Foundations in Teaching for Early Childhood Educators

Catalog description

This course features a look at every aspect of the field of early childhood education that covers children ages birth through age 8-various early childhood programs and its professionals, developmentally appropriate theories and practices, strategies for engaging and supporting diverse learners, effective learning environments, curriculum planning and assessing for all young children, and ethical decision making - to develop competent, informed early childhood professionals. Students will be introduced to the California PK-3 Early Childhood Education Specialist Instruction Credential Teacher Performance Expectations, the California Preschool Learning Foundations and Framework, and the California K-3 Student Content Standards and Framework.