ECED 4328 - Early Childhood Curriculum and Pedagogy

Credit Hours: 3 Lecture: 3 Lab: 0

Overview of the principles involved in planning, implementing, and evaluating developmentally appropriate curriculum for young children in Pre-Kindergarten through third-grade classrooms. This course emphasizes an integrated approach to early childhood curriculum and pedagogy with a focus on methods, materials and environments as they relate to national and state early learning standards. The course will include the integration of early childhood pedagogy, research and content area knowledge to thematic and inquiry curriculum design. Field experiences required.