24 courses with the subject ECHD, each shown exactly as we captured it from the college's catalog, with every element we hold. Where the wording looks broken, that is our reading of the catalog, not the college's text.
ECHD 201Foundations of Early Intervention and Education for All Young Children
Credit(s): 3 Component(s): Lecture Grading Basis: Graded (includes P/F option) Repeatable for credit: Not repeatable Description: This introductory course focuses on the principles of early childhood education and early intervention including on facilities, staff, goals, and methodology of various programs such as child care, Head Start, and nursery school. Traditional and contemporary issues in early childhood education and early intervention approaches will be considered, and emphasis will be placed on meeting the needs of all children within the family culture. Course Catalog ID: 033435 Course Offer Number: 1
ECHD 211International Institutions and Management of Development
Credit(s): 3 Component(s): Lecture Grading Basis: Graded (includes P/F option) Repeatable for credit: Not repeatable Description: The course overviews typical and atypical development from birth through age eight including: theories of development, implications of atypical development on play/learning, understanding early childhood development within an ecological framework, and exploring what brain research tells about the early years. Knowledge of predictable sequences of growth and change in children provides a framework from which teachers prepare the learning environment and plan appropriate experiences for both individuals and groups. 10-hours of clinical experience. Course Catalog ID: 033344 Course Offer Number: 1
ECHD 317Responsibility and Ethics in Early Education and Care
Credit(s): 3 Component(s): Lecture Grading Basis: Graded (includes P/F option) Repeatable for credit: Not repeatable Description: In this course early education and care students will explore ethics and responsibilities inherent in the roles of working with families, young children, and youth. Everyday encounters may present difficult situations in which the `right thing' is not always clear. Diverse perspectives will be identified to develop and understanding of ethical concepts and safeguards. 603
ECHD 420Instructional Strategies For All Young Children With A Focus On Creative Arts
Credit(s): 3 Component(s): Lecture Grading Basis: Graded (includes P/F option) Repeatable for credit: Not repeatable Description: Integrate understandings of academic disciplines; of relationships with children and families; and of developmentally effective approaches to teaching and learning to design, implement, and evaluate experiences that promote positive development and learning for all children. Explore the central role of play in the education of young children, the multiple intelligences of children and the use of the creative arts to assist learning. Prepracticum experiences will show the central role of play in young children's learning and also will a wide range of settings. Enrollment Requirements: Pre- or corequisites: • ECHD 201 and • ECHD 211 or PSYCH 241 Course Catalog ID: 033441 Course Offer Number: 1
Credit(s): 3 Component(s): Lecture Grading Basis: Graded (includes P/F option) Repeatable for credit: Not repeatable Description: Examine the learning outcomes, instructional methods and materials used for instructional technology: Early Childhood to Second Grade (PreK-2). Learn how to apply the principles of Universal Design for Learning (UDL) to curriculum, instruction, and assessment to support all children in natural environments. Explore software for early literacy development in young children. Experience `hands-on' use of hardware (e.g., printer, scanner, and digital camera) and software. Review adaptations for special needs children (e.g., switch options and construction). Learn how to integrate the use of Augmentative of Adaptive Communication (AAC) systems across the curriculum and at home. Learn how to increase family participation and gain knowledge of how to use technology with their child. Enrollment Requirements: Pre- or corequisites: • ECHD 201 and • ECHD 211 or PSYCH 241 605
Credit(s): 3 Component(s): Lecture Grading Basis: Graded (includes P/F option) Repeatable for credit: Not repeatable Description: Students will reflect on how modern families are shaped by changes in society and family structures and how such changes impact parenting. Furthermore such societal shifts impact the relationship between early childhood practitioners and families requiring strong partnership, effective communication and on-going ways to involve families in the education process. Throughout this course practitioners working with children and families will increase skills and knowledge to assist families in supporting their children's social, emotional, physical, and cognitive development. A strengths-based approach to empowering families will be maintained throughout the course. Students will investigate many factors that influence the healthy development of families and their impact on the parent/child relationship. Enrollment Requirements: Prerequisites: • ECHD 201 and • ECHD 211 or PSYCH 241 Course Catalog ID: 035490 Course Offer Number: 1
ECHD 453Team collaboration and Service Delivery Models
Credit(s): 3 Component(s): Lecture Grading Basis: Graded (includes P/F option) Repeatable for credit: Not repeatable Description: This 3 credit course will emphasize a systematic, family-centered, collaborative and consultative approach to service delivery. Cases will be used as a focal point for learning how to plan and evaluate individualized family services. Important aspects of consultation, teamwork, service coordination and leadership in early intervention will be covered. This course demonstrates practical approaches to collaboratively setting and evaluation goals within the context of consultation. In addition, students will learn the impact of legal and financial issues on service coordination. Several approaches to service delivery will be addressed. Enrollment Requirements: Prerequisites: ECHD 201 and ECHD 211 Course Catalog ID: 037939 Course Offer Number: 1
Credit(s): 3 Component(s): Discussion Grading Basis: Graded (includes P/F option) Repeatable for credit: Not repeatable Description: This course is designed to prepare students to effectively implement the Focus on Pre-K curriculum in early childhood classrooms. Students will acquire the knowledge, skills, and experiences to implement curriculum and assess children's development using the guiding principles and instructional practices of the Boston Public School Focus on Pre-K curriculum. Students will develop a child-centered pedagogy to support whole child development by simultaneously addressing social-emotional and academic skills and valuing cultural, linguistic, and developmental diversity. Students will learn to utilize high-quality, developmentally appropriate teaching strategies and will deepen their understanding of curriculum components, quality elements, and scope and sequence of the curriculum through standards-based lesson design and individual coaching sessions. consent required for enrollment: Department 609
Credit(s): 3 Component(s): Lecture Grading Basis: Graded (includes P/F option) Repeatable for credit: Not repeatable Description: Students use the state's curriculum frameworks and related resources to design, implement, and evaluate meaningful, challenging curriculum that promotes comprehensive developmental and learning outcomes for all young children. They learn about curriculum theory and other professional standards related to early childhood education organization and practice. Student become collaborative learners who make informed decisions that integrate knowledge from a variety of sources and geared towards maximizing service to a wide diversity of children, employing a Universal Design for Learning (UDL) approach. Using the Preservice performance assessment tool as guideline for the basic elements of teaching, student identify and collect artifacts that demonstrate their growing understanding of effective classroom practice. Enrollment Requirements: Prerequisites: ECHD 201 and ECHD 211 Course Catalog ID: 033355 Course Offer Number: 1
Credit(s): 9 Component(s): Practicum Grading Basis: Graded (includes P/F option) Repeatable for credit: Not repeatable Description: Fourteen-week, full-time practicum, field experience providing the opportunity to put theory and technique into practice in a kindergarten, first or second grade classroom. Develop teaching competencies, with assistance from both a certified cooperating teacher and a university supervisor. Attend a seminar with the university supervisor, to explore the connections between theory and practice, share practicum experiences, and work on the Teaching Portfolios. Design and implement curriculum, assess individual child and group progress, and observe role of family and community in children's education. Develop identify as an early childhood profession. Course Catalog ID: 040588 Course Offer Number: 1
ECHD 497Special Topics: Early Education and Care in Inclusive Settings
Credit(s): 1-3 Component(s): Lecture Grading Basis: Graded (includes P/F option) Repeatable for credit: Repeatable - total credits: 12 / total completions: 4 Description: This course offers intensive study of selected topics in the field of early education and care. Course content and credits vary according to topic are announced prior to the advance pre-registration period. Course Catalog ID: 037900 Course Offer Number: 1
