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400-211 INTRODUCTION TO EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION 2
cr
Designed as a foundations course for students
in Early Childhood Education who are
preparing to teach children from birth to age 8
in inclusive settings. Students will gain an
overview of the field, have an opportunity to
examine their commitment to the education and
well-being of young children, and begin
systematic planning for the development of their
professional life.
Prereq: Admission to Professional Education
and the Early Childhood Program.
400-213 DEVELOPMENT OF THE
YOUNG CHILD 3 cr
The focus of this course will be on the
development of children from birth through age
8 within the context of the whole lifespan. It will
include learning theory, theory and practice of
play, developmental milestones, and
discussions on current thinking and recent
research in developmental psychology.
Prereq: Admission to Professional Education
and Early Childhood cohort.
400-214 FIELD WORK 1:
OBSERVATION & REFLECTION IN HEAD START 2 cr
This course requires students to spend 50
hours with a group whose background the
student does not share, 25 hours of which
which will be with a DPI-designated ethnic
minority group. Students will be involved in
guided observation tasks in order to gain
experience in observing and reflecting upon
children's growth and development,
family-center interactions, and the functioning
of an early childhood intervention model.
Prereq: Admission to Professional Education
and to the Early Childhood Program.
400-215 ART IN THE EARLY YEARS 3
cr
An introduction to the role and purpose of
visual experiencing and art-making as it relates
to the development of Early Childhood
students. Through a variety of observation,
hands-on, lecture and discussion experiences,
students will have the opportunity to base and
develop their understandings of child
development in connection with age
appropriate curriculum development in art and
art-making. Required of all ECE-Special Ed
majors.
400-216 REFLECTION SEMINAR:
ECOLOGY OF THE CHILD 2 cr
The course is intended to ensure that the
well-prepared teacher is a reflective
practitioner who continually evaluates the
effects of his/her choices and actions on others
(students, parents, and other professionals in
the learning community) and who actively seeks
out opportunities to grow professionally.
400-321 GUIDING YOUNG CHILDREN
3cr
This course is designed to help students
understand the behavior and feelings of young
children, learn how to understand and build
positive behaviors and feelings, develop
positive classroom environments for young
children, and deal with their common
behavioral and emotional problems particularly
in classroom settings.
Prereq: Admission to professional education
and to the Early Childhood Education
Program.
400-322 WORKING WITH INFANTS
AND TODDLERS AND THEIR FAMILIES 4 cr
This course examines relevant theories and
pertinent research pertaining to care of
infants and toddlers within the family seting
and in group care programs. Content
includes an examination of legislative action
that calls for intervention services for the
birth to three population in natural settings,
screening and assessment procedures,
eligibility criteria for service delivery,
working closely with and supporting
parents, and team collaboration styles. The
relationship between best practices for care
of infants and toddlers in community care
and policies which support them is
considered as well. Students will design
and evaluate curriculum activities
appropriate for all children, from birth to
three years of age.
Prereq: Successful completion of all prior
Early Childhood Education classes.
400-323 REFLECTIVE SEMINAR:
ASSESSMENT 1 cr
This course provides pre-service teachers
with the opportunity to reflect upon their
course work and classroom experiences,
discuss and share educational ideas,
monitor professional growth, formulate
personal goals and objectives, collaborate
with peers, share new ideas, design and
evaluate strategies and methods for
working with children, parents and other
professionals. Written and oral reflection
and other means of creative expression will
be practiced with respect to both the
content of the current courses and field
work experiences.
Prereq: Admission to Professional
Education and to the Early Childhood
Program.
400-331 DIRECTED TEACHING A:
INFANTS AND TODDLERS 6 cr
This course provides the student with the
opportunity to fully develop practice and
reflect upon skills acquired through
coursework and previous field experience.
Students are placed in both a county
Birth-to-Three Program and a community
infant/toddler childcare program. High
quality inclusive programs are selected
(when possible). Students are provided
supervision by a Cooperating Teacher, and
a University Supervisor. Students will plan
and implement instruction for individuals
and groups of children, adapt instruction for
children with disabilities, conduct
assessments, evaluate student performance,
collaborate with parents and professionals.
Prereq: Successful completion of all prior
Early Childhood Education classes.
400-332 REFLECTION SEMINAR:
LITERACY/INFANT TODDLER 1 cr
This course provides teachers-to-be with
opportunities to reflect upon theri course
work and classroom experiences, discuss
and share educational ideas, monitor
professional growth, formulate personal
goals and objectives, collaborate with
peers, and design new strategies and
methods for working with children, parents,
and otehr professionals. Written and oral
reflection and other means of creative
expression will be practiced with respect to
both the conent of current courses and field
work experiences.
Prereq: Successful completion of all prior
Early Childhood Education classes.
400-333 INFORMAL ASSESSMENT
OF YOUNG CHILDREN 3 cr
This class is designed to assist students in
acquiring skills related to informal
assessment. These skills include: the ability
to use a variety of observation strategies,
to apply funnctional assessment strategies,
use play-based and other
criterion-referenced instruments, develop
and implement program evaluation
strategies. Additionally the student will
acquire the ability to link assessment
results to IEP/IFSP formation, and the
ability to use assessment results to
develop differentiated instruction, the
ability to write summary reports for school
files, and to communicate in writing and
verbally, assessment results to parents and
to other professionals.
