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172 Clarion University of Pennsylvania College of Education and Human Services Early Childhood Education Courses ECH 231: CREATIVITY IN EARLY CHILDHOOD CURRICULUM 3 s.h. Explores the nature of creativity and its value in the growth of young children. Students develop and present various open-ended and child-centered projects for the enhancement of creativity and the creative whole learning experience using art, music, and movement. Students demonstrate how to guide young children in creative learning and expression through individual and group projects. Examines the creative process as a source of choosing content, planning lessons, organizing materials, and designing assignments to enable children to develop essential skills and attitudes for creativity. Prerequisites: ED 110 and 121. Each semester. ECH 235: OBSERVATION AND ASSESSMENT IN EARLY CHILDHOOD SETTINGS 3 s.h. Young children from birth to age eight are cared for and educated in diverse early childhood settings. Gives undergraduate students experience in using effective methods for observing, assessing, and documenting young children’s development for the purpose of planning appropriate programs, environments, interactions, and adaptations. Emphasizes developmentally appropriate practices and legal and ethical responsibilities. Directs students’ participation with children of different age groups in a variety of early childhood settings through field-based/case study approaches. Includes two hours of class meetings with one-hour field placement per week plus an additional one-hour field experience requirement. Prerequisites: ED 110 and 121. Each semester. ECH 320: DEVELOPMENTAL BASES FOR LEARNING AND TEACHING 3 s.h. Acquisition of understanding and appreciation of advanced child development for young children birth through eight years. Examines the physical, social, emotional, linguistic, and intellectual characteristics of children of diverse cultural backgrounds within and outside of the United States. Focuses on both typical and atypical development as well as challenging conditions. Must be taken concurrently with ECH 322, 323, 325, 413, and HPE 410. Prerequisites: ED 121 ECH 231, and ECH 235. Each semester. ECH 322: CURRICULUM BASES FOR LEARNING AND TEACHING 3 s.h. Focuses on developmentally appropriate curriculum design and implementation for infants, toddlers, and young children ages three to eight. Emphasizes the child’s and the teacher’s roles in designing, integrating, and adapting curriculum and the physical setting where the curriculum is implemented to meet the needs and interests of all young children including those with disabilities, developmental delays, or special abilities. Must be taken concurrently with ECH 320, 323, 325, 413, and HPE 410. Prerequisites: ED 121, ECH 231, and ECH 235. Each semester. ECH 323: LANGUAGE, LITERACY, AND THE YOUNG CHILD 3 s.h. Emphasizes three areas: (1) promoting the understanding a learning environment should match how children develop and learn, (2) creating an integrated curriculum framework for the development of infancy through third grade curriculum standards in order to meet both state and national goals, and (3) impacting the reform movement in education. Must be taken concurrently with ECH 320, 322, 325, 413 and HPE 410. Prerequisites: ED 121, ECH 231, and ECH 235. Each semester. ECH 325: YOUNG CHILDREN AS THEORY BUILDERS 3 s.h. Explores the process and learning environment that will support, facilitate, and translate course-content areas of science, mathematics, social studies, and technology into a developmentally appropriate constructivist educational practice. Applies theoretical perspective of constructivism to enhance the young child’s scientific traits of experimentation, curiosity, creativity, and theory testing. Must be taken concurrently with ECH 320, 322, 323, 413 and HPE 410. Prerequisites: ED 121, ECH 231, and ECH 235. Each semester. ECH 413: INTERACTIONS IN EARLY CHILDHOOD SETTINGS 3 s.h. Explores knowledge and skills needed to create a caring learning environment that enhances positive interactions between children, parents, staff, instructional teams, and community members. Emphasizes development of the team concept and advancement through communication. Focuses on management of programs for infants, toddlers, and young children. Must be taken concurrently with ECH 320, 322, 323, 325, and HPE 410. Prerequisites: ED 121, ECH 231, and ECH 235. Each semester. ECH 420: ISSUES AND ADVOCACY IN EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION 3 s.h. Examines incidental learning of children through their interactions with the people and society’s major institutions. In-depth exploration of the family as a diverse and primary institution influencing children and the interface with the educational and social systems. Analyzes current issues and public policies as related to systems theory. Topics vary by semester. Emphasizes advocacy and ethics of professionals to help young children cope with issues that affect them and will contribute to institutional change to meet the needs of young children. Prerequisite: ED 121. Each semester. ECH 424/425: EARLY CHILDHOOD STUDENT TEACHING 6 s.h. Professional practicum requires integration and application of instructional, management, and professional knowledge and competencies in school and agency settings. After an orientation to the school and agency setting, students teach under the direction of a cooperating professional and university supervisor. Two field assignments offer diversity in grade levels (N-K, 1-3), ability levels of pupils, content areas, school and community size, multicultural settings, and/or cooperating professionals. Prerequisites: Completion of 90 semester hours, satisfactory standing in admission and retention standards in the college, completion of all required professional courses in certification area with a minimum grade of “C,” a cumulative 2.8 QPA, and meeting university residence requirements. Beginning Fall 2005, all required PRAXIS tests must be passed before student teaching. Each semester.
