- M.Ed. Special Education, Early Childhood Special Education, University of Nebraska–Lincoln
- M.A. Teaching, Learning and Teacher Education, Elementary Teaching Specialization, University of Nebraska–Lincoln
- M.A. Teaching, Learning and Teacher Education, Innovative Learning Technologies Specialization, University of Nebraska–Lincoln
- Ph.D. Educational Studies, University of Nebraska–Lincoln
Have Questions? We're Here to Help
If you have questions about the Elementary Education and Early Childhood Education major or navigating the application process, contact us.
- Contact Name
- Dijon DeLaPorte
- Contact Title
- Director of Recruitment
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