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3.00 Credits
This course focuses on technology integration for PreK-4th grade classrooms. Students will explore, utilize, evaluate, and integrate technology into their classrooms and curriculum. Students will be involved in many aspects of this integration, including lesson plan writing and unit designing. Students will develop the skills for enriching their classrooms with various types of technology.
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3.00 Credits
Teaching Young Children: An Introduction to Early Childhood Education is an introduction to the field of early childhood education. It provides a broad overview of the history, philosophy and theories of development as they relate to current best teaching practices. Students will examine the teacher's role in creating responsive, multicultural, and inclusive environments for young children, as well as the importance of play in the learning process. The development of observation skills, combined with practical experience, will aid the student in documentation of young children's thinking and behavior during the Child Study. Health and safety in the early childhood environment, basic classroom management strategies, and communication skills will also be discussed. Throughout the course, students' discovery of who they are in the lives of children will assist in the process of becoming early childhood professionals.
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3.00 Credits
Working with Children with Special Needs is an introductory course that provides students with an overview of the historical perspective as well as current issues and practices related to special education. Students will learn about laws that affect students with special needs and the classification of exceptionalities identified by the laws. Students will acquire knowledge of definitions, terminology, and assessment tools that relate to special education. The focus will be on the types of accommodations and adaptation that a teacher should make to support students with special needs to ensure their success. Each student will be assigned to a public school special education classroom for the purpose of gaining a first-hand knowledge of the current state of the art of special education. Students will engage in observation hours during this course.
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3.00 Credits
In Guiding Children's Reading Development, students will learn how language arts skills (reading, writing, speaking, and listening) develop in young children from birth to fourth grade. Students will develop an understanding of their roles as teachers in supporting language arts development. All aspects of skill development, comprehension, and assessment will be addressed.
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3.00 Credits
Teaching Mathematics to Children presents teaching techniques and materials used in contemporary pre-school/elementary mathematics programs. Students will learn ways to focus instruction on helping children understand and utilize mathematics effectively, think critically, and enforce mathematical standards throughout lessons. The mathematical content of this course is presented within the context of teaching.
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3.00 Credits
Literature in Early Childhood and Elementary Education includes a comprehensive examination of children's literature, including a variety of genres, authors, and illustrators. Students will examine authors' literary styles and techniques and learn how to include children's literature in every content area of the curriculum. In addition, students will become familiar with literary elements and authors' uses of them in order to achieve a specific purpose. They will develop skills in the use of storytelling and dramatization. Students will learn how to assess the quality and appropriateness of children's literature for various ages.
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3.00 Credits
Early Childhood Curriculum is a comprehensive course that addresses all aspects of teaching to young children. Students will explore approaches for educating infant/toddler, preschool, pre-kindergarten, and kindergarten students. Throughout the course, students will be engaged in lesson planning for individual activities and a thematic unit. Students will be exposed to various approaches to curriculum with an emphasis on play. Students will be expected to implement appropriate curricular strategies in an early childhood program. This course must be taken concurrently with EDU 250 (Student Teaching)
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3.00 Credits
Teaching English Language Learners enables students to better meet the challenge of educating English Language Learners in the inclusive classroom. This course will emphasize differentiating instruction for English Language Learners, strategies and materials needed to educate English Language Learners, second language acquisition, cultural sensitivity, challenges for English Language Learners in content area classes, and Pennsylvania Language Proficiency Standards for English Learners. This course also addresses PA teaching certification guidelines, as specified in Chapter 49-2.
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3.00 Credits
Connecting Families, Schools, and Communities explores the concept of family, beginning with an understanding of their own families. Students will also explore diverse family structures, communication styles, parenting styles, family roles, and community engagement. Students will learn how to create meaningful relationships with families in order to enhance learning opportunities for children. In addition, students will investigate community organizations that support families and schools in order to develop community connections and be able to provide information to families. Finally, students will investigate and simulate family/teacher conferences in order to prepare them for that aspect of family/teacher communication.
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6.00 Credits
Student Teaching provides significant field experience for students in the Education in the Early Years Program: Birth through Fourth Grade program. It acts as a capstone course for this program. Students spend 15 hours per week observing, planning and implementing their lesson plans in an early childhood classroom under the daily supervision of an experienced teacher. Students also construct and complete a full professional portfolio. A faculty member from the College oversees the entire placement, including arranging for the placement, orienting the on-site teacher and director, observing the student teacher on a regular basis, and providing feedback to the student teacher based on the observations. A student will not be placed in a center/school at which he/she is currently employed, and therefore a student can not be paid for any services conducted during the student teaching course time (M-F, 9:00-12:00). Transportation is the responsibility of the student. A student can only meet the student teaching requirements if he/she is placed in a center/school This course is taken at the end of the program in conjunction with EDU 233, Early Childhood Curriculum. Students need permission of a faculty member or advisor before registering for student teaching. A student must get permission to register for EDU 250 from a student teacher supervisor or Education advisor. This course is subject to a course fee.
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