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355 Early Childhood Education Curriculum Map

Courses

Candidates will create environments that are healthy, respectful, supportive, and challenging for each child by applying their knowledge of young children's characteristics, needs with consideration of the individual influences impacting a child's development and learning.                       

Candidates will apply their knowledge to demonstrate that they value the importance of family engagement while acknowledging the complex characteristics of children's families and communities by creating respectful, reciprocal relationships that support and empower families.                            

Candidates will demonstrate knowledge of the goals, benefits and uses of assessment by using systematic observations, documentation, and other effective assessment strategies in a responsible way, in partnership with families and other professionals, to positively influence the development of every child.                                     

Candidates will use a wide array of developmentally appropriate approaches, instructional strategies, and tools to connect with children and families and positively influence each child's development and learning.

Candidates will design, implement, and evaluate meaningful, challenging curricula that promote comprehensive developmental and learning outcomes for every young child. Candidates will utilize the essential concepts, inquiry tools, and structure of content areas and identifying resources to deepen their understanding.              

Candidates will advocate for sound educational practices and policies in line with educational standards for early childhood practice (ethical guidelines, educational and policy advocacy, reflective and critical perspectives, and integration of knowledge to inform practice and decisions).                   

ECE 2163

Hlth, Safety Nutr Young Chi             

R





R

SPED 3103

The Exceptional Child

R

R

 

R

R


EDUC 3003

Intro to Teaching      

I

I

I



I

EDUC 3023

Creative Exp Early Child & Ele




R

R


EDUC 3513

Teaching Primary Reading



I

I

I


ECE 3154

Mthds & Pract In ECE

R

R

R

R

R

R

ECE 3303

Home, School And Community


R

R

R



LIBS 3423

Children's Literature




I



EDUC 3612

Classroom Management

M



M


R

EDUC 3673

Media & Tech in Education




I



EDUC 3733

Developmental Psychology

I



I



EDUC 3753

Educational Psychology




R



ECE 4144

Mthds & Pract In Cognitive Dev

M

M

M

M

M

R

EDUC 4313

Practicum in Assessment & Inst



M

M



EDUC 4423

Language Arts Methods




R

M


EDUC 4463

Mathematics Methods




R

M


EDUC 4553

Diag/Remed of Read Difficult



M

M



ECE 4653

Assessment of Young Children



R

R



EDUC 4935

Clinical Exper in Teaching I

R

R

R

R

R

M

EDUC 4945

Clinical Exper in Teaching II

R

R

R

R

R

M

Student learning outcomes can be not covered in a core course; introduced in a core course (I); reinforced in a core course (R); or mastered in a core course (M).