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Teacher Education (BAS)(Plan Code: EETTEBAS)
Bachelor of Applied Science
Program Details
Do you enjoy interacting with children? Are you interested in the ways they learn and grow? Do get excited to teach children new concepts and to observe their progress? If so, a career in Early Childhood Education may be a great fit for you.
Teacher Education (BAS)(Plan Code: EETTEBAS) Pathways
Pathways listed below are for the catalog year 2026-2027. Maps for previous years are available on each pathway page. What is a catalog year?
Learning Outcomes
Learning outcomes help you work towards your educational goals.
- AREAS OF CONTENT KNOWLEDGE: The candidate will develop and implement central concepts of Language Arts, Science, Mathematics, Health and Fitness, Technology and Social Studies, Social and Emotional Development, all of which include 21st century skills such as critical thinking and the ability to identify resources the individual student needs for support, development and success;
- ASSESSMENT: The candidate will analyze and implement a variety of culturally and developmentally appropriate assessments while evaluating progress in collaboration with colleagues and families in order to guide the development of each student and demonstrate the ability to self-assess one’s own teaching strategies;
- CHILD DEVELOPMENT AND INDIVIDUALIZATION: The candidate applies theory of child development, including awareness of cultural responsiveness and diverse learning needs in planning and implementing learning plans that support students for individual growth across all developmental domains including students who are second language learners;
- GUIDANCE AND SUPPORT: The candidate observes and analyzes the behavior of students, to develop and implement strategies that are culturally, developmentally and effective in maximizing the success of each student and of the classroom while utilizing resources available within and outside of the classroom;
- ORGANIZATION AND COMPLIANCE: The candidate appraises, implements strategies and monitors the Individual Family Service Plan (IFSP), Individual Education Plan (IEP), and 504 plans in collaboration with teams that include families, professionals and teachers to provide support necessary for an individual student’s success and has awareness of WAC’s and other codes of which apply to teaching standards;
- PEDAGOGICAL SKILLS: The candidate will apply learning theories while incorporating a variety of evidence-based instructional strategies in teaching practices across disciplines that are culturally, linguistically, individually, and developmentally appropriate for students with a variety of learning needs, and includes navigation of technology and utilization of learning management systems;
- PLANNING: The candidate will prepare lesson plans based in theory and will routinely analyze, evaluate and synthesize the results of their own teaching practices and make appropriate changes that respond more effectively to student growth and development, recognizing cultural, ability and language diversity, while including appropriate partners in the process.
- POWER, PRIVILEGE INEQUITY AND CULTURALLY RESPONSIVE PRACTICES: The candidate demonstrates awareness and evaluates own cultural identity, biases and beliefs while maintaining an understanding of differences in perspectives and approaches; and creates and maintains learning environments that are culturally safe and responsive for a variety of students and their families where all feel safe and have a place;
- PROFESSIONALISM: The candidate, in pursuit of developing their teaching identity, is familiar with and engages with on-going professional development in alignment with district, state and national standards and trends, both collaboratively and individually;
- SUPPORTIVE COMMUNITIES: The candidate develops a teaching philosophy that includes the importance of relationships with students, families, colleagues and community resource agencies; creates and maintains those relationships to support the growth and development of individual students;