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3.00 Credits
(Prerequisite: Admission into the Professional Program) Structuring of the physical, social, and instructional environment to maximize learning in a supportive, diverse secondary classroom. Development of a comprehensive understanding of practice, proactive, and reactive approaches to management with attention to motivation and culturally diverse settings will be addressed. Behaviorist and constructivist approaches, inclusive education, ESOL learner needs, conflict resolution, ABC Analysis, and the promotion of learning communities are components of this course.
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1.00 Credits
(Prerequisite: Permission of Instructor) Introduction to topics in education. Course content varies and will be determined by instructor.
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3.00 Credits
(Prerequisite or Co-requisite: EDCI B100). A study of the physical, emotional, intellectual and social components of development, birth through age eight and their relationship to the education of the young child birth - age eight. Diagnosis and assessment of development are addressed. Programs serving young children and their families will be discussed. The administration of these programs as well as advocacy efforts are included. Observation and participation in early childhood settings is required.
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3.00 Credits
(Prerequisite or Co-requisites: EDCI B100; EDEC B340; EDPY B335). This curriculum course is designed for prospective teachers in the nursery, kindergarten and primary schools. The course explores various issues involved in the development and education of children from the ages of four to eight. Attention is given to learning activities, materials and equipment suitable for teaching at this level. Emphasis is given to appropriate methods for assessment of children ages four through eight and to the relationship of various subject areas to the physical, social, emotional and cognitive development of the child. Philosophy, history of early childhood education, classroom management, societal influences, parental involvement and community resources are included.
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3.00 Credits
(Prerequisite: PSYC B209 or PSYC B321; Admission to the Professional Program in Education or consent of the Department Chair) Principles, practices and content of family life and family-school relations as related to young children's learning and development in various settings during the early childhood years, birth through eight. This course will provide a foundation for using family life knowledge in relating to young children and families in effective ways.
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3.00 Credits
(Prerequisite: EDCI B100; Admission to the Professional Program in Education or consent of the Department Chair; Co-requisites: EDEC B436, EDEC B444, EDEC B440P). This methods course includes the basic content of the academic area of mathematics to be presented to PreK-3rd grade children. Developmentally appropriate experiences, learning activities, materials and equipment to aid in the development of math concepts in young children are presented. Diversity-related influences and needs of exceptional learners are also addressed.
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3.00 Credits
(Prerequisite: EDCI B100; Admission to Professional Program in Education or consent of the Department Chair; Co-requisites: EDEC B435, EDEC B444, EDEC B440P). This methods course includes the basic content in the inquiry areas of science and social studies to be presented to PreK - 3rd grade children. Developmentally appropriate inquiry experiences, learning activities, materials and equipment are presented. Diversity-related influences and needs of exceptional learners are also addressed.
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3.00 Credits
(Corequisite: EDEC B440P) This course will focus on science content, including earth science, physical science, and life science for grades K-3 per the new South Carolina Science Standards (2021) and the Next Generation of Science Standards Three Dimensional Learning (3D science and engineering practices, crosscutting concepts, and disciplinary core ideas) Framework (2012). Teacher candidates will learn and implement student-centered inquiry, evidence-based methods, and lessons for teaching science to young learners, including interdisciplinary approaches in science teaching and learning.
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3.00 Credits
(Prerequisite: Entry into the Education Professional Program; Corequisite: EDRD B450P) This course provides an in-depth study of methods and materials used for teaching social studies to early childhood students (grades PreK-3). Emphasis will be on the use of a variety of instructional strategies to meet the diverse needs of elementary students based on effective research-supported ways to differentiate instruction, as well as how curriculum can be extended, accelerated, and enriched for the College, Career, and Civic Life (C3) Framework for Social Studies State Standards.
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3.00 Credits
(Prerequisite: Admission to the Professional Program or consent of the Department Chair; Co-requisite EDEC B435, EDEC B436, and EDEC B444). Supervised clinical experience in an early childhood setting. Teacher candidates will apply principles of planning, instruction, assessment, management, and professionalism in diverse field-based settings serving students in grades P-3. Offered in Fall.
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