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EDUINDP 212 WORKING WITH CHILDREN AND
FAMILIES IN A DIVERSE SOCIETY
3u
This course is designed to prepare students to work with families of
both typically and atypically developing children, and with families whose
children are at-risk for developmental and educational difficulties. The
following concepts will be addressed: young children in an ecological context,
risk and resiliency, the post-modern family, parenting styles, positive
discipline in the home and classroom, cultural competence, prevention/intervention,
and characteristics of healthy families. The content will include on families
in a diverse society, and will specifically address the requirement for
instruction in native American culture in Wisconsin. Skills will include:
ability to access a variety of resources to communicate and collaborate
with families, to work with specific at-risk populations, and to determine
family strengths and needs. Additionally, students will be exposed to the
IEP and IFSP as they related to family strengths and needs.
Prereq: Admission to Professional Education and Early Childhood cohort.
EDUINDP 213 DEVELOPMENT OF THE YOUNG
CHILD 3 u
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.
EDUINDP 214 FIELD WORK 1: OBSERVATION &
REFLECTION IN HEAD START 3 u
This course requires students to spend 50 hours with a group whose
background the student does not share, 25 hours of 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.
EDUINDP 215 ART IN THE EARLY YEARS
3 u
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.
EDUINDP 216 REFLECTION SEMINAR: ECOLOGY OF
THE CHILD 1 u
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.
EDUINDP 321 GUIDING YOUNG CHILDREN
3 u
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.
EDUINDP 322 WORKING WITH INFANTS AND
TODDLERS AND THEIR FAMILIES 4 u
This course examines relevant theories and pertinent research pertaining
to care of infants and toddlers within the family setting 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.
EDUINDP 323 REFLECTIVE SEMINAR: ASSESSMENT
1 u
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.
EDUINDP 331 DIRECTED TEACHING A: INFANTS
AND TODDLERS 6 u
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.
EDUINDP 332 REFLECTION SEMINAR: LITERACY/
INFANT TODDLER 1 u
This course provides teachers-to-be with opportunities 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, and design new 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 current courses and field work experiences.
Prereq: Successful completion of all prior Early Childhood Education
classes.
EDUINDP 333 INFORMAL ASSESSMENT OF YOUNG
CHILDREN 3 u
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 functional 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.
EDUINDP 334 CHILDREN'S LITERATURE AND LANGUAGE
ARTS, AGES 3 THROUGH 8
3 u
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: Successful completion of all prior Early Childhood Education
classes.
EDUINDP 441 DIRECTED TEACHING B: PRESCHOOL
(3-4) 3 u
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.
EDUINDP 442 PLANNING FOR INDIVIDUAL NEEDS
3 u
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 specialized 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.
EDUINDP 443 FIELD STUDY: AGES 3 THROUGH 5
3 u
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.
EDUINDP 451 REFLECTIVE SEMINAR: FINAL
CONSIDERATIONS 1 u
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.
EDUINDP 452 INTEGRATED CURRICULUM FOR
CHILDREN: AGES 6 THROUGH 8 3
u
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.
EDUINDP 461 DIRECTED TEACHING C (ECSE)
5 u
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.
EDUINDP 462 DIRECTED TEACHING D:KINDERGARTEN
5 u
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.
EDUINDP 463 DIRECTED TEACHING E: PRIMARY
5 u
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.
EDUINDP 475/675 LICENSURE PORTFOLIO REVIEW
.5 u
A course to assist students to remove deficiencies in their portfolio
in order to make the portfolio acceptable for student continuation in teacher
education programs. Repeatable for maximum of 1.5 units.
EDUINDP 490/690 WORKSHOP
1-3 u
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