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3.00 Credits
The processes affecting and effecting human development, with implications for educational practices used by and in the family, school, and community. Attention given to measurements and evaluative techniques for assessing total growth. The case method will be used, with direct and recorded observation being required.
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3.00 Credits
A study of human development and its relationship to the theories and principles of learning and teaching. Topics investigated will include self-development, group functioning, individual learning alternatives, and teacher evaluative techniques as they affect learning. Students will need to complete the fingerprint and background clearance process and be issued the appropriate identification prior to being scheduled for a field experience or school-site assignment.
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2.00 Credits
This course is designed to deepen and to coalesce previously studied concepts, such as developmentally appropriate practice, the accommodation and inclusion of cultural, behavioral and educational diversity, and the social, emotional, language and cognitive stages of child development that have been introduced and explored throughout the student's preparation program. Students will learn the principles necessary to effectively integrate the elements of time, space and resources into healthy, respectful and collaborative learning environments to both support and challenge the learner. Additional aspects to be studied are: legal and ethical issues, technology as a classroom support, recordkeeping, observation, cumulative and formative assessment and family and community partnerships.
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3.00 Credits
This course is a program requirement designed specifically for students majoring in Teacher Education. It is intended to enhance and broaden the students' mathematical knowledge. Cooperative learning and collaborative group investigations will be utilized to solve problems, conduct mathematical experiments, formulate mathematical models, make predictions, and other related learning activities. Topics in the course include problem solving and reasoning, set theory, functions, estimation, numeration and mathematical systems, the real number system and elementary number theory. Mastery of basic communication skills is required to successfully complete the course. Students will be required to make both oral and written reports as they communicate mathematics. Education 216 does not meet the general education requirement for an Associate Degree.
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3.00 Credits
Cooperative and collaborative group activities will be utilized in the investigation of topics in basic geometry, measurement techniques, introductory probability and elementary statistics. Communicating mathematics, utilizing technology as a tool for problem solving basic experimentation and data collecting, and connections between mathematical concepts, patterns and models to real world applications are activities stressed in this course.
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3.00 Credits
This course is an introduction to the profession of early childhood education. Objectives include growth and development of young children. This course examines the historic, theoretical, and philosophical underpinnings of current early childhood programs. This course explores pay, learning environments, and curriculum and looks at the context of families and communities. Students are required to prepare reflective journals, to engage in field observations, and to contribute to portfolio development. Students will need to complete the fingerprint and background clearance process and be issued the appropriate identification prior to being scheduled for a field experience or school-site assignment.
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4.00 Credits
This course examines and assesses developmentally appropriate environments for young children birth to age eight and includes the planning of physically and psychologically safe and healthy learning environments. This course is designed to provide early childhood teacher candidates with the knowledge, skills, and disposition to effectively establish, adapt, maintain and assess instructional environments appropriate for infants, toddlers, preschoolers, and primary-aged children. Students will complete objective-specific field experience assignments in local public pre- kindergarten through third-grade classrooms. These field experiences will include a variety of instructional and non-instructional activities, thorough preparation and pre-planning, evaluation and reflection, and the collection of journal portfolio artifacts. Students will need to complete the fingerprint and background clearance process and be issued the appropriate identification prior to being scheduled for a field experience or school-site assignment.
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3.00 Credits
The course content includes the process of language development, including impact of phonemic awareness, how the brain responds to reading acquisition and practical applications of research in language development, acquisition, and use. Course objectives develop an understanding of the role of experiential background and prior knowledge, motivation, and relevancy to emerging readers. Major themes of the course are the acquisition of literacy skills through a balanced approach and multiculturalism. Course requirements include classroom observation and the demonstration of reading materials, reading series, and other reading resources used by classroom teachers. Students will need to complete the fingerprint and background clearance process and be issued the appropriate identification prior to being scheduled for a field experience or school-site assignment.
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3.00 Credits
This course explores the history of the development of special education in America and the legal implications on American schools and community agencies. The characteristics of children with exceptionalities, and an understanding of how exceptionalities, culture, race, ethnicity, socio- economic class, religion, age, language, and intellectual ability influence learning are introduced. Course objectives include an overview of current service delivery models and applicable teaching methods. Students will complete controlled observations. Students will need to complete the fingerprint and background clearance process and be issued the appropriate identification prior to being scheduled for a field experience or school-site assignment.
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5.00 Credits
Integrated instruction in reading and writing will help students develop the critical thinking skills necessary for college-level courses. Students will engage in a variety of reading and writing activities, concentrating on logical interpretation of what they read and on clear expression of what they understand. Students will build their vocabularies as they encounter increasingly complex reading materials, and they will become more sophisticated writers and thinkers as they explore ideas through writing. This course includes a supplemental lab for additional support. This course fulfills the developmental requirements for students whose placement assessment scores indicate the need. Open to all students. This course does not meet associate degree graduation requirements. This course is limited to two attempts. A grade of A, B, C, D, F, W, R, or X is considered an attempt. The second attempt will require a minimum of one additional hour of instructional time each week in a designated ACM study lab.
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