Description
The Specialization in Early and Preschool Education is a program that delves into psychology and pedagogy knowledge so that, as a graduate, you can design creative didactic strategies and innovative educational projects that favor development. In it, you will master the paradigms of early and preschool education in contemporary pedagogical practices.
This specialization is part of the UDEM Preschool Education Network and it is sponsored by the National Association for the Education of Young Children.
Objective
You will acquire knowledge of the psychological and pedagogical characteristics of children in their early and preschool stages. You will also develop pedagogical skills to design creative didactic strategies and you will inform and assess the needs of children and their families.
Our curriculum is made up of five courses concerning the evolutive and psychological knowledge of the breastfeeding stage, early infancy, and the preschool age; the pedagogical models and teaching strategies for those ages; the importance of play and a creative experiential education; and the diagnostic, assessment, and orientation of child development and its close link with the family system.
Student Learning Outcomes
- To design creative didactic strategies.
- To provide the basic tools necessary to inform and assess didactic needs and the importance of the family system and its repercussions on children’s learning.
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