Prereq: Successful completion of all prior
Early Childhood Education classes.
400-334 CHILDREN'S
LITERATURE AND LANGUAGE ARTS, AGES 3
THROUGH 8 3 cr
A study of literature and media for young
children, ages three through eight years,
with a primary focus on student exposure
to a wide variety of current,
award-winning children's literature across
all genres. An emphasis is place on
evaluating, selecting, and presenting
materials related to the interests and needs
of children and an integrated school
curriculum. A second emphasis considers
the use of language arts to elicit children's
responses to literature.
Prereq: Sucessful completion of all prior
Early Childhood Education classes.
400-441 DIRECTED TEACHING B:
PRESCHOOL (3-4) 3 cr
This course provides the student with the
opportunity to fully develop their practice
and reflect upon skills acquired through
coursework and previous field experience.
Students are placed in high quality
inclusive preschool programs (when
possible) and provided supervision by a
Cooperating Teacher and a University
Supervisor. Students will plan and
implement instruction for individuals and
groups of children, adapt instruction for
children with disabilities, conduct
assessments, evaluate student
performance and collaborate with parents
and professionals.
Prereq: Successful completion of all prior
Early Childhood Education classes.
400-442 PLANNING FOR
INDIVIDUAL NEEDS 3 cr
This class provides students with the skills
to develop and adapt curriculum and
instructional strategies to meet the
educational needs of young children who
require specilalized instruction. The
emphasis is on the provision of that
instruction in the natural environment of
the children.
Prereq: Successful completion of all prior
Early Childhood Education classes.
400-443 FIELD STUDY: AGES 3
THROUGH 5 3 cr
Being involved in an early childhood
classroom enables students to apply
theoretical understandings regarding
positive discipline approaches for young
children and the adaptation of both
curriculum and the environment to meet
individual needs and abilities. Students will
practice written and oral reflection. It is
expected that reflective thinking will assist
the student in accommodating their beliefs
and knowledge of theory to classroom
realities. A concurrent seminar will allow
students to pose classroom practice
problems, negotiate solutions, and share
insights while being exposed to multiple
viewpoints.
Prereq: Successful completion of all prior
Early Childhood Education classes.
400-451 REFLECTIVE SEMINAR:
FINAL CONSIDERATIONS 1 cr
This course provides pre-service teachers
with the opportunity to reflect upon their
course work and classroom experiences,
discuss and share educational ideas, monitor
professional growth, formulate personal
goals and objectives, collaborate with peers,
share new ideas, design and evaluate
strategies and methods for working with
children, parents and other professionals.
Written and oral reflection and other means
of creative expression will be practiced with
respect to both the content of the current
courses and field work experiences.
Prereq: Admission to Professional Education
and to the Early Childhood Education
Program.
400-452 INTEGRATED
CURRICULUM FOR CHILDREN: AGES 6 THROUGH 8 3 cr
This course is designed to increase students'
understanding of how to combine different
subject areas, such as literacy, math, art,
music, science within one thematic unit based
on an understanding of how children learn
and develop. Initially, students will study
related theory and explore a variety of
instructional methods. A field component will
allow students to apply their knowledge by
planning and implementing a series of
classroom experiences with children in
primary classrooms. Subsequent reflection
and class discussion will address
implementation problems and seek solutions.
Prereq: Successful completion of all prior
Early Childhood Education classes.
400-461 DIRECTED TEACHING C
(ECSE) 5 cr
This course provides the student with the
opportunity to fully develop their practice
and reflect upon skills acquired through
coursework and previous field experience.
Students are placed in programs serving
young children with disabilities. High quality
inclusive programs are used (when possible).
Supervision is provided by a Cooperating
Teacher and a University Supervisor.
Students plan and implement instruction for
individuals and groups of children, adapt
instruction for children with disabilities,
conduct assessments, evaluate student
performance, collaborate with parents and
professionals.
Prereq: Successful completion of all prior
Early Childhood Education classes.
400-462 DIRECTED TEACHING D:KINDERGARTEN 5
cr
This course provides the student with the
opportunity to fully develop, practice and
reflect upon skills acquired through
coursework and previous field experience.
Students are place in public school
kindergarten programs providing service to
four and five year olds, with and without
disabilities. They are provided supervision by
a Cooperating Teacher and a University
Supervisor. Students plan and implement
instruction for individuals and groups of
children, adapt instruction for children with
disabilities, conduct assessments, evaluate
student performances and collaborate with
parents and professionals.
Prereq: Successful completion of all prior
Early Childhood Education classes.
400-463 DIRECTED TEACHING E:
PRIMARY 5 cr
This course provides the student with the
opportunity to fully develop, practice and
reflect upon skills acquired through coursework
and previous field experience. Students are
placed in public school kindergarten programs
serving six, seven and/or eight year olds, with
and without disabilities. A Cooperating
Teacher and a University Supervisor will
provide them supervision. Students will plan
and implement instruction for individuals and
groups of children, adapt instruction for
children with disabilities, conduct assessments,
evaluate student performance, collaborate with
parents and professionals.
Prereq: Successful completion of all prior Early
Childhood Education classes.
400-490/690 WORKSHOP 1-3 cr
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