Early Childhood Curriculum Planning and Assessment ((4 Credits))

Catalog description

Students will explore early childhood curriculum with a focus on environmental design for the purpose of adopting and implementing intentional instructional practices such as responsive care for our youngest children. This course will explore a broad repertoire of developmentally appropriate and culturally and linguistically relevant, anti-bias, and evidence-based teaching approaches that build on children’s natural curiosity, deepen children’s knowledge and awareness, and sustain active engagement with ideas and materials through play. Students will investigate nationally recognized environmental rating scales such as the ITERS/ECERS, and explore how to utilize formal and informal assessment tools to enhance the classroom environment and their teaching practice.