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3.00 Credits
Content-specific learning is not how children have come to an initial understanding of their environment. Learning for the young child involves not only parts, but a constructed whole. Using knowledge of child development, teachers will learn to formulate early childhood curriculum and instruction that is based upon developmental theories of learning.
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9.00 Credits
Prerequisite: EDUC 403 Students will engage in supervised experiences with diverse children between the ages of 3 and grade three. This internship will provide opportunity for advanced experience in planning, teaching and assessing the growth of children in an early childhood setting after a regular student teaching experience.
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3.00 Credits
This course focuses on the problems and issues facing the early childhood professional. Students will identify issues of national concern, identify significant elements of the problem or issues, and strategies which may be used to rectify the concerns, so as to advocate for reasonable change in early childhood practices.
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3.00 Credits
Through readings, outside speakers and on-site visits, students become aware of various strategies and resources available to the teacher in working with young children and diverse families.
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3.00 Credits
This course provides information and experiences in seeing, assessing, and collaboratively implementing a developmentally and individually appropriate program to promote the development of a young child with disabilities within an early childhood setting.
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3.00 Credits
This course focuses on pedagogical strategies, tools, resources and activities that can enable Pre-K-12 ESL students to improve their English proficiency in reading, writing, listening and speaking. Participants learn to plan methods for the ESL classroom. Communication of the purpose and legal issues of ESL education to colleagues, parents and the community is also covered.
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3.00 Credits
This seminar explores global issues including trends in globalization, education, governance structures, ethnic conflict and cooperation, terrorism, human rights, population, health care, refugee/settlement issues, women and family issues, economics/entrepreneurship, and environmental policy. The course will provide information from a multi-cultural perspective to broaden traditional treatments of the issues. Course assignments will focus on outputs relevant to teaching and assessing these issues by emphasizing creativity, critical thinking, communication and collaboration while using information from media and technology.
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3.00 Credits
This seminar will consider the local and global implications of civic leaders’ decisions resulting from citizens exercising their rights and obligations at local, state, national and global levels. Emphasis will be placed on effective strategies for participating in civic life through knowing how to stay informed and understanding governmental processes. Course assignments will focus on outputs relevant to teaching and emphasizing creativity, critical thinking, communication and collaboration while using information from media and technology.
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3.00 Credits
This practicum will provide an opportunity to learn from and work collaboratively with peers representing diverse cultures, religions and lifestyles in a spirit of mutual respect and open dialogue in personal, work and community contexts in an international partnership site. Course assignments will require planning and conduct of a cross-cultural curricular or other education-related activity and a 7-10 day educational exchange to the international partnership site to collect information, demonstrate cross-cultural communication skills and build a foundation for future collaboration.
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0.00 Credits
This seminar will require the use of research and inquiry models and quantitative and qualitative data analysis in education. Students will apply one or more of these models through an applied investigation of their cross-cultural practicum assignment, present the findings to a relevant authentic audience and will be encouraged to submit for scholarly publication. Course assignments will focus on outputs relevant to teaching and emphasizing creativity, critical thinking, communication and collaboration while using information from media and technology.
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