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3.00 Credits
There are no prerequisites required for this course. This course presents an overview of the various theories of development from pre-birth through 36 months of age. Guidelines for developmental group care of children from infancy to thirty-six months of age will be explored in relation to appropriate care of young children in center or family-based childcare settings. Issues involving health, safety and nutrition, education and advocacy will be covered This course will provide perspective or current caregivers and administrators with practical applications for enhancing all areas of development in infants and toddlers.
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3.00 Credits
Defines the stages of development in children's creative abilities. Students will participate in and develop a collection of music, movement, and art activities appropriate for young children. Various teaching methods and techniques will be presented.
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3.00 Credits
This course focuses on those aspects of nutrition, health and safety that are most important to people who work with young children as professional caregivers and teachers. Basic information on nutritional needs, food patterns, nutrients and guidelines for healthful eating are studied. Issues of health and safety are addressed, including policies and procedures, infectious diseases, on lesson planning and ways to involve parents in the nutrition, health and safety program will be studied. certified in child CPR.
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3.00 Credits
This course is designed to provide students with a foundation in children's literature and literacy processes and to develop and deepen students' appreciation of children's literature as a legitimate literary form by surveying the multifaceted world of children's books. Throughout the course, concepts and strategies will be highlighted that help to cultivate children's love of and response to literature. Children's literature will be presented within the context of developing literacy and encouraging the integration of literature across the curriculum. The course addresses children's literature issues from birth through age 10.
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3.00 Credits
Explores the history, programs and methodology in the field of Early Childhood Education, including the exceptional child.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: ENGL 111- English I. This course examines the historical and philosophical foundations of Early Childhood Education, pre-school through third grade. Current trends in primary education will be reviewed and evaluated with a focus on the public school system. Issues affecting the role of the early childhood teacher, including an overview of the profession, classroom mangement, teaching strategies related to the growth and development of the primary aged child, planning and assessment will be explored.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: ECHD 255 - Foundations of Early Childhood Education. This course provides opportunities for observation, analysis, and guided interaction within varied educational settings. Students are assigned to observe and perform specific teaching duties determined by the cooperating teacher in varied educational settings, elementary through high school. Psychological, philosophical and historic educational theories are analyzed in the light of current practices that students will observe, research or apply. Connections are made between the field experiences and 1) historical educational practices, 2) philosophically-based educational theories, and 3) psychologically-based educational practices. 30 hours of assigned field observation will be required over the course of the semester. Students must be available at least one morning per week. NOTE: As soon as students have registered for this course, they must have a valid criminal background check completed at their local police department. RVCC does not provide this service.
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3.00 Credits
Cooperative Education Approval Form Required. See Department Co-op Coordinator. Cooperative Education is the integration of classroom study with specific planned periods of learning through employment to gain practical experience. The course utilizes a seminar approach with performance based activities and individual student objectives which are job related and employer evaluated.
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3.00 Credits
Macroeconomics examines how all of the players in a market fit together into a complete economy. Students investigate the foundations of economic theory to determine ways to correct various economic problems. Issues such as unemployment, economic growth and resource allocation are also examined.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: GPA of at least 3.5 or permission of instructor. This course introduces students to the foundations of economic theory and will cover issues such as unemployment, economic growth, and inflation. This Honors course, however, will also examine such topics as the macroeconomic effects of international trade in more detail than the regular course. Moreover, it will look into the cutting edge idea that continual economic growth might not only be unfeasible, but also intrinsically undesirable; that is, the class will examine the possibilities for stopping economic growth and at the same time improving material well-being even by conventional standards.
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