ACADEMIC CATALOG >>
2007-2008
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ECE (Early Childhood Education)
ECE 100 Field Experience I
(1)
Student will have the opportunity to observe and participate in
60 hours of field experience in an early childhood setting.
ECE 101 Introduction to Early Childhood Education
(3)
This course is designed for prospective early childhood teachers
at the undergraduate level. The primary purpose is to help students gain an
understanding of the profession which they chose. Current theories in early
childhood education will be presented along with historical
approaches.
ECE 111 Infant and Toddler Education
(2)
The focus of this class is in the area of infant and toddler
developmental milestones, appropriate environment for stimulation and learning,
educational theory concerning the first two years of life, health and safety
aspects of group care for infants and toddlers.
ECE 148 Child Guidance and Classroom Management
(3)
Students in this course will examine appropriate and
developmentally sensitive strategies for managing behavior in typically and
atypically developing children ages three through eight years. Performance of
functional analysis of behavior and collaboration with support specialties will
be discussed. The importance of consistency and proactive strategies and
understanding the affective domain of the child will be stressed.
ECE 200 Field Experience II
(2)
Student will have the opportunity to extend their teaching
skills in an early childhood classroom setting. A minimum of 70 hours are
required.
ECE 205 Health, Safety and Nutrition for ECE
(3)
This course studies the components an appropriate school health
program and the role of the early childhood educator. In addition, it focuses on
the ability to create, select, and evaluate developmentally and functionally
appropriate health materials, methods, equipment and environments. Emphasis is
placed on integrating school, family, and community resources to insure sound
health promotion for early childhood education. This course is required only of
those seeking early childhood teacher licensure.
ECE 216 Human Resources for ECE
(3)
The focus of this course is on the human relations component of
an ECE Administrator's responsibilities. Topics include communication,
director-staff relationships, parent involvement, staff development and
leadership. (10 hour practicum is included).
ECE 226 Administration of ECE
(3)
This course examines Colorado's minimal licensing requirements,
as well as optimal standards pertaining to the operation of programs for young
children. It includes a focus on the human relations component of an early
childhood professional's responsibilities. Course content focuses on new
directors' administrative skills and administration from a teacher's
perspective. Legislation, standards, program planning and practical aspects of
financing, administration, supervision, and management are explored. (A 10 hour
practicum is included).
ECE 227 Methods for Teaching ECE
(3)
Students will select, create, organize and use materials,
activities and environments that support developmentally appropriate practices.
These practices will include arrangement of class environment, learning through
play, facilitation of learning through technology, discovery learning and
problem solving, creative expression, and developing children's abilities to be
resourceful learners.
ECE 238 Early Childhood Growth and Development
(3)
This course is designed for prospective early childhood teachers
at the undergraduate level. The primary purpose is to help students gain an
understanding of the physical, intellectual, social, emotional and personality
growth and development of the child from birth thru age eight. Current research
and ideas in early childhood development will be used in conjunction with
historical approaches to examining growth and development.
ECE 250 Practicum in Administration
(3)
This course is designed to give the students the opportunity to
observe and participate in the administrative duties necessary in the operation
of a childcare center.
ECE 251 Physical Education and Recreation for ECE
(1)
This course focuses on physical education for the
preschool-primary age child (ages 3-8) from the prospective of the classroom
teacher. Emphasis will be on acquiring a basic understanding of and screening
strategies for normal motor development; developmentally appropriate motor
programming for all children; and teaching strategies for effective
learner-task-environment (materials, equipment, etc.) interrelationships which
enable young learners to develop the fundamental motor and rhythmic skills that
form the basis of all games, dance, and sport activities. Attention will also be
given to the importance of integrating movement across the curriculum for
increasing learner ownership of content concepts and skills.
ECE 287 The Exceptional Child (2)
An
overview of the field of early childhood special education including discussions
of historical and empirical support for providing early intervention services,
screening, assessment, instructional programming, integration of children with
and without disabilities, family involvement, and service delivery models.
Emphasis is placed on assessing and promoting the attainment of cognitive,
language, social, self-help, and motor skills.
ECE 314 Developmentally Appropriate Mathematics
and Science for ECE (3)
Students will plan, implement, and evaluate
developmentally appropriate and integrated content and methodology in the areas
of mathematics and science.
