Prepare for an exciting career at the forefront of childhood education by learning pedagogical skills and strategies centered around understanding how children learn and the multiple contexts in which learning occurs. Through course work, field experiences, and student teaching, you’ll become eligible for New York State initial teaching certification for grades 1–6. Throughout your course of study, you will learn a principle-based set of teaching practices reflective of the needs, lifestyles, languages, and cultural patterns of the communities we serve. Your course of study will center on children’s educational experiences, informed by the belief that children are competent persons actively engaged in meaning-making in the multiple contexts of home, school, and community. Throughout your curriculum, you will learn: Theories of how children learn at different developmental stages and in different contexts, and strategies to support learning. How the relationships between schools, families, and community-based organizations influence children's learning . Pedagogical methods and core content knowledge in elementary school subjects.