Key areas of professional knowledge: child growth and development; health, nutrition and safety; developmentally appropriate practice; guidance; family and community relationships; diversity; professionalism; administration and supervision. Ages birth through 8.
60 Lab hours and 15 seminar hours. The supervised placement in a child care setting. Observe children, practice appropriate interactions, and develop effective guidance and management techniques. Ages 0 through 8.
Explores guidance theories, applications, goals, techniques and factors that influence expectations, classroom management issues, and pro-social skills Addresses ages birth through age 8.
Nutrition, health and safety as key factors for optimal growth and development of young children. Nutrient knowledge, menu planning, food program participation, health practices, management and safety. Prenatal through age 8.
An overview of early childhood curriculum development. Planning and implementing developmentally appropriate instruction.
Examines Colorado's minimal licensing requirements, as well as optimal standards pertaining to the operation of programs for young children. Focuses on the director's administrative skills and role as a community advocate for young children. Addresses ages birth through 12.
Human relations component of an early childhood professional's responsibilities: director-staff relationships, leadership strategies, parent partnerships and community interaction.
Foundational study of oral language development and early literacy learning in multi-cultural and multi-linguistic classrooms.
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EDFE 110 with a minimum grade of S or Completion of Applic for Initial Adm to PTEP)
Study problems in early childhood education. Area covered in any one workshop determined by subtitle. S/U graded.
This course will examine the field of children's literature and provide early childhood students with the skills, knowledge, and attitudes to select high-quality children's books to read to and be read by young children (birth through third-grade).
GPA-2.5
This course presents an overview of theories and applications including observation and issues pertinent to infant and toddler development in group and family settings.
Focus on authentic community service in the context of School Programs for Young Children. Includes a forty-five hour practicum experience and 1.5 per week class.
(GPA-2.75) and (
EDFE 120 with a minimum grade of S or Completion of Applic for Full Adm to PTEP)
Focus on Authentic community service in the context of School Programs for Young Children.
(GPA-2.75) and (Completion of Applic for Intitial Adm to PTEP)
This course encompasses early childhood development (0-8 years) and research based classroom adaptations of the four domains: physical, psycho-social, cognitive, and language development. Observations are required for understanding child development within the context of pluralistic environments.
Individualized investigation under the direct supervision of a faculty member. (Minimum of 37.5 clock hours required per credit hour.)
Special Notes
Maximum concurrent enrollment is two times.
The major purpose of this course is to present the theoretical foundation and practical applications of family diversity and parent involvement in early childhood education.
Addresses the importance of high quality and meaningful play and creative arts experience across the early childhood curriculum. Applies the creative arts to enhance the development of basic skills.
Developmentally appropriate programming for children ages 3-8 in the curriculum areas of literacy and the social world. Appropriate assessment for programming will be included.
(GPA-3.0) and (
EDFE 120 with a minimum grade of S or Completion of Applic for Full Adm to PTEP) and (
EDEC 360 with a minimum grade of D-)
This course teaches teachers of young children the subject area of social studies in K-3 curriculum. Content knowledge and teaching strategies will be the focus of the course. During the semester, students will be in a field experience associated with the literacy methods course that will allow them to also focus on the area of social studies within an elementary primary classroom.
(GPA-3.0) and (
EDFE 120 or Completion of Applic for Full Adm to PTEP)
The focus of this course is on teaching young children in K-3 classrooms appropriate language arts and literacy instruction. It is designed to provide early childhood education students with an overview of the knowledge, skills, and attitudes needed to successfully teach and support young learners in the area of language arts. Eighty hours of field experience are also required for this course. The field experience will focus on observations of literacy instruction and assignments that integrate literacy with other content areas.
(GPA-3.0) and (
EDFE 120 or Completion of Applic for Full Adm to PTEP)
Examine components of effective classroom management procedures with children in groups. Topics include theoretical perspectives, rules and organization, pro-social behavior, and effective pedagogical decisions.
(GPA-3.0) and (
EDFE 120 or Completion of Applic for Full Adm to PTEP)
Assessment issues, practices, and techniques in the K-3 elementary school classrooms.
Subject areas of mathematics and science in K-3 curriculum. Content knowledge, effective teaching strategies, and assessment will be the focus of the course. Ninety-six hours of field experience required.
(GPA-3.0) and (
EDFE 120 or Completion of Applic for Full Adm to PTEP)
This is a field-based course, providing full-time focused teaching experience in grades K-3 for 16 weeks (640 clock hours). Main Campus students must take 12 credits. Urban Education students must take 6 credits. S/U graded.
(GPA-3.0) and (
EDFE 130 with a minimum grade of S or (Passed Required Praxis and Completion of Application for Student Tching))