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Course Criteria
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5.00 Credits
Teacher candidates will learn to develop, plan, and implement strategies for the care and education of toddlers from 18 months to 3 years of age. Candidates will teach under the supervision of child care professionals and university faculty. Candidates will develop skills in the application of developmentally appropriate practices with toddlers. Candidates will meet with a university supervisor each week to review planning and teaching strategies and to discuss their concerns. Verification of professional liability insurance is required prior to placement in the teaching experience.
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3.00 Credits
This course is designed to provide teacher candidates with the knowledge and understanding of children’s play in a variety of settings. A review of play theories as well as a historical approach to play is presented. Teacher candidates have the opportunity to explore the relationship of play to curriculum development and assessment. Issues regarding gender, culture, second language acquisition, socioeconomic status, stress and personality types are discussed in relationship to play.
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3.00 Credits
The course is designed to assist students in developing knowledge and understanding of the principles, components and development of infant and toddler curricula, and strategies of learning for very young children. The 35 hour field experience in an infant, toddler or early learning environment, a requirement of this course, is designed to assist the teacher/facilitator in the application of developmentally appropriate practices with all infants, toddlers and very young children including those with cultural and language differences and/or special needs.
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3.00 Credits
This course is designed to provide teacher candidates with opportunities to understand the importance of movement in the development and education of young children. Movement exploration, including problem solving and guided discovery activities, will be studied and experienced. Candidates will have the opportunity to participate in a variety of children’s games and rhythmic activities as well as create and implement these activities to meet the needs of young children who differ in culture, ability, and language. Included in this course are 10 hours of observation and interaction with a learner in a naturalistic setting. Verification of professional liability insurance is required. Current use of technology will be integrated as communication and instructional tools.
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3.00 Credits
This course is designed to provide teacher candidates with opportunities to understand the importance of a healthy and safe environment for young children. Issues include infectious disease control, injury and accident prevention, chronic health care conditions and illnesses, child abuse and neglect, and proper meal planning and nutrition. Upon successful completion of this course, teacher candidates will be awarded certification in Basic First Aid and CPR for infants and young children.
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3.00 Credits
The role of art, music and creativity will be explored. Teacher candidates will understand the relationship of the infant and young child’s development to creative expression, art and music. Methods of implementing art, music and creative development in teaching infants and young children will be investigated.
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3.00 Credits
This course analyzes family, school, and community resources as related to the family life cycle, explores child welfare and education and environmental approach, and exploration of careers related to children and families. Strategies to improve communication and collaboration are emphasized with a focus on family types, cultures, languages, economic conditions, school systems, community services, political forces, advocacy groups, and other factors that impact young children and their families. Ten hours of service learning in an approved site is required.
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3.00 Credits
Students will learn how essential movement is to the physical, emotional, and cognitive development of children. They will learn to present children with motives of activity in which action and interest combine to provide irresistible activities that children love to repeat spontaneously. Students will understand that children develop independence and achieve concentration and self-realization when they work with developmentally appropriate materials. Students will learn to implement teaching strategies that enhance the child’s physical, cognitive, emotional, and social development.
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3.00 Credits
Candidates will learn to use a rich array of developmentally appropriate materials that address each of the child’s senses in ways that establish foundations for cognitive growth. Work with these materials promotes the development that children need for the successful mastery of writing, reading, and mathematics skills. Candidates learn to give sensorial presentaions with Geometry, Botany, Geography, and Peace Education Curriculum materials and also learn to help children develop listening, sight singing and musical notation skills.
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5.00 Credits
Candidates will learn to develop, plan, and implement strategies for the care and education of 3 to 5 year old children. Candidates will teach under the supervision of childcare professionals and university faculty. Candidates will develop skills in the presentation of developmentally appropriate practical life and sensorial materials to 3 to 5 year old children. Candidates meet with a university supervisor each week to review planning and teaching strategies and to discuss their concerns. Verification of professional liability insurance is required prior to placement in the teaching experience.
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