Find out more about Associate of Arts in Elementary & Early Childhood Education

Program Details

The online Elementary and Early Childhood associate’s degree allows graduates to work with children from kindergarten through sixth grade. Students will learn innovative teaching theories including service learning projects, technology inclusion, and project-based learning. 

Future teachers will learn essential skills such as classroom management, literacy, lesson design, and math and science preparation. Hands-on student teaching allows for the practice of learned skills. Western’s online Elementary Education degree has specific pathways to allow graduates to transfer into four-year degree programs to pursue teaching licensure.

A sample of course topics includes:

• Life sciences
• Educational psychology
• Teaching with technology
• Literature for children

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