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Course Criteria
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: ECE 131 or 234. The study of educational procedures used to work with young children with special needs and their families. Validated teaching procedures will be introduced to the students. These include identification and referral, program planning, organizing the learning environment, promoting behavior change and curriculum domains.
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5.00 Credits
Prerequisite: All ECE core courses, as well as, ECE 124, 125, 126, 127, 128, 129, 131, 204 and HDFS 21. Working in an infant/toddler setting with young children and their families on three levels of competence: 1) aide, 2) assistant and 3) head teacher. Practicum will normally be taken during the final year of the program. Students who receive their AAS in Early Childhood Education with an emphasis in Infant/Toddler must complete practicum credits through TMCC.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: ECE 131, 251 (formerly ECE 234), HDFS 201 or permission of the instructor. The study of the program management of an early childhood education program. Areas include program planning, implementation, and evaluation, facilities development and maintenance, parent and community interaction, nutrition, health and safety issues and personnel development.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: ECE 190B, 204, 210B, 247B, 250, 251, MGT 130, and COM 135. ECE 244B and ECE 245B must be taken concurrently. This course is designed for ECE majors receiving their emphasis in Administration. Students will spend 8 weeks working in a "lab" preschool setting with young children and their families. They will also spend 8 weeks "shadowing" and/or working with a child care center administrator. Students will focus on classroom teaching and administrative responsibilities during the course of the semester, learning and practicing skills in both areas.
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2.00 Credits
Prerequisite: ECE 190B, 204, 210B, 247B, 250, 251, MGT 130, and COM 135. ECE 244B and ECE 245B must be taken concurrently. This course is a required seminar for students concurrently enrolled in ECE 231, ECE 236 or ECE 244. Students will meet with the professor and fellow students to discuss items related to their Practicum experience. These can include: curriculum ideas; guidance situations; issues with other teachers; opportunities to assess career options; further development of professional skills; portfolio issues for a child portfolio and/or a personal portfolio; making of developmentally appropriate homemade games for the classroom; planning a parent activity; and the discussion of current trends and issues in ECE.
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2.00 Credits
Prerequisite: ECE 190B and COM 135. This course will focus on effective management and supervision in early care and education settings. Content will include: motivating staff, effective communication with staff and families, professional development, planning and facilitating effective staff meetings, hiring, training, retaining, mentoring and supervising staff, effective program management, and working to advance the field of early care and education.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: None An introduction to early childhood education. A course which includes the history of child care, regulations, types of programs, legal issues, professional opportunities and current trends and issues. Emphasis is placed on the role of the preschool teacher in enhancing the social, emotional, physical and intellectual growth of preschool-aged children.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: ECE 250, HDFS 201 and permission of the instructor. This course will consist of methods of planning and teaching curriculum for children 3-5 years old. Included will be curriculum development, children's play, lesson planning and daily scheduling. Emphasis will be on curriculum development for children 3-5 years old in areas such as art, science, literature, music, language arts, blocks, dramatic play, etc.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: ECE 130 or instructor permission. This course will focus on planning and implementing a curriculum for children ages birth to 3 years old. Students will learn a variety of infant and toddler theories and apply them to design curriculum for young children. Students will be utilizing major developmental domains such as physical, social, emotional, cognitive and language development. Students will learn and utilize best practice in infant/toddler curriculum planning including individualized curriculum, and caregiving relationships and routines as curriculum. An emphasis will be placed on the relationship between the environment and successful curriculum planning for infants and toddlers.
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1.00 - 8.00 Credits
Prerequisite: None A course designed wherein students will apply knowledge to real on-the-job situations in a program designed by a company official and a faculty advisor to maximize learning experiences. Available to students who have completed all core and major requirements and have a 2.5 GPA. Contact the appropriate chairperson for an application, screening and required skills evaluation. Up to eight semester hour credits may be earned on the basis of 75 hours of internship for one credit. May be repeated for up to eight credits.
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