EARLY CHILDHOOD AND SPECIAL NEEDS EDUCATION DEPARTMENT

The Early Childhood and Special Needs Education Department (ECSNED) is one of the new departments of the MMSU-College of Teacher Education. It was established in 2018 along with the implementation of the 2017 Teacher Education Curriculum. The department utilizes the MMSU-Laboratory Elementary School as an observation and practicum site for students taking Bachelor of Early Childhood Education (BECED) and Bachelor of Special Needs Education (BSNED).

GOALS AND OBJECTIVES/OUTCOMES

The ECSNED Department aims to contribute to and harness knowledge on human development and learning specifically to young learners, both regular and those with special needs. As such, the department takes the lead in the improvement of the quality of early childhood and special needs education in the region and in the country. Specifically, the department has the following objectives:

1. To provide a theoretical knowledge and practical training for competent teaching in the fields of early childhood and special needs education;
2. To develop value-laden pre-service teachers and future professionals in the fields of early childhood and special needs education;
3. To provide instructional, research, and extension services through up-to-date instruction, innovative research agenda and methodology, and quality extension services;
4. To establish linkages with other universities, government agencies, non-government organizations, communities, etc. in order to keep the department abreast with the trends and issues involving the two disciplines; and
5. To actively disseminate research findings, developments on theory and experiences in extension work to a broad but differentiated target audience.

To clarify the fundamental principles that will be guiding future departmental decisions and actions, the following values are also identified as being significant to one’s identity as a member of the department.

          Excellence, creativeness, and optimism

          Commitment to personal and professional excellence

          Service orientation beyond the self to serve others

          Nobility of new ideas and intellectual curiosity

          Effectiveness and efficiency in instruction, research, extension, and production

          Dynamism and innovativeness along the trends and current developments

FACULTY PROFILE:

Bachelor of Early Childhood Education

PROF. PHILISTIA MERCURIA P. BAGAYAS
Early Childhood Education, Guidance and Counselling
 

PROF. NEIL CHRISTIAN T. CORALES 
Early Childhood Education, Special Needs Education, Family Life and Child Development
 

DR. ANDRIAN A. DELA CRUZ
Early Childhood Education, Special Needs Education, Research
 

MS. MAY FLOR C. RIVERA 
Early Childhood Education, Special Needs Education
 

MR. FLORANTE D. ROMERO
Early Childhood Education, Special Needs Education, Family Life and Child Development

MS. CHERISH JOY B. ULEP
Early Childhood Education

BACHELOR OF SPECIAL NEEDS EDUCATION

PROF. IRENE T. ACUÑA
Early Childhood Education, Special Needs Education, Professional Education

DR. JOVENITA A. ARAGON
Early Childhood Education, Special Needs Education, Educational Management

MR. ANBERT P. LAYUS
Early Childhood Education, Special Needs Education

PROF. CELLENI I. SANCHEZ
Special Needs Education

MR. LEONARDO D. TEJANO 
Early Childhood Education, Special Needs Education, Research

BACHELOR OF EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION (BECED)

The BECED is a four-year program which provides the students with the fundamental understanding and application of the principles of early childhood care and education as well as experience in the application of these principles. More so, it is designed to prepare students for teaching and supporting young children’s development. Also, this program aims to educate individuals to be competent early childhood practitioners working with children from 0-8 years old in various early childhood settings (home, school, community, and workplace). A broad range of opportunities are available by fulfilling the degree requirements. Completion of the appropriate program will qualify graduates for employment in government or private institutions. (CMO No. 76 s. 2017)

PROGRAM OUTCOMES:

The graduates of the Bachelor of Early Childhood Education (BECED) program should have the ability to demonstrate knowledge, skills, and dispositions under the following domains:

1. Demonstrate high level of content and pedagogical knowledge, skills, and attitudes to be globally competitive in the field of early childhood education;
2. Demonstrate appreciation for diversity of learners through effective communication and expression of ideas using multi-modalities;
3. Manifest collaborative skills and harmonious relationships with stakeholders and significant individuals;
4. Demonstrate innovative thinking in the analysis of local, national, and global problems and issues as well as to come up with innovative solutions;
5. Possess critical and problem solving skills to make formed and rational decisions;
6. Advocate for children’s rights, equity, community, nationalism, and democratic ideas;
7. Pursue lifelong learning and personal development towards excellence; and
8. Exhibit spiritual values and social responsibilities.

