EDPE 1150 - Introduction to Primary Education & Development

This course aims to help those who intend to be an early childhood educator. It takes an integrated approach to identifying and responding within the essential roles of an early childhood educator serving children from birth through age ten, with special emphasis on Prek-5th grade content to reflect the new Ohio Grade Band in Primary Education, in inclusive settings that respect cultural and linguistic diversity. Course content also 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’ 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 with parents, families, communities, colleagues, and professionals from many different fields who are dedicated to the education and care of young children (Jalongo & Isenberg, 2012).

Credits: 3

Prereq: EDUC 1115
Lecture hours: 3
Course/lab fee: $