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3.00 Credits
(3.0 Units) (Prerequisite: Early Childhood Education 115; Advisory: Early Childhood Education 114. Three lecture hours weekly.) This course provides information, ideas, and hands-on experience in exploring a variety of innovative curriculum models such as "the emergent curriculum," the "Project Approach," athe "Reggio Emilia Approach." Students will explore strategiesand approaches for developing long-term projects with your children. Approaches for documenting and recording children's experiences in long-term projects are also included. (CSU)
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3.00 Credits
(3.0 Units) (No prerequisite. Three lecture hours weekly.) This course examines societal and personal attitudes, beliefs, values, assumptions and biases about culture, language, identity, family structures, ability and socioeconomic status. It focuses on the concepts of cultural competency in the early childhood classroom, and culturally sensitive/competent approaches to working with diverse populations of children and their families. Ideas and examples for creating culturally diverse and anti-bias curricula, materials and environments are featured. (CSU)
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2.00 Credits
(2.0 Units) (No prerequisite. Two lecture hours weekly.) This course offers a variety of strategies and hands on ideas for fostering creativity in young children. It examines aspects of creative thinking and provides methods for planning creative activities in all curriculum areas. This course satisfies the "Programs and Curriculum" requirement for licensing and can be applied toward coursework for a Child Development Permit. (CSU)
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3.00 Credits
(3.0 Units) (No prerequisite. Three lecture hours weekly.) This course covers approaches, techniques, and materials to use in caring for infants and toddlers in a program setting. Methods for developing age-appropriate curricula and setting up environments are included. This course can be applied toward credit in infant-toddler care required by the Department of Social Services and toward credit for the Child Development Permits. (CSU)
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3.00 Credits
(3.0 Units) (No prerequisite. Three lecture hours weekly.) This course covers information and methods for developing, teaching, and administering a preschool program. Topics include a survey of types of preschool programs, how to staff and plan a budget for a preschool program, the role of an administrator, setting up preschool environments, and planning for children. This course can be applied toward the administration course requirement for the Site Supervisor and Program Director Child Development Permits. This course is recommended in particular to directors and head teachers seeking credit in early childhood education administration. (CSU)
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3.00 Credits
(3.0 Units) (Prerequisite: Early Childhood Education 220A or concurrent enrollment. Three lecture hours weekly.) This course provides in-depth examination of such aspects of early childhood program administration as parent involvement, obtaining child and family histories, implementing regulation requirements, program evaluation procedures, child assessments, staff supervision, and nutrition programs. Administration of Title 5 childcare programs is also examined. This course can be applied toward credit needed for Site Supervisor and Program Director Child Development Permits. This course is recommended in particular for directors, head teachers, and teachers seeking an advanced early childhood administration course. (CSU)
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2.00 Credits
(2.0 Units) (No prerequisite. Two lecture hours weekly.) In this course students learn how to design and present developmentally appropriate science curricula for young children. Included are hands-on science activities with recommended materials. Young children's thinking and other cognitive processes are also examined. This course can be applied toward state licensing and Children's Center Permit requirements for coursework in "Programs and Curriculum." (CSU)
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2.00 Credits
(2.0 Units) (No prerequisite. Two lecture hours weekly.) This course prepares students to work with infants, toddlers, and preschoolers with special needs in a classroom setting. It includes approaches for assisting special needs children in classroom routines; assessing and identifying special needs; writing an Individual Education Plan, and working with parents of special needs infants, toddlers, and preschoolers. (CSU)
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1.00 Credits
(1.0 Unit) (No prerequisite. Sixteen and one-half lecture hours per semester.) Through a survey of teaching methods and hands-on music activities, this course enables students to develop a rich and enjoyable music program for young children, understand basic musical concepts, present culturally diverse music activities, and foster reading and math readiness through music. This course meets the Department of Social Services' requirement for coursework in the area of "Programs and Curriculum." (CSU)
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2.00 Credits
(2.0 Units) (No prerequisite. Two lecture hours weekly.) In this course students learn approaches and techniques for working with parents in infant/toddler, preschool and extended day programs. It includes strategies for planning and leading parent-teacher conferences, effective techniques for communicating with parents, and ideas for parent involvement in early childhood programs. (CSU)
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