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  • 3.00 Credits

    Offered periodically to meet student special interests in the field. 3.000 Credit Hours 3.000 Lecture hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Lecture Ed&Graduate Studies College Teacher Education Department
  • 3.00 Credits

    Students will examine social, political, economic, and educational trends and issues that influence the education of young children, both past and present. They will investigate research, practices, and positions related to the issues studied. Students will explore available models for possible solutions or resolution of issues, as well as factors that may have an impact on desired outcomes for the field. AA, AS, or AAS in ECE. Instructor permission may be obtained to register for this course. 3.000 Credit Hours 3.000 Lecture hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Lecture Ed&Graduate Studies College Teacher Education Department
  • 3.00 Credits

    This course is designed to ensure that students have a firm grounding in working with students with special needs in the early childhood setting. Needs of the child are explored through an examination of the child, family and environ- mental characteristics. Typical and atypical language, speech, emotional, motor and cognitive development is presented with a focus on the interdependent nature of these domains. The course will enable students to understand the importance of trans-disciplinary collaboration of educators and specialists from occupational therapy, physical therapy, speech and language, psychology and recreation and health in making educationally relevant decisions. Students become familiar with individual and group activities and strategies for implementation in the clasroom and enter with a clear set of guidlines for intervention strategies with children and support for families. Instructor permission may be obtained to register for this course. 3.000 Credit Hours 3.000 Lecture hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Lecture Ed&Graduate Studies College Teacher Education Department
  • 3.00 Credits

    Students will discover and implement various research-based strategies and techniques used to create and support language- and culturally-rich environments for dual language learners in early childhood settings. Topics discussed in the course include: supporting first and second language emergent literacy; implementing effective classroom communication; organizing the classroom for language/ culturally-responsive instruction; and understanding strategies and challenges related to the assessment of dual language learners, impact of cultural and linguistic diversity on teaching and learning; second language learning processes and milestones; issues and factors related to second language acquisition and teaching; and working with parents and families of dual language learners. AA, AS, or AAS in ECE. Instructor permission may be obtained to register for this course. 3.000 Credit Hours 3.000 Lecture hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Lecture Ed&Graduate Studies College Teacher Education Department
  • 3.00 Credits

    Students will be introduced to the interrelationships of family systems and will develop an awareness of the educator's role in supporting young children and their families. This course emphasizes cultural diversity, parenting styles; environmental influences, diverse communities and resources for families. 3.000 Credit Hours 3.000 Lecture hours Levels: Graduate, Undergraduate Schedule Types: Lecture Ed&Graduate Studies College Teacher Education Department
  • 3.00 Credits

    This course gives students a foundation in the theories of leadership and the concepts of supervision that are applicable in early childhood settings. Students will be expected to have oopportunities to practice the various and diverse skills associated with effective supervision. This course will foster the development of early childhood stakeholder leadership skills including advocacy, supervision, accessing funding, and networking. 3.000 Credit Hours 3.000 Lecture hours Levels: Graduate, Undergraduate Schedule Types: Lecture Ed&Graduate Studies College Teacher Education Department
  • 3.00 Credits

    In this course students explore the natures of play, and creativity, and how these are nurtured and enriched. Play theory, play research and the nature and stages of play, creativity and development, learning, and imagination are considered. This course is designed to examine the content and methods available to facilitate children's expression through art, music, free play and dramatic play within the early childhood environment. Students will learn how to use the environment and interaction to facilitate through play the devoplment of young children to promote growth across developmental domains. 3.000 Credit Hours 3.000 Lecture hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Lecture Ed&Graduate Studies College Teacher Education Department
  • 3.00 Credits

    Offered periodically to meet student special interests in the field. 3.000 Credit Hours 3.000 Lecture hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Lecture Ed&Graduate Studies College Teacher Education Department
  • 4.00 Credits

    This course provides a brief overview of the educational and philisophical principles that influence early childhood curriculum (for childres ages 0-8). Students will examine components of early childhood effective instruction, theoretical bases, planning, implementation, and evaluation of all aspects related to curriculum that supports the development of the "whole child". 4.000 Credit Hours 4.000 Lecture hours Levels: Graduate, Undergraduate Schedule Types: Lecture Ed&Graduate Studies College Teacher Education Department
  • 4.00 - 8.00 Credits

    The purpose of this course is to expose the student to a semester of teaching, observing, and participating in classroom related experience in a preschool setting. The experience will be supervised by one or more cooperating teachers and coordinated by a college supervisor. For an added endorsement in Early Childhood Education, students must teach in two different age ranges (primary: K-2, and pre-primary: age 3-5 years). 4.000 TO 8.000 Credit Hours 4.000 TO 8.000 Other hours Levels: Graduate, Undergraduate Schedule Types: Student Teaching Ed&Graduate Studies College Teacher Education Department
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