Infant and Toddler Curriculum Development and Field Study (Teaching Majors)

Catalog description

This course will provide 21st century Birth-Kindergarten teacher candidates with content knowledge in infant and toddler development. BK student candidates will learn theoretical frames for infant and toddler development, strategies for teaching typical and atypical infants and toddlers, how to develop an appropriate curriculum, how to create adaptive environments, and the importance of working with families. Students are required to develop an inquiry-based, integrated lesson plan set and inquiry-based integrated unit plan. The 60 hours field study allows the BK student candidate first hand field experience in infant and toddler early learning environments. This is a four credit hour course with three hours of lecture and one hour for field observations.