Student Learning Outcomes
This course is designed to examine the role of the teacher and teaching strategies in early childhood settings. These strategies apply knowledge of child development, program development, intervention and assessment. This course provides early childhood best practices to support successful instruction and program development with infant, toddler and preschool children in childcare and school environments.Student Learning Outcomes
- Describe development in the following areas: sensory-motor, cognitive, language, physical and social-emotional.
- Examine developmentally appropriate practices as it relates to individual children, communities, and curriculum.
- Implement the Minnesota Early Childhood Indicators of Progress (ECIPs) into lessons.
- Examine the role of parent and family to support childcare and children's services.
- Examine learning through play and develop a thorough understanding of Developmentally Appropriate Practice.
- Demonstrate experimental learning through small and large group play activities.
- Demonstrate motivation strategies to enhance learning and participation.
- Implement teaching strategies and learning experiences in early childhood development areas.
- Demonstrate positive communication and problem-solving techniques.
- Implement activities utilizing age appropriate technology.
- Recognize the need to change or adapt practices, methodologies, framework, and/or strategies in response to feedback from families and communities.
- Design curriculum grounded in the strengths, expertise, interests, cultural, literary, and linguistic practices of multilingual children, their families, and their communities.
Prerequisites
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