BKE

Subject

BKE

Type

alias

Source

www.greensboro.edu

Offered: Every spring semester This course presents an overview of the basic skills and knowledge necessary to interact, establish partnerships and empower all families represented in today’s diverse society. Students will both examine and practice the individualized, interpersonal skills required to become a culturally competent professional. A focus is placed upon study of the concepts of culture, diversity, unique family structures and needs and family-centered practices. The course includes a service-learning component requiring student to engage in experiences in local agencies serving families in the community.

Subject

BKE

Credits (min)

4

Credits (max)

4

Type

course

Edition

2026-2027

Source

www.greensboro.edu

Offered: Every fall semester Students examine the interaction of language and society. Topics include cross-cultural communication; national language policies; multicultural verbal and non-verbal behavior, customs and traditions; prestige language; gender, ethnic, political, and class issues in sociolinguistics.

Subject

BKE

Credits (min)

4

Credits (max)

4

Type

course

Edition

2026-2027

Source

www.greensboro.edu

Offered: Periodically based on student need This course is focused on supporting language acquisition and emergent literacy development in dual language learners. Topics include essential strategies necessary to support dual language learners to be fully engaged in early childhood classrooms including strategies for gathering plan and provide abundant conversational opportunities while continuing to encourage language use in L1 for dual-language learners; systems to engage families of dual-language learners in processes to support development and use of technology and environmental design to promote success of dual language learners. This course is offered on an “as needed” basis and can serve as an alternate requirement for BKE 3720.

Subject

BKE

Credits (min)

4

Credits (max)

4

Type

course

Edition

2025-2026

Source

www.greensboro.edu

Environments: Assessment, Teaching and

Subject

BKE

Credits (min)

3

Credits (max)

3

Type

course

Edition

2025-2026

Source

www.greensboro.edu

Offered: Every spring semester Within a multicultural context, this course introduces practical principles for developmentally appropriate guidance of young children. Topics include child development theory and Developmentally Appropriate Practices as related to social and emotional development in young children (birth through age eight). Emphasis is placed on strategies to promote the development of self-esteem and cultural awareness and effective communication skills in young children. Students will examine both direct and indirect guidance techniques and strategies appropriate for early childhood classroom management. Upon completion students should be able to demonstrate strategies which encourage positive social interactions between children and children and adults; promote conflict resolution, and promote the development of self-control, self-motivation and self-esteem in young children.

Subject

BKE

Credits (min)

4

Credits (max)

4

Type

course

Edition

2026-2027

Source

www.greensboro.edu

Offered: Every fall semester This course provides a framework for understanding the development of language and literacy in young children. Emerging literacy is regarded as a multidimensional activity with cognitive, linguistic, social, an psychological aspects. The course is designed to help students build on what children bring to oral language, reading and writing. The role of developmental and environmental literacy assessments is reviewed. Students will focus on family literacy across cultures and strategies to enhance developmentally appropriate language and literacy activities. This course involves active implementation of developmentally appropriate strategies to promote literacy development in young children.

Subject

BKE

Credits (min)

4

Credits (max)

4

Type

course

Edition

2026-2027

Source

www.greensboro.edu

Prerequisite

Admission to Educator Preparation Program

Offered: Fall semesters, 2026 and 2028 This course explores multi-cultural traditions in supporting early human development across domains. Environments, experiences and relationships that impact future health, learning and individual potential are examined. Emphasis will be placed upon responsive relationships as a basis for building powerful interactions to optimize critical periods of development. The course includes a primary focus on supporting development of infants and toddlers. Students will develop skills and knowledge specific to research- based practices to support development including: collaboration with diverse families; design of secure, stimulating and safe environments; selection of appropriate materials to support powerful play; culturally responsive strategies for collection of assessment data; and planning of individualized experiences.

Subject

BKE

Credits (min)

3

Credits (max)

3

Type

course

Edition

2026-2027

Source

www.greensboro.edu

Prerequisite

PSY 2100

Subject

BKE

Type

course

Edition

2026-2027

Source

www.greensboro.edu

Offered: Periodically based on student need This course focuses on promoting and maintaining health and wellbeing of young children. An emphasis is placed upon promoting healthy living in young children by creating safe and stimulating physical environments; teaching and modeling habits of healthy eating and living and planning and adapting experiences to support gross motor development, healthy eating and exercise. Further focus will be on supporting young children in their development of habits to support personal hygiene and self-care. As a requirement of this course, students will also complete First Aid and Child/Infant CPR.

Subject

BKE

Credits (min)

2

Credits (max)

2

Type

course

Edition

2025-2026

Source

www.greensboro.edu

Prerequisite

Admission to Educator Preparation Program

Subject

BKE

Credits (min)

3

Credits (max)

3

Type

course

Edition

2026-2027

Source

www.greensboro.edu

Offered: Every fall semester This fieldwork is designed to support and complement the curriculum and methods for preschool and kindergarten course. Students will actively implement ideas and strategies explored in the course, in inclusive early childhood educational environments. This fieldwork is required for all students seeking birth through kindergarten licensure.

Subject

BKE

Type

course

Edition

2026-2027-undergraduate

Source

www.greensboro.edu

Prerequisite

Admission to Educator Preparation Program, PSY 2100

Corequisite

BKE 3740

Subject

BKE

Type

course

Edition

2026-2027

Source

www.greensboro.edu

Offered: Periodically based on student need This course has a primary focus on planning and adaptation of developmentally appropriate experiences in science, math, and social studies for young children. An emphasis is placed upon environmental design and adaptation to provide engaging, developmental experiences in each area. Topics include the development of young children’s understanding of numeracy, scientific concepts and the world around them. From a constructionist perspective students will examine and practice teacher strategies that promote young children to engage in discovery-based examination, experimentation, and documentation.

Subject

BKE

Credits (min)

2

Credits (max)

2

Type

course

Edition

2025-2026

Source

www.greensboro.edu

Prerequisite

Admission to Educator Preparation Program

Corequisite

BKE 3745

Subject

BKE

Credits (min)

3

Credits (max)

3

Type

course

Edition

2026-2027

Source

www.greensboro.edu

Learning Strategies (3) Offered: Fall semesters, 2026 and 2028 This course is designed to provide students with advanced skills and knowledge in application of a research base to design, adapt and evaluate curriculum and environments suitable for all young children of various developmental levels and abilities in inclusive birth to kindergarten settings. Study includes collaboration with families to support the analysis and implementation of an authentic assessment approach to determine

Subject

BKE

Type

course

Edition

2026-2027

Source

www.greensboro.edu

Subject

BKE

Credits (min)

3

Credits (max)

3

Type

course

Edition

2026-2027

Source

www.greensboro.edu

Offered: Periodically based on student need This course is designed to provide information and guidance to candidates as they design and implement a project-based product in P-12 schools. Students will be given the opportunity to design and develop a product (e.g., teaching aids such as curriculum design and materials; interactive website; in-service training workshop; professional conference presentation, etc.) that will support the best practices in birth- through-kindergarten education. Furthermore, students will continue to deepen their understanding of educational inquiry and research methodologies, strengthen their ability to read critically, to synthesize and conceptualize research issues, and conduct a clear disciplined inquiry into a topic. Students will exit the course having completed their final culminating professional project.

Subject

BKE

Credits (min)

3

Credits (max)

3

Type

course

Edition

2026-2027

Source

www.greensboro.edu

Prerequisite

EDU 6110 and admission to the Educator Preparation Program