EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION

Bachelors of Science in Early Childhood Care

EDU 160

Breyer State University
Instructor: Catherine Moran, B.S., MS.Ed., PhD

SYLLABUS

COURSE OVERVIEW: Welcome to Early Childhood Education, a Bachelor Level course in the curriculum for the Degree, Bachelor of Science in Early Child Care. I am pleased to instruct you in this course, which will be a foundational course for the remainder of your studies in the bachelor program.

This is a basic course that prepares you to work in the early childhood care field. It is a core and basic course in this field. In this course you will learn about the historical background of early childhood education, a review of the early curriculum models, and an examination of these curriculum models. When finished, you will have a grasp of the fundamental concepts of the curriculum models of early childhood education.

I know you will enjoy this course. Please learn as much as you can as you progress through it, as it does lay down a solid foundation for the rest of the curriculum. It is my pleasure to have you in the course.

TIME FRAME: This is an (8) eight-semester hour course. This course is allotted ten weeks of time. You must complete all of the requirements for the course successfully by the end of the ten-week period. The first day of week one will begin the day that you register for the course, or the day which you notify me that your textbook has arrived and you are ready to begin your studies. Please be cognizant of the time frame. Extensions of time are permitted if needed with my and/or departmental approval. Upon successful completion of this course, you will be awarded eight (8) semester hours of credit.

TEXTBOOKS: There is (1) required textbooks for this course.

Book 1: Curriculum Models and Early Childhood Education, 2nd edition, Stacie G. Goffin and Catherine S. Wilson. ISBN: 0-13-087821-9. Merrill/Prentice Hall Publishers.

This text may be purchased directly from Prentice Hall by calling: 1-800-282-0693

This text may be found at your local bookstore. Your local bookstore most often will order it as a special order for you. Or, you may purchase it online from:

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EXAMINATIONS: There are two examinations for this course, a mid-term exam that must be taken by the end of the 5th week in the course and a final exam that must be taken at the end of the 10th week in the course. Both testes cover material in the “Curriculum Models and Early Childhood Education” by Stacie G. Goffin and Catherine S. Wilson.

The exam is programmed and is located in the classroom for this course. The examination is "open book" objective type. You will have one (1) day to complete your exam, once you access it from the classroom. To access the exam, you must send me an email and request to have access to the exam. Upon registration, you will receive my email address. I will then program your access in. You will receive an email back from me telling you that you are now authorized to go ahead and to access your exam. To access, you will come into the classroom, click on testing, and click on the exam you are taking. You will need your User ID and PASS WORD to access the exam. The exam will appear on your screen. Once you access the exam, you have twenty-four hours to submit your answers. The program provides me the exact date and time that you accessed the exam. The program also notifies me of the exact date and time that you submitted your answers. Thus, the program is timing you. When you are ready, go back into the classroom and click in your responses and then click submit. Shortly, you will receive the exam in your email box with your computed score. You will also know what questions, if any, that you missed, and what the correct answer is. I also receive a copy of your exam and your score.

GRADING: The grading scale for this course is as follows:

90-100%    = A
80-89%      = B
70-79%      = C
Below 70% = Fail

COMMUNICATION: You are encouraged to communicate with me. I am available as a teacher, coach, and mentor to assist you in meeting your goals for this course. Primarily, communication is through email. However, I am also available for conversation by telephone if you would like. Our classroom for this course has a "chat" room. I am also very willing to meet with you one-on-one in the chat room at your request. From time to time, depending on how many students are enrolled in this course at a particular time, we will have some scheduled group chats. You will receive more detailed information at the time such chat sessions are scheduled. Please keep my email address handy so that you can contact me whenever necessary. If at any time during this course you change your email address, please be sure to notify me right away.

WRITTEN ASSIGNMENTS: There are no written assignments for this course. There is a considerable amount of reading involved in this course, and I would prefer you spend your time with the book learning the material.

ABOUT YOUR INSTRUCTOR: I, Catherine Moran, MS.Ed, BS., currently teach undergraduate and graduate courses at Breyer State University and Canyon College. I hold a Master’s degree in Education and a Bachelor of Science from Kent State University with a major in Chemistry and Biology and Speech. I have worked in several hospitals as a Med. Tech. I lecture at conferences on “Assessing and Teaching Children with Learning Disabilities”.

I am the Registrar of Breyer State University.

COURSE OBJECTIVES: Upon completion of this course, you will be able to:

1). Have an understanding of the historical context of Early Childhood Curriculum Models.
2). Have an understanding of the present curriculum models: Montessori Method, Developmental-Interaction approach, Direct Instruction model, Kamii-DeVries approach and the High/Scope Curriculum model.
3). Have an understanding of the purpose, function and impact of curriculum models in early childhood education.

ASSIGNMENTS: For specific assignments, please click on the link "Assignments."

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