5 courses with the subject ECE, 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.
ECE 320Development of Young Children3
SPRING Principles and theories of early childhood development and learning are studied. Focus is on a holistic view of development, prenatal through childhood, with emphasis on major developmental domains: cognitive, social/emotional, physical, creative, and moral/spiritual. Strategies for assessing young children are explored. Consideration is given to the adult’s role in supporting the development and learning of young children.
FALL This course provides the theoretical and practical framework for implementing developmentally appropriate practice for children ages three to five. Learning experiences and curriculum development focuses on integrating cognitive, social, emotional, physical, creative and moral/spiritual domains and establishing and maintaining a physically and psychologically safe and healthy learning environment. Field experience in approved site is required. Offered alternate years (odd)
ECE 320 and admission to the Teacher Education Department
ECE 331CPreprimary Clinical Experience0
FALL This experience provides an opportunity for students to gain understanding and skills needed to teach preprimary children. Students will observe and apply the theory and skills they have developed in the college classroom to practical situations in a preprimary learning environment. Students will complete assignments required by the course under the supervision of the cooperating teacher. Cooperating teachers complete an evaluation of performance. The clinical experience is carried out with child contact in the preprimary school or daycare-learning environment with a teacher present who has current PELSB licensure. Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory grading.
SPRING The purpose of this course is to explore the cognitive development of children in a culturally diverse society. Students will explore foundational theory of early childhood education, cognitive development domain, and developmentally appropriate instructional practices. Emphasis is given to the characteristics of a balanced literature-rich, integrated program that integrates the communication arts with beginning content concepts. Students will investigate the role of the teacher in the development of cognitive processes and guiding Christian principles. Students will learn to plan and assess learning in all classrooms designed for children birth through grade three.
SPRING Direct teaching experience in an approved pre-preprimary classroom for elementary education majors with a preprimary endorsement. Student teachers observe, participate, teach, and engage in extra-class activities under the supervision of selected cooperating teachers and a teacher education faculty member in an all-day pre-preprimary setting.
