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  • CHS 252: Social Studies in the Early Childhood Classroom

    2.00 Credits
    Post University

    This course introduces prospective teachers of young children to a variety of themes and strategies that promote social awareness, pro-social behavior, and interpersonal skills for young children. This course will encourage students to examine the ways in which the classroom environment and the world outside the classroom affect learning. Concepts in ethnicity, family and community life, and diversity are explored. Curriculum planning for young children with a wide variety of needs and abilities will be addressed. Prerequisite: CHS111
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  • CHS 254: Health, Safety and Nutrition

    2.00 Credits
    Post University

    This course explores the issues of health, safety, and nutrition in relation to the normal growth and development of young children. Emphasis is placed on recognition and measurement of normal growth patterns, principles of good nutrition, hygiene, health maintenance and illness prevention, and the importance of physical activity. Safety practices as they apply to early childhood settings are also studied, including playground safety, poisons, fire safety, and violence prevention. Understanding cultural issues and special needs of individual children are addressed as aspects of health and safety. Prerequisite: CHS111 or Permission of CHS Director.
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  • CHS 299: Practicum

    3.00 Credits
    Post University

    This course is designed to provide students with practical experiences in early childhood education. Students spend 15 hours per semester in seminars and assist in their professional area for 100 hours. Students must demonstrate competencies in planning activities to promote young children's cognitive, creative, language, and social development. Prerequisite: CHS111, 9 credits in CHS, Permission of CHS Director. You must speak with your academic advisor as well as the Career Services Office before registering. Click here for more information.
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  • CHS 320: Emergent Literacy

    3.00 Credits
    Post University

    This course details early language, literacy and development of the young child. Students will learn to plan and integrate appropriate cross-curricular language and literacy activities for all types of learners, including children with exceptionalities. Attention is given to understanding, encouraging and supporting local and global communities, diversity and families; as well as what is developmentally appropriate for the early childhood learner. Students will gain knowledge in all components of literacy development and how to utilize the classroom environment to foster literacy. Adaptation of curricular materials for the exceptional learner and culturally diverse student is incorporated. Students will develop literacy lesson plans. Prerequisite: CHS 203, or permission from the CHS Director.
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  • CHS 425: Curriculum Approaches in Early Childhood Education

    3.00 Credits
    Post University

    This course will explore developmentally appropriate approaches to early childhood curriculum development. It will addresses cross-curricular methods of teaching in the early years of childhood based on developmental stages and levels of the children, incorporating observation and individualization while planning for a larger group. Students will explore play based curriculum, the CT Preschool Curriculum Framework (1999), Creative Curriculum and other developmentally appropriate curriculum approaches to early childhood education. Incorporated into the course work will be the NAEYC standards in regard to developmentally appropriate practices, curriculum and teaching.
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  • CHS 450: Observations, Assessment and Individualization

    3.00 Credits
    Post University

    This course provides students with practical experiences in an early childhood setting. Students are required to spend 15 hours per semester/module in a NAEYC accredited early care facility in addition to class time. Students will demonstrate competency in observation skills as they relate to ongoing assessment and meeting the individual needs of the children and group lesson planning. Students must demonstrate competencies in planning to promote cognitive and language development. Utilization of the State of CT Benchmarks, Performance Standards and CT Preschool Assessment Framework will be incorporated into this course work. Prerequisite: Permission Advisor/CHS Director.
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  • CIS 112: Introduction to Computing

    3.00 Credits
    Post University

    This course strives to meet the high level of computer literacy required of all students earning a degree from the university. Special emphasis is placed on the ethical use of computer technology for information analysis and communications. Computer units introduce the Internet, Windows, word processing, spreadsheets, and presentation software. Students who feel they have attained computer literacy and earn 70 percent on an exemption exam may substitute any other 3-credit course for this core requirement. Prerequisite: Keyboarding proficiency is recommended.
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  • CIS 200: Programming Fundamentals

    3.00 Credits
    Post University

    This course provides opportunities to practice the critical organizational and logical skills required when using data structures for writing programs in high level programming languages. Planning tools for modularity and data structures are introduced. It is the student's responsibility to master programming fundamental skills before registering for specific programming language courses. If a student chooses to bypass this course, he/she can be removed from a language specific programming class due to insufficient mastery of programming fundamentals. Students may prove competency by passing a waiver examination. No credit is granted if the requirement is waived.
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  • CIS 230: Introduction to Visual BASIC

    3.00 Credits
    Post University

    This course applies structured techniques to programming business applications in Visual BASIC. Sequential and random-access file processing methods are introduced for report generation. Prerequisites: CIS200, CIS112
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  • CIS 240: Programming in C++

    3.00 Credits
    Post University

    The C++ language will be explored for modular programming structures, arrays, and pointers. Comparisons between C++ and other programming methodologies, especially C, will be made. Prerequisites: CIS200, CIS112.
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