*Intro to Early Childhood Ed

Surveys historical, social, and philosophical foundations of the field of early childhood education. Includes developmentally appropriate practices, observation and documentation, culturally relevant practices, survey of types of early childhood settings, ethics, and professionalism.

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Creativity Early Childhood

Explores creativity and culturally-rich, art-integrated curriculum in Early Childhood classrooms. Promotes innovative and collaborative practices that highlight ways to connect one's personal identity and build connections to place and culture.

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Child Development and Learning

Introduces the cognitive, physical, emotional, social and communicative development of children from birth through age 12. Explores the patterns and sequences of development in terms of learning that is occurring in the home, school or community environment. Applies human development and learning theories to formal and informal learning, including cultural considerations. Introduces appropriate teaching and curricular requirements to meet the needs of diverse learners, including children with exceptionalities and dual language learners. Special Note: This course requires a 10 hour field experience observation. Students must show documentation of a clear background check.

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Health Nutr Wellness Children

Examines concepts of health, wellness, safety and nutrition and the relationship to the growth and development of the young child. Emphasizes promoting positive attitudes, working with culturally diverse families, and implementing developmentally appropriate curriculum strategies.

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Interdisciplinary Curriculum

Examines interdisciplinary curriculum models for young children. Explores interest-based, developmentally appropriate, culturally relevant, and standards-based curriculum. Special Note: 30 field hours are required. Head Start or Title One recommended.

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Guiding Young Children

Examines the learning principles relevant to guidance of young children. Introduces the social, emotional, and intellectual development of young children and examines implications for effective child guidance and motivation in the classroom. Special Note: This course requires a 12-hour field experience observation. Students must show documentation of a clear background check.

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Infant & Toddler Development

Examines the development of infants and toddlers, infant and toddler care programs, the roles of caregivers, and ways to build culturally responsive family engagement. Emphasizes cognitive, language, social, emotional, motor development and the importance of relationships in the care and education of infants and toddlers. Special Note: Requires 10 observation hours. Students must provide documentation of a clear background check.

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CRT Family Engagement

Examines the importance and complexity of building culturally responsive classrooms that support family and community engagement. The course explores programs that support family-centered principles underlying program planning, implementation, environments and relationship building.

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Found/Literacy & Lang Develop

Explores the foundations and theoretical frameworks of literacy development. Examines literacy components of language, reading, and writing development for various stages, ages, and a range of social and cultural contexts. Introduction to brain research about reading and other evidence-based practices.

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Language, Reading & Culture

Examines models of teaching, cultural issues, ways to involve and support families and communities, and specific language and literacy instructional approaches to best support and assess English Language Learners (ELL) and/or dual language learners in the classroom. Explores the relationship between oral proficiency and literacy and culturally responsive teaching and assessment. Emphasizes evidence-based instructional practices which promote language development, particularly in reading and writing success for ELL and/or dual language students. Special Note: Requires 15 hours of field placement.

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Math & Science Early Childhood

Examines the principles, developmental concepts, and curricula designed to promote science and mathematics concepts. Analyzes how young children develop mathematical and scientific thinking. Covers the methods of teaching mathematics and science to young children. Special Note: Field experience is completed in conjunction with EDEC A495E. Registration Restrictions: Admission to the School of Education, to the advanced practicum for early childhood education, and department approval

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Literacy for Young Children

Examines the principles of language and reading development. Covers oral language, phonemic awareness, phonics, fluency, vocabulary, spelling, comprehension, and writing, as they relate to the developmental process of learning how to read. Registration Restrictions: Department approval.

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EC Stu Teach Seminar 1

Provides for the exchange of ideas and experiences with a focus on culturally responsive strategies, trauma-informed practices, and performance-based assessment systems. Discusses and reflects of developmentally appropriate practices and professionalism/ethics using the NAEYC Professional Preparation Standards and Code of Ethical Conduct. Special Note: Students must be admitted to student teaching 1. Registration Restrictions: Department approval

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Early Childhood Stu Teach 1

Supervised student teaching 1 in an early childhood classroom. Allows for application of theoretical concepts and principles and emphasizes developmentally and culturally appropriate curriculum instruction, planning, assessment, reflection, classroom management, and professional skills for the field. Students are expected to engage in reflective practice while working with young children. Special Note: Students must be admitted to student teaching 1. Registration Restrictions: Department approval

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*Intro to Early Childhood Ed

Surveys historical, social, and philosophical foundations of the field of early childhood education. Includes developmentally appropriate practices, observation and documentation, culturally relevant practices, survey of types of early childhood settings, ethics, and professionalism.

