Early childhood is a dynamic and growing field, creating a demand for professionals who care about young children and their families, while applying an understanding of the development of children, birth through age eight.
Concordia’s program teaches students the most current research and best practices to help young children grow not only in academic areas, but physically, socially, aesthetically and spiritually as well. Students are given many hours to practice their learning in a variety of classrooms with young children. Our students leave Concordia trained to be loving, Christian, leaders in the early childhood field.
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I was stretched, in and out of the classroom, and I can look back and see how God was preparing me in big and small ways to be His servant in the world and the classroom.”
- Anna Meyer ’05
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In brief from the College of Education
[UPDATED 2010-03-01]
Concordia expands collaboration with OPS. OPS teaching assistants who have no post-secondary education will be able to compete their general education requirements in Omaha and then transfer to Concordia for a bacehlor's degree in education.[
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[UPDATED 2008-10-24]
Wendy Brown, will be representing Concordia Nebraska at a Lutheran Education Association planning meeting in Chicago to set up a new student network at LEA. The intent of the network will be to inform current students in teacher education and DCE education about LEA and about topics of interest to them. Each CUS institution is sending one representative.
[UPDATED 2008-10-24]
Kim Marxhausen, adjust faculty member, was the keynote speaker for the Early Childhood Conference for Iowa District West this year. Her presentation was entitled "Seeking the Faith Quotient" and dealt with the idea that when we teach the faith to children we help them to develop healthy emotional skills which in turn supports their learning. She also completed an in-service tool for administrators of early childhood centers and elementary schools to use to share this topic with their staff members.
[UPDATED 2007-12-04]
Kim Marxhausen, adjust faculty member, writes a monthly parent newsletter, Parent Pages, Resources for Christian Parents in the 21st Century available through the Lutheran Schools Portal and made possible by the Synod's District and Congregational Services/School Ministry.
[UPDATED 2007-05-15]
Kayla Anderson was named Student Teacher of the Year by the Nebraska English Language Arts Council. Anderson worked in the classrooms of Seward High School to complete her student teaching requirement.
