Course Description: This course is concerned with human development from prenatal through elementary education with particular emphasis on the preschool child including children with developmental delays, disabilities, language and/or cultural differences. The early childhood developmental benchmarks through successive stages will be studied in depth. A minimum of 10 hours of field work is required for this course.

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This course examines curriculum models and the methods and techniques for caring for infants and toddlers. Students will learn ways to interact with and support children under the age of three. Emphasis?will be on the learning environment, including feeding and routines; responsive, reciprocal, nurturing relationships; cultural sensitivity, and inclusion. This includes knowledge and skills needed to plan, implement, and evaluate developmentally. appropriate curricula? for all children birth to three including children with developmental delays, disabilities, language and/or cultural differences.? Topics explored will include how to create routines and organize the environment to support learning, the role of families, and how to create experiences and interactions to support development in all domains.
Prerequisites: ECED 1104 or ECED 1002
Previous: Legacy Equivalent(s): ECE* 241

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This course examines curriculum models and the methods and techniques for caring for infants and toddlers. Students will learn ways to interact with and support children under the age of three. Emphasis?will be on the learning environment, including feeding and routines; responsive, reciprocal, nurturing, relationships; cultural sensitivity, and inclusion. This includes the knowledge and skills needed to plan, implement, and evaluate developmentally appropriate curricula for all children from birth to 3, including those with developmental delays, disabilities, language, and/or cultural differences. Topics explored will include how to create routines and organize the environment to support learning, the role of families, and how to create experiences and interactions to support development in all domains.
Prerequisites: ECED 1104 or ECED 1002
Previous: Legacy Equivalent(s): ECE* 241

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The study of the methods and techniques needed to plan, implement, and evaluate a developmentally and culturally appropriate, inclusive curriculum. Experiences will focus on the strategies used to design the learning environment; the interactions between and among teachers, children, and families; and the fostering of opportunities to enhance the development all children including those with disabilities, developmental delays, language and/or cultural differences. Students will share knowledge, experiences, and skills in a cooperative and supportive environment. A minimum of 25 hours of field work is required for this course.
Prerequisites: ECED 2410 and Home Campus Program Coordinator Approval
Previous: Legacy Equivalent(s): ECE* 222

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This course is designed to study the concept of creativity and the creative process as it applies to art and creative play for all young children including children with disabilities, developmental delays, language and /or cultural differences. Students will explore a wide variety of creative media suitable for use with all young children. Emphasis is given to creative experiences and environments as they impact on the development of all young children.

General Education: Creativity (CRTY)
Previous: Legacy Equivalent(s): ECE* 103

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This course is designed to have students acquire skills in order to plan and implement creative music and movement education experiences for all children from infancy through age eight including children with disabilities, delays, language and/or cultural differences. Areas of exploration will include singing, listening to music, rhythmic activities, chants, creating music, using instruments with children, multicultural music, dance and movement, musical games, and using music spontaneously in the classroom. The main goals of the course are to develop an understanding of the importance of music and movement education experiences in an early childhood environment, the role that music plays in the growth and development of young children, and how these experiences can be creatively planned, implemented, and integrated throughout the daily curriculum. All students will build a repertoire of music and movement education experiences.
General Education: Creativity (CRTY)
Previous: Legacy Equivalent(s): ECE* 106

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The relationship between health, safety and nutrition and child development will be examined. Emphasis will be on the strategies needed to implement a safe, healthy, and nutritionally sound program for all children including children with disabilities, developmental delays, language and/or cultural differences. Community agencies and resources that benefit all children and families will be explored.
Previous: Legacy Equivalent(s): ECE* 176

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This course will review the many positive guidance, behavior management and discipline strategies that are appropriate to be used with all young children including children with disabilities, developmental delays, language and/or cultural differences. Positive guidance approaches that go beyond rules and punishment will be examined. The course will explore how to support all children's social and emotional development including resilience. Self-reflection as a teacher will be stressed. The course will study how the environment affects behavior. Teaching/management styles will be analyzed to identify the best techniques to help guide all children to learn self-control.
Prerequisites: PSY 2004 or ECED 1002
Previous: Legacy Equivalent(s): ECE* 190

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The course provides an overview of the study of the exceptional child with emphasis on the history, laws, concepts, practices, and terminology used by professionals in the field within inclusive settings. Accommodations and teaching techniques effective for children with disabilities and developmental delays will be explored. A minimum of 5 hours of field work is required for this course.
Prerequisites: ECED students need ECED 1001 and ECED 1002 Pathway to Teaching Careers - Elementary students need ECED 1002 Pathway to Teaching Careers - Secondary students need PSY 2004 or permission of program coordinator, or bachelor's degree in education or related discipline
Previous: Legacy Equivalent(s): ECE* 215, ECS* 107

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This course is designed to help students explore a wide variety of developmentally appropriate math, science, engineering, and technology (S.T.E.M.) experiences suitable for use with young children. Foundational S.T.E.M. concepts are presented in relation to everyday objects and occurrences. This course will focus on the teacher's role in supporting children's interests in S.T.E.M. experiences. This course includes an introduction to the appropriate uses of various forms of technology with and by children, families, and educators as informed by contemporary research and best practice. Emphasis will be placed on the relationship between essential dispositions and cognitive learning.
Previous: Legacy Equivalent(s): ECE* 109

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An introduction to language and literacy acquisition and development in the young child. Exploration of the early childhood language arts curriculum includes speaking, listening, writing, and reading skills and the teaching strategies that will support the curriculum. Emphasis on the influence of a child's background and experiences on emerging literacy development will be explored as will the importance of family partnerships and assessment. This course will address the learning needs of all children including children with disabilities, developmental delays, language and/or cultural differences. Creation of a literacy-rich environment that engages children in developmentally appropriate language arts experiences will be included. A minimum of 5 hours of field work is required for this course.