(Click on an individual CRN for more information on each offering)

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Creativity Early Childhood

Explores creativity and culturally-rich, art-integrated curriculum in Early Childhood classrooms. Promotes innovative and collaborative practices that highlight ways to connect one's personal identity and build connections to place and culture.

(Click on an individual CRN for more information on each offering)

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Child Development and Learning

Introduces the cognitive, physical, emotional, social and communicative development of children from birth through age 12. Explores the patterns and sequences of development in terms of learning that is occurring in the home, school or community environment. Applies human development and learning theories to formal and informal learning, including cultural considerations. Introduces appropriate teaching and curricular requirements to meet the needs of diverse learners, including children with exceptionalities and dual language learners. Special Note: This course requires a 10 hour field experience observation. Students must show documentation of a clear background check.

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Health Nutr Wellness Children

Examines concepts of health, wellness, safety and nutrition and the relationship to the growth and development of the young child. Emphasizes promoting positive attitudes, working with culturally diverse families, and implementing developmentally appropriate curriculum strategies.

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Selected Topics in EC

Examines current issues, themes, strategies and/or trends in the field of early childhood education. Special Note: May be repeated for a maximum of 9 credits.

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Guiding Young Children

Examines the learning principles relevant to guidance of young children. Introduces the social, emotional, and intellectual development of young children and examines implications for effective child guidance and motivation in the classroom. Special Note: This course requires a 12-hour field experience observation. Students must show documentation of a clear background check.

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Infant & Toddler Development

Examines the development of infants and toddlers, infant and toddler care programs, the roles of caregivers, and ways to build culturally responsive family engagement. Emphasizes cognitive, language, social, emotional, motor development and the importance of relationships in the care and education of infants and toddlers. Special Note: Requires 10 observation hours. Students must provide documentation of a clear background check.

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CRT Family Engagement

Examines the importance and complexity of building culturally responsive classrooms that support family and community engagement. The course explores programs that support family-centered principles underlying program planning, implementation, environments and relationship building.

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Early Childhood Seminar

Provides an opportunity for the exchange of ideas and experiences during the practicum field placement. Students discuss and evaluate developmentally appropriate practices and reflect on ethics and professionalism using the NAEYC Professional Preparation Standards and Code of Ethical Conduct. Registration Restrictions: Must be admitted to practicum, and to the Associate of Applied Science in Early Childhood Development or the Bachelor of Arts in Early Childhood Education

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Early Childhood Practicum

Supervised field experience in early childhood classroom. Students develop, implement and evaluate elements of a comprehensive, developmentally appropriate curriculum and learning environment. Special Note: Requires 150 hours of field experience. Registration Restrictions: Departmental approval, admission to practicum and AAS Early Childhood Development

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Young Child/Inclusive Settings

Examines the principles, issues and concepts of inclusive teaching practices to support young children from birth through age eight. Focuses on research-informed inclusive practices for young children with exceptionalities and those from diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds. Special Note: This course requires a 10-hour field experience observation. Students must show documentation of a clear background check.

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EC Assessment

Examines the process of observation, documentation, assessment, and analysis. Focuses on this process as a cycle of inquiry and action. Covers formal and informal assessment systems will be covered in relation to literacy and language development. Applies performance evidence to plan next steps of instruction. Special Note: 15 hours of field experience are required. Not available for credit to students who have completed EDEC A607. Registration Restrictions: Admission to the School of Education. May be stacked with: EDEC A607

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Selected Topics in EC

Examines current issues, themes, strategies and/or trends in the field of early childhood education. Special Note: May be repeated for a maximum of 9 credits with a change of topic.

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No Distance Learning courses available.

EC Capstone Sem

Focuses on performance-based assessment systems with an emphasis on classroom guidance, planning, facilitating instruction, and assessment practices. Includes discussion and reflection of developmentally appropriate practices and professionalism/ethics using the NAEYC Professional Preparation Standards and Code of Ethical Conduct. Registration Restrictions: Admission to School of Education Early Childhood Student Teaching.

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Early Childhood Stu Teach 2

Supervised student teaching in early childhood classrooms, culminating with a residency. Allows for application of theoretical concepts and principles in the early childhood classroom environment. Emphasizes classroom management, developmentally and culturally appropriate curriculum instruction, planning, assessment, reflection, and professional skills for the field. Special Note: Students must be admitted to Student Teaching 2 in Early Childhood Education. Registration Restrictions: Department approval

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