ECE 324 Reading, Language and Literacy Methods
for ECE (3)
This course is grounded in and builds on knowledge and
understanding of the foundations of reading and literacy in early childhood
development. It focuses on methods, techniques, and materials of reading,
language arts, and literacy instruction and assessment designed to foster
pupils' growth toward greater autonomy and maturity. The course emphasizes the
thinking processes and decision making responsibilities of teachers as they
create learning environments that encourage active engaged learning, identify
students' needs, and plan instruction that allows pupils to experience
personally meaningful interactions and transactions.
ECE 325 Early Childhood Literature
(2)
Designed to support both pre-service and in-service teachers by
helping them recognize high-quality and developmentally appropriate children's
books to share with PreK-3 children. The major goal of this course is to show
how to use children's literature to help develop children's language skills and
their intellectual capacity, encourage healthy social and moral development, and
nurture children's creativity. Coverage encompasses discussions of both
contemporary and classic literature or young children, providing teachers,
parents, and child-care professionals opportunities to talk about reading while
engaging children in experiences with good books. Teachers and day-care
professionals will find myriad practical strategies, extensive book lists, and
relevant websites valuable for PreK-3 curriculum planning.
ECE 334 Developmentally Appropriate Social
Studies for ECE (2)
Students will apply, implement, and evaluate
developmentally appropriate and integrated content and methodology in the area
of emergent and developing understanding of social science.
ECE 335 Creative Arts for ECE
(1)
Students will plan, implement, and evaluate developmentally
appropriate and integrated content and methodology in the area of emergent and
developing understanding of art, drama, movement and music.
ECE 340 Diagnosis, Assessment and Evaluation of
Young Children (2)
Students in this course will be introduced to a
philosophic overview of the assessment process, including transdisciplinary
assessment teams and provisions for appropriate information gathering
techniques--formal and informal--which include the construction, selection,
interpretation, and evaluation of diagnostic instruments. The role of technology
in testing, record maintenance and composition of IEP will be discussed and
modeled.
ECE 381 Technology and ECE
(3)
Students in this course will cover the spectrum of conceptual
understanding for the use of technology in early childhood education as well as
the technical skills for computer operation in pre-kindergarten/primary
classroom environment. This course is intended for students in teaching
preparation programs and teachers who wish to acquire the skills and knowledge
necessary for the successful integration of technology into typical/atypical
pre-kindergarten/primary settings for learning and administration.
ECE 382 Cultural Diversity
(2)
Students in this course will learn to interact with families of
diverse backgrounds in order to facilitate their educational involvement and
better assist the children at home with their academic and developmental growth.
Students will learn to foster community involvement and acquire needed skills in
providing a link between school, community and home which is vital in a
multiethnic society.
ECE 404 Early Childhood Special Education
(2)
This is the second of two special education classes (ECE287 and
ECE404). Students will continue discussion and understanding of the
characteristics of all exceptionalities and educational and behavioral
adaptations for exceptional children in the general education classroom. This
course is designed to help the early childhood educator identify, develop, and
prepare delivery strategies to provide an appropriate education for children
with special needs. Additional focus will be on medical aspects for special
education.
ECE 411 Pervasive Developmental Disorders
(2)
The course helps teachers identify and diagnose Autism,
Asperger's and other Pervasive Development Disorder. It gives a clear picture of
the characteristics that define these disorders; discusses how these individuals
are different from other learners; serves to increase the understanding of these
disorders so that an effective intervention plan can be developed to help the
student with communication and/or behavioral difficulties. Students will be
given information about the prerequisites of communication, the components of
speech and language, and the profiles of nonverbal and verbal children. Students
will be provided with interventions to enhance communication.
ECE 451 ECE Student Teaching
(12)
Students will have the opportunity to student teach for one
semester in an early childhood setting. The purpose is to give student teachers
the opportunity to share their experiences and receive advice on how to approach
various situations that may occur in the classroom. In addition, this seminar
helps the students complete the necessary material to submit to the Colorado
Department of Education in order to apply for a teaching license.
ECE 497 Seminar in ECE (1)
This
seminar provides the opportunity for student teachers to meet and discuss their
student teaching experience, answer questions, and discuss methods of improving
as a teacher.
