Course Description
Implementing appropriate practices in early education environments for children from birth to age eight. Analysis of recent research, theoretical developments, and social issues relevant to the construction of quality care and education settings and their relationship to children's personal, social, and academic development.
Athena Title
Educ Environ for Young Child
Equivalent Courses
Not open to students with credit in EDEC 7190
Non-Traditional Format
This course will be taught 95% or more online.
Semester Course Offered
Offered spring and summer
Grading System
A - F (Traditional)
Course Objectives
Application of research and theory in implementing early childhood environments. Examination of processes related to quality programs for young children. Assessing models of professional development for early childhood educators. Fostering collaborative relations with families and other professionals. Evaluation of early childhood environments. Facilitating positive social environments.
Topical Outline
• Organizing for instruction. • Planning the physical environment. • Scheduling, routines, and curriculum planning. • Guiding social behavior. • Family involvement in early childhood settings. • Classroom evaluation. • Developmentally appropriate practices. • Relationships with peers and teachers. • Creating a positive social environment. • Child's play as education. • Dealing with individual differences. • Fostering diversity. • Working with other professionals and community agencies. • Professional development. • Administering early childhood programs.