Online Educator Preparation That Meets the Needs of Today's Early Childhood Professionals

Abstract

Online educator preparation can provide a useful format for the many early childhood professionals seeking to attain teacher licensure requiring a four-year college degree. Many candidates are adult students who need the flexibility that online courses can provide. The program in which the author teaches has demonstrated that an accredited and fully online early childhood undergraduate teacher education program leading to certification can be an effective way to prepare candidates. Early childhood teacher candidates who obtain a degree online attain competence in technology that enables them to better manage virtual instruction for their students.