EXPLORATION OF NATURE-BASED EARLY CHILDHOOD CURRICULUM AND ASSESS

Catalog description

This is course two out of four in a series which must be taken in sequence to earn a certificate or credential, or can be taken indivdually. This course is designed to help students develop a deeper understanding of what a Nature-Based Early Childhood (NBEC) curriculum entails as well as how to unite early childhood learning standards with age-appropriate nature content. Students will explore how a Nature-based curriculum supports the developmental domains of early childhood. They will also evaluate different approaches to assessment in a NBEC classroom while examining the relationship between assessment and curriculum.