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This course is an in-depth look at the child, family school and community and the relationship between and among them. It will review the socialization process and the development of the child as a social being. The course will examine how family systems, community settings and school environments impact young children including those with disabilities, developmental delays, language and/or cultural differences. Students will explore creating effective working relationships with families through communication considering the role of culture, diversity and theory.
Prerequisites: Eligibility for ENG 1010 or permission of program coordinator.
Previous: Legacy Equivalent(s): ECE* 275, SOC* 111

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This course examines curriculum models and the methods and techniques for caring for infants and toddlers. Students will learn ways to interact with and support children under the age of three. Emphasis?will be on the learning environment including feeding and routines; responsive, reciprocal, nurturing, relationships;?cultural sensitivity, and inclusion. This includes knowledge and skills needed to plan, implement, and evaluate developmentally?appropriate curricula?for all children birth to three including children with developmental delays, disabilities, language and/or cultural differences.? Topics explored will include how to create routines and organize the environment to support learning, the role of families, as well as creating experiences and interactions to support development in all domains.
Prerequisites: ECED 1104 or ECED 1002
Previous: Legacy Equivalent(s): ECE* 241

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The purpose of the Student Teaching Practicum I is to enable the student to apply child development theory in a learning environment and to work with children under close supervision. Guided observation, participation, and supervised student teaching in an approved site is required. Students will plan, organize, implement, reflect and evaluate classroom experiences. Weekly seminars devoted to issues in Early Childhood Education and the experience of the student teachers will extend the individual’s student teaching experience. Students will complete a minimum of 100 hours of
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The purpose of the student teaching practicum is to enable the student to apply child development theory in a learning environment and to work with children under close supervision. Guided observation, participation, and supervised student teaching in an approved site is required. Students will manage a classroom, plan, organize, implement, reflect and evaluate classroom experiences. Weekly seminars devoted to issues in Early Childhood Education and the experience of the student teachers will extend the individual’s student teaching experience. Students will complete a minimum of 100 hours of student teaching in an approved setting.

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The purpose of the student teaching practicum is to enable the student to apply child development theory in a learning environment and to work with children under close supervision. Guided observation, participation, and supervised student teaching in an approved site is required. Students will manage a classroom, plan, organize, implement, reflect and evaluate classroom experiences. Weekly seminars devoted to issues in Early Childhood Education and the experience of the student teachers will extend the individual’s student teaching experience. Students will complete a minimum of 200 hours of student teaching in an approved setting.

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This introductory course is designed to examine the multi-dimensional aspects of administering high quality education programs for young children and their families, ages 0-8 including children with disabilities, developmental delays, language and /or cultural differences. Emphasis is placed on licensing regulations, accreditation and best practices in supervision, program implementation and operations, and the basic responsibilities of an administrator in private, public, and federally funded schools/programs. Students who complete this course are encouraged, but not required, to complete ECED 212.

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This course is designed to examine the multi-dimensional role of leaders, mentors and administrators in early education programs that serve diverse children between the ages of 0 to 8. Emphasis will be on leadership, communication, management, advocacy, and strategic approaches in initiating and implementing change. The role of a leader in supporting diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging will be explored.

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This course introduces students to the roles and responsibilities of the educational paraprofessional working with young children, preschool to grade three, including those children with developmentally delays, disabilities, language and/or cultural differences in the public-school system.  Emphasis is on providing educational paraprofessionals and students interested in paraprofessional opportunities with the knowledge and skills necessary to support certified and licensed professional staff in schools to implement developmentally appropriate learning experiences within equitable and inclusive learning environments.

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This course will examine the theories and practices of effective adult teaching and learning. The course includes the neuroscience that informs those theories; the theorists and their constructs; and practices based on those theories. This will be presented in the context of diversity, inclusion, equity and belonging for the students in the course and for the audience with whom they will be working.

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This course is designed for early care and education providers who wish to obtain a Child Development (CDA) Credential. Students will study the national standards for evaluation and credentialing by the Council of Early Childhood Professional Recognition and become familiar with the Direct Assessment System. Students will examine and review the CDA Competencies and Functional Areas and their integration with early childhood theory and practice. A majority of this coursework will assist students in the development of their professional resource file and the completion of other necessary documentation and the final assessment process. Students will prepare to apply for the CDA Credential with one of the following endorsements: center-based preschool, center-based infant/toddler, family day care, or home visitor. This course emphasizes best practices that support diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging.

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This seminar and fieldwork course is designed for childcare providers who are preparing for their Child Development Associate (CDA) Credential through the Council for Professional Recognition in Washington, D.C. under its present requirements. The student will attend a weekly seminar and a minimum of 10 hours of fieldwork in a licensed early childhood setting. This course will assist and continue to assist in the preparation of the required CDA Professional Resource File, the required Classroom Observation Visit and the final assessment process. This course will integrate best practices in diversity, equity, and inclusion.

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In this course students examine autism spectrum disorder (ASD), theorized etiologies of the ASD’s including genes/environment interaction, and strategies and interventions regarded as ASD best practices in the literature. The course emphasizes the identification process, appropriate traditional and nontraditional strategies, behavior interventions, and models focusing on, but not limited to, Applied Behavioral Analysis (ABA). Field work may be required in this course.

Pre-Requisites: ECED 215 or ECS 112 and ECED 182 or PSY 204, and eligibility for ENG 101 or permission of the coordinator.

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