ECED 2315 - Early Childhood Curriculum

3 sem hrs cr

Early Childhood Curriculum is a study of developmentally appropriate practices and the teacher’s role in supporting development of children ages birth through eight. Also included is an emphasis on curriculum planning including goals, environment, and roles of teachers and of families, materials, and settings. Field experience is required.

This course may include proctored exams which must be completed on campus or at an instructor approved proctoring center which may require additional costs to the student. Please consult your instructor for additional details.

  Formerly/Same As (ECED 2015)

Transfer (UT) or Non-Transfer Course (UN): UN

By the end of the course, students will be able to…

• demonstrate knowledge of how children develop and learn to provide opportunities that support the physical, social, emotional, language, cognitive, and aesthetic development of all young children.
• demonstrate knowledge of and ability to implement meaningful, integrated learning experiences for young children.
• identify child outcomes in content areas of language and literacy, mathematical thinking, nature and science, and artistic expression for early education.
• demonstrate understanding of teaching strategies to achieve the identified outcomes in content areas.
• identify specific positive guidance strategies for use in the early childhood setting
• demonstrate knowledge of child observation and documentation techniques.

NAEYC Initial Standards

The following standards will be addressed in this course:

• Standard 1: Promoting Child Development and Learning Revised August 2013
  • 1a. Knowing and understanding young children’s characteristics and needs, from birth through age 8
• Standard 3: Observing, documenting and assessing to support young children and families
  • 3b. Knowing about an d using observation, documentation, and other appropriate assessment tools and approaches, including the use of technology in documentation, assessment and data collection
• Standard 4: Using Developmentally effective approaches
  • 4a. Understanding positive relationships and supportive interactions as the foundation of their work with young children
  • 4b: knowing and understanding effective strategies and tools for early education, including appropriate uses of technology
• Standard 5: Using content knowledge to build meaningful curriculum
  • 5b: knowing and using the central concepts, inquiry tools, and structures of content areas or academic disciplines
  • 5c: using own knowledge, appropriate early learning standards, and other resources to design, implement and evaluate developmentally meaningful and challenging curriculum for each child