The course aims to equip pre service teachers
with experience of teaching, instructional planning, designing appropriate
activities and learning environments. Through instructional planning, they gain
deep knowledge in preparing activity plans including assessment, family
involvement practices and adaptation practices. With the implementation, the
course aims to give students experience in professional development.
Upon succesful completion of this course, a student will be able to
1. plan developmentally appropriate learning experiences for children ages between three and five in early childhood education programs
2. demonstrate knowledge of developmentally appropriate curriculum for kindergarten children
3. demonstrate knowledge of content areas for early childhood education
4. demonstrate knowledge of child development in practice with kindergarten children
5. demonstrate ability to facilitate learning during free choice, structured, learning center activities, and group activities
6. utilize developmentally appropriate instructional strategies to teach kindergarten children
7. integrate interdisciplinary perspectives to early childhood teaching
8. interact effectively with young kindergarten children
9. demonstrate ability to show respect for individual and cultural differences
10. collaborate, as an early childhood teacher, effectively with colleagues, parents, families and community
11. employ multiple assessment techniques to monitor learning and instruction in a preschool setting
12. document children’s development and learning experiences in a presechool setting
13. apply professional and ethical guidelines to early childhood teaching
14. identify several professional development goals, based on evaluation of performance as an early childhood teacher
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Workload | Hrs |
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Course Readings | 16 |
Debate | 20 |
Observation | 70 |