2016-2017 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
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2016-2017 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

EDUC 314 - Preschool Curriculum Development and Field Study (Teaching Majors)


Credit Hours: 4
Lecture Hours: 4
Lab Hours: 0

This course will provide 21st century Birth-Kindergarten teacher candidates with the content knowledge needed to work with typical and atypical children. The student candidates will learn theoretical frames in early childhood education that allow them to adapt environments that meet the needs of all children, develop an integrated approach to curriculum development, foster parent involvement, and develop a global sense in the early childhood field. The 60 hour field study offers needed hands on experience in preschool and kindergarten settings. Students are required to develop an inquiry-based integrated unit plan for preschool and kindergarten children.
Prerequisite: EDUC 303  and EDUC 308  and EDUC 350  and Core Academics test and a GPA of 2.5 or higher and Admission to Teacher Education
Corequisite: EDUC 309