EDEC 1150 - Intro Early Child Educ/Develop

Credits: 3

This course aims to help those who intend to be an early childhood educator. It takes an integrated approach to respond within the essential roles of an early childhood educator serving children from birth through age eight in inclusive settings that respect cultural and linguistic diversity. Course content focuses on issues within twelve key professional responsibilities: roles of reflective practitioners, child advocacy, child-development specialists, fostering children’s learning, appropriate early childhood environment provider and creator, curriculum developer, planning for young children’s learning, assessing young children’s learning, assessment of young children’s learning, classroom management skills, counselor of young children’s behavior, supporting families and communities to promote children’s learning. Although having a heavy emphasis on NAEYC Standard 1, this course is purposefully designed to support all the five NAEYC Standards, which call for the preparation of early childhood professionals who have mastered the milestones of child development from birth to age eight, and developed skills of collaboration necessary to work professionals from many different fields who are dedicated to the education and care of young children (Jalongo & Isenberg, 2012). $ Prereq: EDUC 1115 Course/Lab Fee $