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Educating Teachers. Advancing Bilingual Futures at ºì¶¹ÊÓƵ.<\/em><\/strong><\/em> <\/em><\/p>\n <\/em><\/p>\n The Bilingual Early Childhood and Childhood Education (BIEECE) program prepares students for New York State Initial Certification in Early Childhood Education (Birth\u2013Grade 2), Childhood Education (Grades 1\u20136), and the Bilingual Extension. The Bilingual Extension qualifies teachers to teach in Bilingual Programs in New York State.<\/p>\n Graduates from the Bachelor of Science in BIEECE are prepared to teach in Bilingual Education programs, as well as in general education classrooms, across early childhood and elementary settings.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][dsm_text_divider header=”Pillars of Bilingual Education” text_alignment=”left” color=”#C0C0C0″ divider_weight=”2px” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” header_font=”|600||||on|||” header_text_color=”#000000″ header_font_size=”18px” min_height=”41px” custom_margin=”-18px||-12px|||” custom_padding=”0px||0px|||” header_text_shadow_style=”preset2″ header_text_shadow_color=”#C0C0C0″ text_shadow_style=”preset2″ text_shadow_color=”#C0C0C0″ locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/dsm_text_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”0px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Bilingual educators play a critical role in supporting multilingual learners while fostering equity, academic excellence, and community engagement. Our program is grounded in the four core pillars that define high\u2011quality bilingual education:<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][dsm_text_divider header=”Program Focus” text_alignment=”left” color=”#C0C0C0″ divider_weight=”2px” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” header_font=”|600||||on|||” header_text_color=”#000000″ header_font_size=”18px” min_height=”41px” custom_margin=”-18px||-17px|||” custom_padding=”0px||27px|||” header_text_shadow_style=”preset2″ header_text_shadow_color=”#C0C0C0″ text_shadow_style=”preset2″ text_shadow_color=”#C0C0C0″ locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/dsm_text_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Grounded in the core pillars of bilingual education\u2014bilingualism and biliteracy, high academic achievement, sociocultural competence, and critical consciousness\u2014the program prepares teachers who are academically skilled, culturally responsive, and deeply committed to social justice. Coursework emphasizes culturally sustaining and inclusive teaching practices, critical reflection, and meaningful engagement with diverse communities. Students in this program learn to design instruction that honors and sustains children\u2019s cultural and linguistic assets while supporting academic success and preparing them to participate constructively in a multilingual, multicultural society.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][dsm_text_divider header=”Degree Requirements Overview” text_alignment=”left” color=”#C0C0C0″ divider_weight=”2px” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” header_font=”|600||||on|||” header_text_color=”#000000″ header_font_size=”18px” min_height=”41px” custom_margin=”-18px||-17px|||” custom_padding=”0px||27px|||” header_text_shadow_style=”preset2″ header_text_shadow_color=”#C0C0C0″ text_shadow_style=”preset2″ text_shadow_color=”#C0C0C0″ locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/dsm_text_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Program requirements are organized into four areas:<\/p>\n You can find a detailed overview of each program below:<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ _builder_version=”4.17.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][dsm_text_divider header=”Program Coordinator” text_alignment=”left” color=”#C0C0C0″ divider_weight=”2px” _builder_version=”4.27.2″ _module_preset=”default” header_font=”|700||||on|||” header_text_color=”#000000″ text_shadow_style=”preset2″ text_shadow_color=”#C0C0C0″ locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/dsm_text_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”||||||||” header_4_font=”Open Sans|600|||on||||” header_4_text_color=”#000000″ text_orientation_tablet=”center” text_orientation_phone=”center” text_orientation_last_edited=”on|phone” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Dr. Marcela Ossa Parra<\/strong>\n
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Powdermaker Hall 054
718-997-5016
marcela.ossaparra@qc.cuny.edu<\/a>
(BS in Bilingual, Early Childhood and Elementary Education)<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n