Clarion University of Pennsylvania 173 Education Courses ED 10: INTRODUCTION TO EDUCATION 3 s.h. Familiarizes students with education and the role of the school in a multicultural society. Covers historical and philosophical perspectives of education; school organization, governance, and finance; teaching and curriculum in a pluralistic society; and the implications of the schools as an agent for social change. Students explore their career commitment in terms of opportunities and requirements for teaching. Requires planned visits to school board meetings and observation/participation in an elementary or secondary classrooms. ED 121: HUMAN DEVELOPMENT AND LEARNING 3 s.h. Acquisition of understanding and appreciation of the cognitive, social-emotional, ecological-systems, and physical-motor dimensions of human growth and changes (birth through adolescence). Emphasizes cultural influences on human growth and change with respect to cognition, learning theories, individual differences, personality, growth, abilities, and interests. Explores cross-cultural and multiethnic perspectives with respect to holistic development of children and adolescents; involvement with and observation of individuals at various levels of development. Each semester. ED 122: EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY 3 s.h. Examines instructional strategies and education environments in a multicultural society from the perspective of educational psychology. Emphasizes learning theory and student characteristics, including development and motivation as they impact on teacher decision-making. Considers inquiry techniques and statistics in developing empirical data and knowledge. ED 217: MICROCOMPUTER APPLICATIONS IN THE CLASSROOM 3 s.h. Introduces pre-service educators (K-12) to microcomputer technology and prepares them to use microcomputers as tools in their classroom. While acquiring computer skills, students explore, use, and demonstrate competence in each of the following areas: word processing, databases, spreadsheets, multimedia/hypermedia, CD-ROM, desktop publishing, software applications, instructional design, telecommunications, and major issues associated with the use of technology in education. Course complements students’ specific areas of expertise. ED 221: DEVELOPMENTAL READING 3 s.h. Emphasizes improvement in rate, comprehension, reading taste, and independence in reading. Introduces students to varied sources of reading and numerous means of improving reading skills. Includes instruction in theory and an introduction to the possibilities of a supplementary mechanical program for reading improvement. Not recommended for students who have taken GS 100: College Reading/Study Skills. ED 225: MULTICULTURAL EDUCATION 3 s.h. Provides prospective teachers with a comprehensive understanding of the complexity of ethnic diversity and pluralism in the United States, and explores pluralism from a global perspective. Analyzes the goals, rationale, meaning, assumptions, and necessary school conditions for effective teaching and learning in multicultural multi-ethnic schools, fostering multicultural competencies and preparing prospective teachers for multicultural multi-ethnic classrooms. Emphasizes interpersonal and pedagogical skills needed for success of teacher and learner. ED 327: INSTRUCTIONAL STRATEGIES AND MANAGEMENT 3 s.h. Explores basic skills of planning, designing, implementing, and evaluating the teaching-learning and management process through a clinical approach to teaching. Focuses on teacher effectiveness research and its application to instructional strategies and materials, classroom and behavior management, and educational technology. Includes peer teaching and simulations as integral components of the course. Incorporates variety of instructional strategies: lecture, discussion groups, simulations, peer teaching, and group and individual analysis peer teaching experiences. Prerequisite: ED 121 or 122. ED 328: METHODS OF TEACHING AND EVALUATING COMMUNICATION ARTS 3 s.h. Prepares aspiring secondary school teachers in the methods of teaching such language-based subjects as speech, composition, literature, grammar, and reading, and in such language-related, communication-oriented activities as dramatics, journalism, yearbook production, and media use. Observations and teaching experiences in area schools are included. Prerequisite: ED 327. Fall, annually. ED 329: EDUCATIONAL EVALUATION AND AUTHENTIC ASSESSMENT 3 s.h. Examines construction, selection, administration, interpretation, and utilization of evaluation techniques and instruments, including statistical interpretations. Emphasizes analysis of standardized tests applicable to various content areas, as well as the construction and utilization of qualitative assessment techniques. Taken concurrently with the methods courses (block) for secondary education majors. Taken prior to the methods courses (block) for elementary education majors. Each semester. ED 332: BIOMETHODS 3 s.h. Prepares biology teachers for the secondary schools. Emphasizes formulating objectives, selecting and organizing content, developing skill in using a variety of teaching strategies, and evaluating pupil progress. Stresses the investigatory approach to teaching biology in laboratory, field, and simulated teaching experiences. Includes observations and teaching experiences in area schools. Prerequisite: ED 327. Fall, annually. ED 334: METHODS OF TEACHING THE PHYSICAL SCIENCES 3 s.h. Explores modern concepts of chemistry, physics, and general science teaching and evaluating, emphasizing a laboratory-oriented approach. Presents the philosophy, laboratory techniques, curriculum testing, and extracurricular aspects of secondary school chemistry, physics, and general science teaching. Prerequisite: For secondary chemistry majors—16 s.h. in chemistry; for physics majors—10 s.h. in physics. Includes observations and teaching experiences in area schools. Prerequisite: ED 327. Fall, annually. College of Education and Human Services
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