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

The learner will…

• identify the three core considerations of developmentally appropriate practices, commonality, individuality and contextuality, that teachers use to make intentional teaching decisions. 
• discuss the role of play within the early childhood curriculum and how it supports young children’s learning and development and its utilization as a core teaching practice. 
• demonstrate knowledge of and ability to implement meaningful, integrated learning experiences for young children in academic content areas using early learning standards and pedagogical content knowledge. 
• discuss teaching strategies that support children’s social emotional learning and the development of executive function skills.  
• describe how assessment approaches should be connected to the learning goals, curriculum and teaching strategies for individual young children. 
• demonstrate knowledge of strategies for engaging families in extending equitable learning opportunities for children. 
• use a variety of resources, including the Internet, technology, the community, professional resources and standards across academic disciplines to support young children’s learning.