PROGRAM PROSPECTUS
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PROGRAM CURRICULUM
The BECED program curricula of the College of Teacher Education are in accordance with the minimum requirements per CMO No. 76, s. 2017. The certifications of the curricula have been marked "contents noted" effective in 2018-2019 and 2020-2021.
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View here (2020 version)


CHED MEMORANDUM ORDER (CMO) OF THE PROGRAM
The BECEd program of the College of Teacher Education is in accordance with Policies, Standards and Guidelines for Bachelor of Early Childhood Education thru CHED Memorandum Order No. 76, s. 2017.
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BOR-APPROVED RESOLUTION
The BECEd program got its approval from the MMSU Board of Regents for the curricular revisions and offering of the said program.
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CERTIFICATE OF PROGRAM COMPLIANCE (COPC)
The operation and offering of the BECEd program at the College of Teacher Education were highly approved by the Commision on Higher Education thru the issuance of the Certificate of Program Compliance as per CHED ROI No. 56, series of 2020 and in accordance with the Laws of the Republic of the Philippines and prescribed standards of instruction based on the Applicability of the Manual Operations for Private Schools (MORPHE) of 2008 to State Universities and Colleges and Local Universities and Colleges.
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BACHELOR OF SPECIAL NEEDS EDUCATION (BSNED)

The BSNED is an undergraduate degree program which specializes in special needs education. It also prepares teachers who will instruct and manage students with additional needs in inclusive and segregated educational settings. Its graduates will be equipped to teach the basic education curriculum and alternate curricula depending on the needs of the students. Those who will teach in the elementary level will be trained across different subject areas. Those who will teach in the secondary level will provide educational support to students with additional needs in inclusive classrooms or provide educational services to students who may be enrolled in special education centers.

In addition, graduates of BSNED may be employed in special education centers/clinics as special education teachers, therapists, or clinicians. They can also work in regular schools that practice inclusion as learning support staff and as special education teachers. (CMO No. 77 s. 2017)

PROGRAM OUTCOMES:

The graduates of the Bachelor of Special Needs Education (BSNED-Generalist) program should have the ability to demonstrate knowledge, skills, and dispositions under the following domains:

1. Provide respectful and meaningful learning experiences and collaborative opportunities for students with additional needs and their families;
2. Respond effectively to educational as well as spiritual needs of children with additional needs;
3. Create safe, inclusive, culturally responsive learning environments for students with additional needs;
4. Use knowledge, skills, and attitudes to individualize learning for students with additional needs;
5. Use evidence-based instructional strategies to maximize learning opportunities for students with additional needs through instructional modalities in diverse contexts;
6. Use multiple methods of assessment and data-sources to make sound educational decisions for students with additional needs; and
7. Demonstrate spiritual values, reflective thinking, self-direction, and global competitiveness towards excellence as a lifelong learner.

PROGRAM PROSPECTUS
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PROGRAM CURRICULUM
The BSNEd program curricula of the College of Teacher Education are in accordance with the minimum requirements per CMO No. 77, s. 2017. The certifications of the curricula have been marked "contents noted" effective in 2018-2019 and 2020-2021.
View here (2018 version)

View here (2020 version)


CHED MEMORANDUM ORDER (CMO) OF THE PROGRAM
The BSNEd program of the College of Teacher Education is in accordance with Policies, Standards and Guidelines for Bachelor of Special Needs Education thru CHED Memorandum Order No. 77, s. 2017.
View here


BOR-APPROVED RESOLUTION
The BSNEd program got its approval from the MMSU Board of Regents for the curricular revisions and offering of the said program.
View here


CERTIFICATE OF PROGRAM COMPLIANCE (COPC)
The operation and offering of the BSNEd program at the College of Teacher Education were highly approved by the Commision on Higher Education thru the issuance of the Certificate of Program Compliance as per CHED ROI No. 55, series of 2020 and in accordance with the Laws of the Republic of the Philippines and prescribed standards of instruction based on the Applicability of the Manual Operations for Private Schools (MORPHE) of 2008 to State Universities and Colleges and Local Universities and Colleges.
View here