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HDFS 429 - Advanced Preschool Curriculum II

(3 units)
Issues related to planning an emergent, integrated curriculum, including webbing, documentation and collaboration. Philosophical underpinnings of emergent curriculum are emphasized.

Prerequisite(s): HDFS 428 .

Units of Lecture: 2
Units of Laboratory/Studio: 1
Offered: Every Spring

Student Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
1. utilize skills obtained in the first semester of this two-course sequence with regard to the 7 curriculum essentials (communication, observation, documentation, assessment, standards, environments, and studio practices) in their practicum work with young children.
2. demonstrate curriculum planning and implementation by designing and implementing a cross-curricular long-term project across time with a small group of children, documenting progress in a project journal and presenting the project in a professional documentation panel.
3. demonstrate curriculum planning and implementation by designing and implementing 5 specific aspects of the curriculum as part of their long-term project (social & emotional learning/social studies, physical development & health, language and literacy; mathematics, and science).
4. demonstrate their ability to be reflective through weekly reflections on their work with children.


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