Introduction to Early Childhood Education

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This is an introductory course, which examines the historical, philosophical, and theoretical foundations of early childhood education. The course will cover major aspects of the physical, socio-emotional, and cognitive development of young children from birth to 8 years of age. The course addresses major theories and concepts of child development, early childhood ethics and professionalism, developmentally appropriate practice, diverse early childhood curriculum and programs, inclusion and special needs children, the use of technology, the use of data(formative and summative) to inform instruction, and home-school partnerships. The course covers the tenets of culturally responsive teaching in order to meet the needs of culturally and linguistically diverse children. Education Majors Only.