This course covers selection, construction, and use of materials, activities, and experiences that encourage the young child's creativity and aesthetic appreciation through the visual arts, music, body movement, and dramatic play. Curriculum is for three to eight years of age.
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This course introduces a variety of observation, assessment, and guidance strategies used in early childhood education settings birth through age eight.
This course focuses on typical and atypical development of children in the prenatal period of development through 36 months of age. It examines planning curriculum in the domains of physical growth and motor skills, cognition, language, and social and emotional development is examined.
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This course focuses on typical and atypical development of the child ages three to five years in the domains of physical growth and motor skills, cognition and language, and social and emotional development.
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This course is an overview of early childhood education, history, and trends. It examines the philosophies of various programs, diversity, inclusion, licensing standards, current legislation, professionalism, and advocacy are examined.
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This course focuses on the development of literacy and language skills from birth to age eight. Students plan and prepare developmentally appropriate literacy and language activities. NOTE: It is highly recommended that students be eligible for English Level I prior to enrolling in this course.
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This course provides an orientation to practicum experiences in the Early Childhood Education program. Students study child care licensing requirements for their state, obtain a current health report, and have their names cleared through appropriate background checks. Students understand practicum expectations and responsibilities, methods of evaluation, and the importance of professionalism in the work place.
Students work with infants and toddlers (six weeks through two years of age) on a weekly basis and become familiar with the daily routine of programs serving these ages. Basic skills include developmentally appropriate interactions, supporting caregiver plans, and fostering children's development. Students spend 45 hours with infants and 45 hours with toddlers and plan a few experiences appropriate for this age group. NOTE: Students enrolling in the ECED practica should register through the Early Childhood Practicum website at www.mccneb.edu/ecp.
This course focuses on typical and atypical development of the child ages five through twelve years in the domains of physical growth and motor skills, cognition and language, and social and emotional development.
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Students experience working with preschool- and school-age children on a weekly basis and become familiar with the daily routine of programs serving these ages. Basic skills include developmentally appropriate interactions, supporting caregiver plans, and fostering development. Students spend 45 hours with the preschool-age children and 45 hours with school-age children and plan a few experiences appropriate for this age group. NOTE: The co-requisite ECED 1230 can be taken concurrently or previously completed. Students enrolling in the ECED practica should register through the Early Childhood Practicum website at www.mccneb.edu/ecp.
Students gain an understanding of the inter-relatedness of health, safety, and nutrition in the life of a young child, birth through age eight. Students learn about health appraisals and appropriate assessment tools. They make an in-depth analysis of the infectious process and effective control of communicable diseases and acute illness found in the early childhood years and settings. The course examines safety management and the handling of child abuse and neglect. Students learn appropriate nutritional guidelines and practices for planning meals and snacks in the classroom.
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Students become aware of the theory, development, and philosophy of early childhood education programs serving children with exceptionalities. Topics include working with families, legislation, role of the interventionist, interdisciplinary teams, and inclusion of children with special needs in natural environments.
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This course prepares students to plan a developmentally appropriate curriculum and environments for children ages three to eight years of age. Topics include writing goals and objectives, lesson plans, daily schedules, working with parents, and inclusionary practices.
This course focuses on the development of skills, techniques, and attitudes needed to form successful collaborations with diverse families and communities.
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Students receive an in-depth study of the whole child. They make an examination of factors that impact on the development of the child, research methods utilized to acquire such data, and developmental changes that occur in each level and stage of childhood. The course focuses on the domains of physical, social, emotional, and cognitive development in infancy, toddlerhood, early childhood, middle childhood, and adolescence. Students make an analysis of the theories explaining such development. Students are required to do observation in a variety of settings.
Students work closely with a supervising teacher to develop skills in management, environmental planning, and curriculum development. Students may select the age group with whom to specialize. Students are expected to select and develop materials for interest centers and develop and implement daily lesson plans. NOTE: Students enrolling in the ECED practica should register through the Early Childhood Practicum website at www.mccneb.edu/ecp.
Students investigate current topics of interest to early childhood professionals. They select articles and provide written and oral critiques. Students also develop a professional portfolio that demonstrates their competencies.
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Students gain knowledge and planning skills in all of the procedures needed to operate early childhood education programs. They analyze policy-making, record keeping, staff management and training, supervision, budgeting, hiring, and dismissal of staff procedures. In addition, the course explores program management of spatial resources, health and safety programs, foodservice operations, parent relations, and future trends in the operation of early childhood settings.
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This course allows the Early Childhood Education program to design courses to meet the specific needs of an agency, organization, education program, or group.