EDUC 310 - Early Childhood Content, Curriculum and Assessment

(3 hours) Prerequisite: Admission to the College of Education or Childhood Development major and EDUC 390, 391 and 423. Candidates are given the opportunity to match content, objectives, and teaching behaviors with appropriate curriculum and assessment for early childhood education models and programs (infancy through grade three). Meeting the needs of the child are addressed through the study of the role of ethnicity, physical, social, emotional, and cognitive development in growth and learning style, with emphasis on the individual child. The ADEPT teacher evaluation model is presented in the course and candidates develop an integrated unit work sample. Candidates will also select, interpret, and integrate developmentally appropriate assessment tools which meet the needs of diverse student populations. A 10-hour practicum is required. Students are responsible for arranging their own transportation to designated or assigned sites. This course cannot be challenged. Note: Offered: Fall. Counts for ELR credit.