12 courses with the subject EDEC, 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.
EDEC 321Early Development and Learning: Infants and Toddlers4
EDEF 300 or PSYC 230 or permission of instructor. Designed to provide knowledge of the dynamic interrelated physical, social, emotional, and cognitive development of infants and toddlers, and a foundation for understanding learning patterns of young children from birth through three years. Application of appropriate practices that enhance learning will be explored. Theories and methods of child study and observation within cultural and family contexts will be addressed. Students will go to field sites regularly to observe and interact with infants and toddlers.
EDEC 322Early Development and Learning: Preschool Age (Three to five years)4
EDEC 321 , EDEF 300 or equivalent, or permission of instructor.
Corequisite
EDSP 436 . Designed to provide knowledge of the dynamic interrelated physical, social, emotional, and cognitive development of children three to five years of age. Theories of development and methods of child study within cultural and family contexts will be addressed. Learning patterns will be identified as will appropriate strategies and practices to enhance and support learning and development. Students will go to preschool settings regularly to observe and interact with preschoolers.
Senior level standing, enrollment in the Honors Academy, completion of all other Honors Academy requirements, a minimum 3.5 GPA in all courses and in IDEC coursework. The project and topic to be explored will be determined by the student in conjunction with the faculty member with whom the student works and the IDEC program coordinator. Topics may include any of the areas addressed in the IDEC program. In order to receive honors credit, a student must earn a grade of “A” or “B” for the final project.
Junior or senior level standing, minimum 2.5 GPA. Investigation by the student in areas of interest under the direction of an advisor. Prior permissions are required and arrangements must be made before registration. See “Independent Study”.
Approval of advisor, department chair and Directed Study form submitted to the Graduate College. Hours and credits to be arranged. See “ Directed Study ” section in the Graduate Catalog.
Admission to Teacher Education Program. Full time clinical practicum semester experience in one or more grade levels with prekindergarten/kindergarten/primary grade children. This experience begins with limited participation, and culminates in assumption of full teaching responsibility for a minimum of 300 clock hours, including a minimum of 150 supervised teaching hours. Students conduct an action research project as part of this internship.
